Karla Rusu-Schönberger has been contributing to the research group Business Cycles, Growth and Public Finances as a Student Assistant since September 2024. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Business Administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Her primary academic interests include the economicand fiscal consequences of demographic change, human capital development, and inequality, particularly the unequal distribution of resources within and across generations. These interests drive her aspiration to pursue a master’s degree in global demography in the future.