Thomas Schwab:

Thomas Schwab, Senior Expert for European Economics at the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Europes Future program, specializes in economic policy analysis, with a particular focus on territorial inequalities.

He has authored and co-authored several studies on economic cohesion, particularly within the context of the green and digital transitions based on innovative, data-driven research methods to support evidence-based policymaking. His work has appeared in prestigious journals such as the Journal of Public Economics, Research Policy, Intereconomics, and Wirtschaftsdienst.

Before joining the Bertelsmann Stiftung, Thomas worked as a data scientist for a leading Berlin-based internet company and gained valuable experience at a top auditing and tax consultancy. He holds a Ph.D. in corporate taxation from the University of Mannheim, having studied economics in Vienna, Berlin, and Mannheim.

• Europe's Economy

• Quo vadis, Kohäsionspolitik? Die europäische Regionalentwicklung am Scheideweg
• Quo vadis, Cohesion Policy? European Regional Development at a Crossroads
• Policy Brief 2023 | 13: Die Energiewende kann die wirtschaftlichen Ungleichheiten in Europas Regionen verringern
• Energising EU Cohesion
• Economic diversification and greening of global value chains: Lessons from European regions
• Policy Brief 2023 | 10: Zukunftstechnologien für mehr Kohäsion in Europa
• Technological capabilities and the twin transition in Europe
• Policy Brief 2023 | 02: Die Zukunft der Kohäsion - Auswirkungen des digitalen und grünen Wandels auf Europas Regionen
• The Future of EU Cohesion

• Thinking outside the box: The cross-border effect of tax cuts on R&D (2021)
• Cross-border effects of R&D tax incentives (2021)
• The Impact of the Green and Digital Transition on Regional Cohesion in Europe (2023)