Dr Matthias Mertens

Current Position
since 2/21
Head of the Research Group Innovation, Productivity, and Economic Dynamics
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
- firm productivity
- product and input market power
- allocation of production factors
Matthias Mertens joined the Department of Structural Change and Productivity in October 2015. His research focuses on firm productivity, product and input market power, and factor allocation.
Matthias Mertens received his bachelor's and master's degree from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and his PhD from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg.