I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of Cologne, Germany. I am affiliated with the ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy Cluster of Excellence. I recently transferred from the University of Mannheim, where I started my PhD. I previously worked as a researcher at ZEW – Leibniz Center for European Economic Research.
References available upon request.
Work in Progress
Unpacking the small effects of subsidized employment: the role of gender and parenthood
with Valentina Melentyeva and Eloïse Menestrier
Subsidized employment has been widely used to tackle unemployment. Nevertheless, our understanding of the gender-specific effects of these policies is limited. In this study, we assess the impact of a subsidized employment program in France. We apply a dynamic difference-in-differences approach. Older non-participating cohorts serve as a control group. On average, we find that the effect on the employment probability is close to zero and only marginally significant. This hides significant disparities across genders. For men, the effects are significant and positive on all outcomes. In contrast, for women, the program fails to enhance the likelihood of employment. We identify two reasons for such discrepancies. First, women are more likely to have children during the program, rendering the program almost detrimental to them. Additionally, we observe gender-based sorting into different job types at the start of subsidized employment. Men typically secure cognitive tasks in public administration or industry. Women tend to occupy routine non-cognitive roles in health and social services. Our results have important policy implications for both future policy evaluations and policy designs.
Business Taxes, Capital and Labor
with Andreas Lichter, Emilie Sartre and Sebastian Siegloch
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? The Migration Patterns of High-Skilled Workers: Evidence From Alumni Databases
with Youssef Benzarti