Felix Iglhaut

Felix is a PhD Economics candidate in the Department of Economics. His primary research interests are spatial economics, public economics, and econometrics.

Before joining the programme, he worked as a pre-doctoral fellow at Columbia University. Before that, he was employed as a research assistant at Harvard Business School (remote), and at several German institutions.

Felix holds an MSc in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University and a BSc in Economics from the University of Mannheim.

Supervisors
Vassilis Hajivasilliou
Daniel Sturm

Publications

Terrorist Attacks, Cultural Incidents, and the Vote for Radical Parties: Analyzing Text from Twitter, with Francesco Giavazzi, Giacomo Lemoli, and Gaia Rubera. American Journal of Political Science, 2024. Abstract etc. available on Felix's website.

Works in progress

Unifying Extreme Value Theory in Random Utility Models
Draft coming soon, 2025. Abstract etc. available on Felix's website.

Spatial Partisan and Economic Sorting on the Neighborhood Level 
with Joseph-Simon Görlach. Draft coming soon, 2025. Abstract etc. available on Felix's website.