Anne Christine Holtmann

Anne Christine Holtmann is a Research Fellow at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) in the Research Department Skill Formation and Labor Markets, focusing on educational equity, labor market transitions, and social inequality. She holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences (2017) from the European University Institute.

• Education: PhD (2017), MA in Political and Social Sciences (2012), Magistra Artium in Sociology (2011)

Her research examines how family, schools, and education systems impact disadvantaged students' achievements and transitions into vocational training. Key themes include educational disparities, intergenerational transmission, and structural constraints in school-to-work pathways.

Recent publications analyze pre-vocational programs' effectiveness, apprenticeship retention risks, and the role of personality traits in educational outcomes. Awards include the Deutscher Studienpreis 2018 (Körber-Stiftung) for social sciences. Her work is published in European Sociological Review, American Behavioral Scientist, and institutional reports.