Daniel Graeber
Postdoctoral Researcher in the SOEP department at DIW Berlin · Research Affiliate at IZA Bonn · Senior Member at the Center for Economic Policy Analysis (CEPA)
My research focuses on well-being, health economics, and risk preferences.
About
I study how shocks and institutions affect health, subjective well-being, and economic behavior. My work combines survey data, administrative health records, and quasi-experimental designs.
Selected Recent Publication
Asylum Seekers and Host Country Mental Health: Evidence from Germany and Switzerland
Journal of Development Economics
with Prashant Bharadwaj, Sarah Khoury, and Christoph Schmid
Abstract
Due to recent conflicts and humanitarian issues, millions of people have sought asylum in Europe. We study how asylum seeker inflows affect residents’ mental health in Germany and Switzerland. Exploiting quasi-random placement, we find no economically meaningful effects.
Contact
Email: dgraeber [at] diw [dot] de
Google Scholar (September 2025):
- Citations: 961
- h-index: 14
- i10-index: 16