Ulrike Stein is an economist. Since March 2010 she has been head of the Economic Policy Advice and Model Simulation unit at the Hans-Boeckler Foundation Macroeconomic Policy Institute. She holds a master’s degree in international economic studies and quantitative economics from Maastricht University, Netherlands, and an MSc and PhD in Economics from the University of Warwick, UK. The title of her PhD thesis is “Essays on Non-wage Aspects of Work and Utility Interdependence.” Her research focuses on income inequality and aspects of the labor market.