Yannick Schindler

Yannick Schindler

I am a Senior Research Economist at the Ellison Institute of Technology and a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Oxford. My research focuses on the economics of technology, science, and health.

Previously, I have held research positions at Stanford University, Princeton University, London Business School, and the European Central Bank. I obtained my PhD from the London School of Economics.

What's New

  • May 2026: New working paper with Peter Lambert (LSE): 'The Broken Ladder: AI, Remote Work, and Early-Career Hiring'. Available on SSRN here. Coverage: Financial Times, The AI Shift Newsletter (Financial Times), Business Insider, Fortune, Bloomberg News, Planet Money (The Indicator), Axios, Bloomberg (video), Context Window Podcast (David Deming), The Wall Street Journal, LSE Business Review, CentrePiece (LSE CEP)
  • April 2026: I am hiring pre-doctoral candidates to join me at EIT Economics. Please e-mail your CV and details of a project you have done / are doing that you are particularly proud of to y.schindler@lse.ac.uk
  • December 2025: Call for Papers: 'The Economics of Longevity and Ageing' conference at Cambridge, 9-11 July 2026. Deadline: 27 February 2026. Details here
  • October 2025: Presented at the Community Banking Research Conference at the St. Louis Fed. Video here
  • May 2025: Ellison Scholar programme applications now open. Fully-funded undergraduate study at the University of Oxford with paid summer internships. Details here
  • April 2025: I am recruiting a summer research assistant to help me and Professor David Canning (Harvard Public Health) on a project studying the macroeconomic implications of ill health in the UK. If you are interested, please e-mail your CV to y.schindler@lse.ac.uk