Congratulations to Lara, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the ECPD and guest researcher at the WZB, has been awarded the Deutscher Studienpreis 2025 by the Körber Foundation for her dissertation at the University of Groningen. She is the first to examine the long-term health consequences of the East German economic crisis for the so-called Wendekinder. Her analyses show lasting negative effects on metabolic and mental health, particularly among women, underlining the importance of preventive social and health policies that support children and families in times of economic upheaval.
Read the official statement from Körber-Stiftung (in German language) here!