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Anna Zaharieva is a Professor of Labor Economics at Bielefeld University, holding a W2TT position since 2020. She is affiliated with the Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics, and the Chair of Labor Economics. Zaharieva is also associated with BIGSEM (Bielefeld Graduate School of Economics and Management) and the Bielefeld Graduate School in Theoretical Sciences.
Her research focuses on labor economics with specific interests in Search and Matching Theory, Intergenerational Mobility and Human Capital, Labor Market Decisions under Uncertainty, Migration and Transnational Labor Markets, and Regional Inequality. Zaharieva's work often examines how social networks influence job search, wage determination, and labor market outcomes, with particular attention to gender disparities and hierarchical structures within firms.
Zaharieva's recent publications demonstrate a clear trend toward analyzing the intersection of social networks, labor market dynamics, and inequality. Her research combines theoretical modeling with empirical analysis, particularly using German labor market data. She frequently investigates how referral systems affect wage determination, how social networks influence intergenerational mobility, and how migration impacts native labor markets. Her work often incorporates gender dimensions, examining the glass-ceiling effect and how social network homophily contributes to wage gaps.
Zaharieva leads and participates in several significant research projects including the Leibniz Science Campus 'SOEP RegioHub' (2020-2028), Research Training Group 2865 on 'Dealing with Uncertainty in Dynamic Economic Systems' (2023-2028), and Research Training Group 2951 on 'Cross-border Labor Markets' (2024-2029). She has also served as project investigator for DFG-funded research on professional networks and firm hierarchies (2018-2021) and as part of the Horizon 2020 ExSIDE project.
She has edited the volume 'In Search of the Global Labor Market' (2022) with Mense-Petermann and Welskopp, contributing chapters on social networks in national and transnational labor markets. Her collaborative research network includes prominent scholars such as Herbert Dawid, Mariya Mitkova, Erdenebulgan Damdinsuren, and Michael Neugart.
