Research

Quantitative research on gender, education, and labor markets.

My research asks how resources, institutions, and platform rules structure unequal opportunities in education and work.

Research Agenda

My current work centers on gender gaps in STEM preferences and choices. I study how household affluence, economic security, expected returns, and country-level institutions influence gendered aspirations, study choices, credential realization, and educational exits.

A second line of research examines platform and informal work in China, especially how algorithmic management, gendered safety rules, ratings, digital literacy, and unpaid care responsibilities shape wage gaps and work opportunities.

Current and Recent Appointments

09/2023-present

PhD candidate in Sociology

University of Innsbruck. Dissertation: Economic resources and the gender gap in STEM preferences and choices. Supervisor: Prof. Wilfred Uunk.

10/2025-01/2026

Visiting scholar

Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi), Department 2 - Educational Decisions and Processes, Migration, Returns to Education. Host: Dr. Corinna Kleinert. Topic: affluence and gender gaps in STEM choices in Germany.

09/2022-09/2023

Research Assistant

Institute of Common Prosperity and Development, Zhejiang University. Conducted policy research and contributed to projects on wage collective bargaining and common prosperity.

01/2021-12/2021

Research Assistant

Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Project: Human Capital Effects of Abortion Laws in Hungary. Worked on policy design, Stata modeling, and article writing.

Academic Service

Editorial Role

Academic Editor, PLOS ONE (01/2024-01/2025). Sections: Sociology; Economics: General, Labor, and Environment; Gender Studies.

Peer Review

Ad hoc reviewer for Applied Economics, Asia Pacific Education Review, BMC Public Health, China & World Economy, Economic Analysis and Policy, Global Environmental Change, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, International Journal for Equity in Health, International Review of Economics & Finance, Journal of Asian Economics, Marriage & Family Review, PLOS ONE, Scientific Reports, Studies in Higher Education, and Telecommunications Policy, among others.