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Professor Nico Voigtländer joined the Global Economics Management Group at UCLA Anderson in 2008. His main areas of research include long-run economic growth, political economy, and economic history, which provide essential tools for understanding how economic growth works. His projects address significant issues such as poverty, inequality, and the transition to 'clean' growth. Voigtländer has co-authored seminal contributions on the deep roots of anti-Semitism and the rise of Nazi Germany and examines production networks focusing on input-output relationships that create multiplier effects to mitigate economic shocks. In academia, he has taught microeconomics and development economics at both graduate and undergraduate levels. He emphasizes the importance of integrating research and teaching, inspired by the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. Voigtländer earned his Ph.D. in economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, becoming a visiting researcher at University California, Berkeley. His professional experience also includes working as an associate at McKinsey & Co. and as a consultant for the German Stock Exchange. Beyond his academic career, he is a passionate soccer player and speaks several languages including German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Catalan. Voigtländer enjoys an active lifestyle in Los Angeles, frequently biking.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.