Silke Anger

Silke Anger is a Professor of Economics, especially Education Economics, at the Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg since 2013. She also serves as Head of the Research Department 'Education, Qualification and Employment Careers' at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB). Her academic journey includes a doctorate from Humboldt University of Berlin (2005) and habilitation there in 2013, alongside research stays at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, University of Stirling, and University of California, Santa Barbara.

• Current: Professor (Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg), Research Fellow (IZA, ROA), Scientific Director (NEPS sub-study)
• Prior: Research Associate (Humboldt University Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research)

Her research focuses on applied microeconometrics within labor economics, education economics, and health economics. She investigates how cognitive and non-cognitive skills impact labor markets, evaluates educational reforms, and studies intergenerational mobility. Her work has been published in top-tier journals such as Labour Economics, Journal of Population Economics, and Journal of Health Economics.

Key affiliations include:

• Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) since 2011
• Research Fellow, Research Centre for Education and the Labor Market (ROA) at Maastricht University since 2017
• Member, Scientific Advisory Board of German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW)
• Scientific Director, NEPS sub-study 'Adult Education and Lifelong Learning'