Sophie Wagner
Sophie Wagner studied mathematics and economics (M.Sc.) at the University of Potsdam, as well as mathematics and economics (B.Sc.) at the University of Hamburg. Since April 2021 she works as an Research Assistant at the Chair of Empirical Economic Research.
Further Information
- CV [PDF]
Education
- Since 04/2021: Doctoral Studies in Economics, University of Potsdam, Germany
- 02/2026-04/2026: Visiting PhD student, University of Pennsylvania
- 10/2018 - 06/2021: Graduate Studies in Mathematics with a minor in Economics, University of Potsdam, Germany
- 10/2016 - 09/2018: Undergraduate Studies in Mathematics with a minor in Economics, University of Hamburg, Germany
- 10/2014 - 06/2016: Undergraduate Studies in Mathematics in Medicine and Life Science, University of Lübeck, Germany
Professional Experience
- Since 04/2021: Research Assistant, Chair of Empirical Economics, University of Potsdam
- 08/2023 - 08/2024: Member of the Faculty Council at the University of Potsdam
- 04/2020 - 03/2021: Student Research Assistant at the Chair of Empirical Economics, University of Potsdam, Germany
- 10/2019 - 03/2021: Student Assistant at the S Rating und Risikosysteme GmbH in the team market price risk, Berlin, Germany
- 10/2018 - 04/2019 and 11/2019 - 03/2020: Student Assistant at the Chair of Mathematical Statistics, University of Potsdam, Germany
- 04/2018 - 05/2018: Internship at the Deutscher Wetterdienst in the Department of Maritime Climate Monitoring, Hamburg, Germany
Conferences, Workshops and Seminars
- 07/2026 2nd Berlin PhD Conference in Economics (Berlin)
- 06/2026 BeNA Summer Workshop (Berlin)
- 05/2026 CEPA Mini Workshop (Potsdam)
- 12/2025 Workshop: Gender, Time Use and Unpaid Work (Duisburg-Essen)
- 08/2025 European Economics Association Congress (Bordeaux)
- 01/2025 AEA Meeting (San Francisco)
- 03/2025 BoSE Gender Workshop (DIW Berlin)
- 03/2025 Internal BoSE Gender Workshop (DIW)
- 02/2024 SIAM Conference on Uncertainty Quantification (Trieste)
- 06/2023 European Society for Population Economics (Belgrad)
- 07/2023 CEPA Mini-Workshop (Potsdam)
- 08/2023 Gender Gaps Conference GRAPE (Warschau)
- 09/2022 European Association of Labor Economics (Padua, Italy)
- 06/2022 European Society of Population Economics (Calibria, Italy)
Teaching Experience
- Summer 2026: Statistics (undergraduate level, practical sessions)
- Winter 2025/26: Data Science and Econometrics with R (Bachelor und Master, Seminar)
- Summer 2025: Statistics (undergraduate level, practical sessions)
- Winter 2024/25: Data Science and Econometrics with R (Bachelor und Master, Seminar)
- Winter 2024/25: Introduction to Empirical Economics (Undergraduate, practical session)
- Summer 2024: Statistics (undergraduate level, practical sessions)
- Winter 2023/24: Introduction to Empirical Economics (Undergraduate, practical session)
- Summer 2023: Statistics (undergraduate level, practical sessions)
- Winter 2022/23: Introduction to Empirical Economics (Undergraduate, practical session)
- Winter 2021/22: Introduction to Empirical Economics (Undergraduate, practical session)
- Summer 2021: Applied Empirical Economics (Undergraduate, Seminar)
- Winter 2019/20: Statistics for Life Scientists (Undergraduate, Coordination)
- Winter 2018/19: Statistics for Life Scientists (Undergraduate, Tutorial)
Working Papers and Publications
Working Papers
- The Accuracy of Job Seekers' Wage Expectations (with Marco Caliendo, Robert Mahlstedt und Aiko Schmeißer), Revise and Resubmit at the Journal of Public Economics [Details & Download]
- When Managers Choose: Gender Disparities in Employer Training Provision (with Marco Caliendo, Arne Uhlendroff, Harald Pfeiffer, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark and Katrin Huber), [Details & Download]
- The Summer Drop in Mothers’ Job Search [Details & Download]
Work in Progress
- Drivers of global irrigation expansion: the role of discrete global grid choice(mit Fabian Stenzel, Tobias Krüger und Jana DeWiljes), Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 5049–5068, 2024 [Link]
- Unemployment benefits and subjective well-being of older job seekers
- Gender Differences in Employer Provided Training: The Role of Training Initiation, Course Content, Work Arrangements, and Care Obligations (with Marco Caliendo, Jessican Pan, Harald Pfeifer, Kevin Ruf, and Stefanie Wolter) AEA RCT Registry: [Link]
- The First Move in Training: Introducing the Role of Training Initiation (with Marco Caliendo)
- The Cost of Commuting: Non-Linearity in the Willingness to Avoid Commute (with Markus Wolf), AEA RCT Registry: [Link]