Marco Hafner is a senior economist and research leader at RAND Europe working on employment, education and social policy research. He conducted doctoral studies in economics and applied econometrics and holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Zurich. Before joining RAND, he worked at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), the research body connected to the German Employment Agency, and at the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) at UCL. Hafner has particular expertise in data analysis and econometrics, having undertaken extensive quantitative research in the topics of health, labour and international economics. He holds an M.Sc. in economics from the University of Zurich and an M.Phil. in economics from University College of London. https://www.rand.org/about/people/h/hafner_marco.html