Welcome!

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Economics at the University of Cologne, where I am a member of the research unit of Johannes Wohlfart.

I submitted my PhD Thesis at the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen. During my PhD, I was affiliated with the research group Behavioral Economics and Labor Market Performance. My PhD supervisors were Steffen Altmann, Robert Mahlstedt and Alexander Sebald

In 2024, I was a Visiting Fellow at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) at Cornell University, by invitation of Philipp Kircher

My research lies at the intersection of labor and behavioral economics, with a focus on job search and unemployment. I combine online job search data with administrative records and field experiments to study belief formation among job seekers and the implications of beliefs for search behavior. Methodologically, my work integrates:

1. Theoretical modeling at the intersection of behavioral and labor economics.
   
2. Econometric analysis using administrative, survey, and job search data.
   
3. Field experiments designed to test theory-driven mechanisms.

You can find more information about my ongoing research here

I have gained teaching experience in theoretical microeconomics with a focus on game theory. You can find more information about my teaching experience here

Contact

malte.rattenborg@wiso.uni-koeln.de
University of Cologne
Department of Economics
Germany