Elena Shvartsman is Assistant Professor of Economics at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management. She obtained her PhD in 2016 from the University of Basel. Before pursuing a career in academia, Elena worked as an analyst in an asset management company in Zurich.

Elena’s research is situated within the area of personnel and behavioral economics as well as decision making. For her research, Elena draws on the analysis of large-scale survey data and experimental methods.

Elena joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in June 2017 and became a Research Fellow in December 2023.