Matthias Doepke is the Gerald F. and Marjorie G. Fitzgerald Professor of Economic History at Northwestern University and a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics. Originally from Germany, he pursued his doctoral studies in economics at the University of Chicago, where he was mentored by Nobel Laureates Gary Becker, Robert Lucas Jr., and Edward Prescott.
Professor Doepke’s research delves into the interplay between family decisions and macroeconomic outcomes, examining how economic conditions influence family behavior and vice versa. His influential work has been featured in premier international journals such as the American Economic Review, Econometrica, the Journal of Political Economy, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Review of Economic Studies. He is also the coauthor, with Fabrizio Zilibotti, of the bestselling book Love, Money, and Parenting: How Economics Explains the Way We Raise Our Kids.
In addition to his research, Professor Doepke serves as a Co-Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association. He is a recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship and a Fellow of the Econometric Society. His work has garnered widespread attention, with features in leading international media outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, NPR, The Economist, The Guardian, and the Financial Times.
