Adrian Lerche is a a Professor of Economics (Acting Chair) at LMU Munich and a senior researcher at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg. He received his PhD in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona in 2019 and was a visiting PhD student at University College London.

His research concentrates on empirical labor economics and public economics with a focus on education, wage inequality and firms.

Adrian joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in October 2021.