I’m a University Assistant Professor in Real Estate Economics and Finance at the University of Cambridge affiliated with the Department of Land Economy and Murray Edwards College. Further, I am a Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance (CERF) Fellow at the Judge Business School. I act as Director of Studies (Murray Edwards) for the Land Economy – Environment, Law, and Economics Tripos, and as Deputy Director for the PhD in Land Economy.
I’m a (mainly) applied economist specialized in real estate economics and finance, housing, economic measurement and inequality research.
I focus on quantitative and conceptual policy analyses as well as methodological studies and the development of improved measurement tools using various sorts of data and (causal) econometric tools. Further, I conduct experimental studies.
I hold a PhD in Economics, as well as a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mathematics.
Prior to moving to Cambridge, I was based at the Vienna University of Economics and Business affiliated with both, the Department of Economics and the Research Institute Economics of Inequality (INEQ). Before that, I held roles at the research center LISER (Luxembourg), the ECB (Germany), and the University of Graz (Austria).
I was a visiting scholar at the University of California Berkeley (US), DIW Berlin (Germany), WU Vienna (Austria), the National University of Singapore (Singapore), the University of Queensland (Australia), the University of New South Wales (Australia) and the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS).
Additionally, I provided consultancy work for the ECB, the Austrian Central Bank (OeNB) and the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), and serve on university accreditation panels on behalf of the Croatian Agency for Science and Higher Education.
My research has been published by Explorations in Economic History; International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis; Journal of Money, Credit and Banking; Management Science; Real Estate Economics; Regional Science and Urban Economics; Review of Income and Wealth; The Journal of Economic Inequality; and The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics.
I received numerous awards and recognitions for my research, and acquired multiple research grants.
A variety of international media outlets have featured my work and I irregularly contribute to the public debate via commentaries and blog posts. Further, I occasionally deliver public lectures and participate in round table discussions. A selection of previous engagements is provided here.
Sofie R Waltl 