Marco Giesselmann

Marco Giesselmann serves as a DIW Fellow at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), focusing on the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study, while maintaining an affiliation with the Sociological Institute at the University of Zurich. His research centers on migration and refugee integration in Germany, labor market dynamics, and socio-economic inequality using longitudinal panel data methodology.

Giesselmann's research interests span migration studies, refugee integration, labor market analysis, poverty and inequality research, and longitudinal data methodology. His work particularly examines how refugee influxes impact German society, including labor market consequences, social cohesion, political attitudes, and exclusionary behaviors. He has made significant contributions to SOEP data infrastructure, developing specialized modules for youth, residential history, and socialization processes that enhance the panel's research capabilities.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on the social and economic consequences of refugee movements to Germany, with particular attention to labor market integration, political consequences, and social dynamics. Giesselmann employs sophisticated panel data analysis techniques, including fixed effects models and multilevel modeling, to extract causal insights from complex longitudinal datasets.

As a key contributor to the Socio-Economic Panel infrastructure, Giesselmann has developed specialized SOEP-Core modules that have expanded the study's capacity to investigate life course transitions, residential mobility, and youth development. His methodological expertise in panel data analysis has advanced the field's understanding of how to properly model cross-level interactions and fixed effects in longitudinal research designs.