Michelle Hansch

Michelle Hansch is a postdoctoral researcher at RFBerlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. She holds a PhD in Economics from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Berlin School of Economics (BSoE), awarded in March 2025. Her research focuses on applied microeconomics, particularly migration, networks, and unemployment insurance systems, leveraging administrative employer-employee data from Germany and Spain. She employs quasi-experimental methods to analyze causal effects of workplace networks on migration decisions.

Education:

• PhD in Economics (2018–2025), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin & Berlin School of Economics
• M.Sc. Economics (2015–2018), Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
• B.Sc. Business Administration and Economics (2011–2015), University of Hohenheim

Research Interests: Empirical Labor Economics, Public Economics, and migration policy analysis. Her work emphasizes quasi-experimental designs and administrative data integration.

Publications: Recent contributions include studies on unemployment insurance impacts on self-employment and data harmonization methodologies. Her research bridges theoretical labor economics with practical policy implications.

Advising & Grants: No formal advisees listed, but contributes to collaborative research projects at RFBerlin and Humboldt University. Funding details not specified in texts.

Labs/Teams: Associated with the Microeconomics Research Group at Humboldt and RFBerlin’s research initiatives.