Alexandra Spitz-Oener is a Professor of Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, and a research associate at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg. Her research interests are in Applied Microeconomics, in particular Labor Economics. Her current research focuses on understanding the challenges for workers brought about by technological changes, trade, and immigration.
She joined IZA as a Research Fellow in January 2007.