Daria Popova

Daria Popova is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex. She is a social scientist specializing in impact assessment of public policies and distributional issues, with a particular focus on gender-related economic disparities.

Her educational background is not explicitly detailed in the provided information, but her research profile indicates strong expertise in social policy analysis and microsimulation methods.

Dr. Popova's research interests focus on gender gap in pay progression, gender differences in in-work poverty, consequences of union dissolution for men and women, intrahousehold inequality, equity in public finance, and welfare regimes in post-socialist and emerging economies. Her work primarily employs microsimulation techniques to analyze the effects of tax-benefit policies on income distribution and poverty.

Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on gender inequality, particularly examining how tax-benefit systems affect gender pay gaps and poverty risks. Her research spans multiple European countries with emphasis on the UK, Ireland, and broader EU contexts, often analyzing the impact of major events like the COVID-19 pandemic on gender economic disparities.

Her scientific contributions include numerous working papers and journal articles focused on microsimulation modeling, particularly through the UKMOD framework which she has contributed to developing and maintaining through multiple country reports.

Dr. Popova actively collaborates with researchers including Silvia Avram, Katrin Gasior, Justin van de Ven, and Matteo Richiardi on projects examining gender inequality, poverty, and policy impacts. Her work has been featured in media outlets highlighting women's poverty risks in relationships across European contexts.