Jens Oehlen has been an Albert O. Hirschman Postdoctoral Fellow at the Kiel Institute since 2026 and will take up a position as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of York in 2027. He previously received his PhD in Economics from Stockholm University and spent time as a visiting student researcher at Stanford University during his doctoral studies. His research focuses on political economy, economic history, and the economics of science and innovation. His work examines, among other topics, the role of information in military conflicts, the impact of access to scientific knowledge on knowledge production, and the political effects of social policy.