Michaela Slotwinski is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Social Work (50%) at the Faculty of Economics, University of Neuchâtel, and a Senior Researcher at the University of Zurich. Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher at UZH and Deputy Head of the “Social Policy and Redistribution” group at ZEW Mannheim. Before that, she held a Postdoctoral position at the University of Basel, where she also earned her PhD in Economics.

Her research focuses on applied economics at the intersection of labor economics and public policy. She specializes in studying economically disadvantaged groups, including women, mothers, migrants, and refugees. Employing a quantitative approach, she uses quasi-experimental methods and field experiments to investigate the determinants and drivers of economic inequalities.

Making Sense of Data : An Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning in Social Sciences

Introduction to Survey (Experiment) Methods in Social Science Research

The Economic Journal

• Women Leaving the Playpen: the Emancipating Role of Female Suffrage

Science Direct

• Social capital and the spread of covid-19: Insights from european countries

• Tax-induced mobility: Evidence from a foreigners' tax scheme in Switzerland

Springer Nature

• The deterrent effect of an anti-minaret vote on foreigners’ location choices

Springer Open

• Are asylum seekers more likely to work with more inclusive labor market access regulations?