Ingo Kolodziej is researcher at the RWI “Health Economics” department since 2012. Furthermore, he is associated with “Hochschule Fresenius – University of Applied Sciences”. He studied Economics and Business at Leibniz-University Hannover and Health Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. While being at RWI, he received his PhD from Ruhr-University Bochum. 

His research focuses on empirical health economics, connecting health services research with the economics of ageing. He is furthrmore engaged in projects that aim to improve patient care.

He published in peer-reviewed journals, for example about the effects of informal care on the labour market participation of caregivers and the effects of retirement on mental health. He investigates the effects of care intensity on work productivity, mental health and changes in morbidity of elderly over time.