Dr Matthias Mertens

Current Position
since 2/21
Head of the Research Group Market Power, Input Costs, and Technology
Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association
since 10/19
Head of IWH-CompNet-Team
Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association
since 10/15
Member of the Department Structural Change and Productivity
Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association
Research Interests
- product and input market power
- firm productivity
- production costs of firms
Matthias Mertens joined the Department of Structural Change and Productivity in October 2015. His research focuses on product and input market power, production costs of firms, and firm productivity.
Matthias Mertens holds a masters' degree in economics and in economic law, both from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. He optained his PhD from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. From January to May 2023 he was a visiting researcher at Harvard University.