Volker Ziemann

Volker Ziemann is an economist with the OECD's Economics Department. Since 2011 he has held several positions at the OECD, including at the Austria/Turkey country desk and the Public Economics Division. Before his time at the OECD, Mr Ziemann served as an economist with the French Treasury and a research engineer with Edhec Business School. He published several academic articles in internationally renowned scientific journals and taught classes in financial econometrics. A German and French national, Mr Ziemann holds Master's degrees in Economics from Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany) and ENSAE (Paris, France) and a PhD in Finance from University Aix-Marseille (France).

Has COVID-19 Triggered an Urban Exodus?

12 May 2022 Rudiger Ahrend, Boris Cournède, Paolo Veneri and Volker Ziemann

Remote working could help rejuvenate rural areas that have been struggling with both population decline and subdued economic growth. Improving internet access and service provision will be beneficial and help close the gap between them and leading regions…