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Jonathan Gödeke

MSc Graduate in Behavioural Science (LSE) and current MSc Student in Economics (University of Cologne)

Education & Experience Essays

About Me

I hold an MSc in Behavioural Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science and am currently pursuing an MSc in Economics at the University of Cologne, where I also teach undergraduate seminars in Statistics and Econometrics. My research interests include distributional policy analysis, social preferences, and welfare measures. I analyzed the distributional effects of COVID-19 lockdown policies on life satisfaction and examined the empirical implications of introducing Prioritarianism into policy analysis, offering an alternative to the mainly used Utilitarian Cost-Benefit-Framework. Additionally, I am experienced in programming and executing game-theoretical experiments in oTree using Python, focusing on altruism in medical students.

Research Interests

Distributional Policy Analyses

Social Preferences

Welfare Measures

Academic Projects

Distribution Sensitive Policy Analysis: Constructing a Prioritarian SWF using Causal Evidence on Life Satisfaction

MSc thesis | London School of Economics and Political Science | Supervised by Dr. Christian Krekel

A comprehensive analysis of how causal evidence on life satisfaction can be integrated into prioritarian social welfare functions for more equitable policy analysis.

The Effect of Cash Transfers on Political Support

Essay | London School of Economics and Political Science | Grade: 83%

An examination of how cash transfer programs influence political support among recipients and the broader implications for policy design.

Background

Education

2024 - 2026

MSc in Economics

University of Cologne

2023 - 2024

MSc in Behavioural Science

London School of Economics and Political Science

2019 - 2023

BSc

The University of Cologne

2022

Exchange Semester

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Full Education History

Experience

2024 - Present

Tutor and Exam Grader

Department of Econometrics and Statistics, University of Cologne

2022 - Present

Research Assistant

Department of Healthcare Management, University of Cologne

2023 - 2024

Research Assistant

Department for Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science

Full Experience History

Scholarships

2019 - Present

Germany Scholarship

Merit-based national scholarship program

2022

DAAD PROMOS Scholarship

German Academic Exchange Service