Tímea L. Molnár is an Assistant Professor in Economics at Central European University (CEU), a Research Affiliate at IZA@LISER, and a Research Fellow at RFBerlin. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is the recipient of the 2018 Dissertation Award from the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity (HCEO) Working Group (U. Chicago).

Using quasi-experimental methods and field experiments, her current research focuses on gender gaps, mothers' labor market sorting after childbirth, educational and childcare policies, and the long-run impacts of early childhood investments. Her work is published in the Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Health Economics, and Canadian Journal of Economics, and has been presented at NBER, SOLE, EEA, EALE, among others.

At CEU, Tímea teaches Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Introductory Microeconomics, and Applied Econometrics at all levels. She is the recipient of the 2024 Best Teacher Award in the MA in Economic Policy in Global Markets program at CEU and was nominated by a group of students for CEU's (University-wide) Teaching Excellence Award in 2025.