Postdoctoral Scholar (2024–2026)

Severin Rapp is an economist who works on wealth inequality and intergenerational transfers. He is interested in improving the availability of evidence on the distribution of wealth and bequests. This includes unearthing new data and creating tools to make data from different sources and countries comparable. In addition, he has researched the consequences of wealth inequality and behavioral economics. During his doctoral studies at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Rapp worked as an economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and as a consultant for various organizations, including the Austrian National Bank.

 
Rapp is joining the Stone Center in the fall semester of 2024.

Areas of Expertise

Demographic Economics

Household Finance

Distribution

Poverty