Tom Krebs is a Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim and a member at the German minimum wage commission. . Previously, he held faculty positions at Brown University, Columbia University, and the University of Illinois. He received his MSc in physics from the University of Hamburg and a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University.
In his research, Tom Krebs studies the effecct of economic crises and economic policies on growth, inequality, and quality of life. He has published in leading academic journals and his work is frequently discussed in the media. In 2019/