Who I am
I am an Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Policy at the Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia, and Co-Founder and Co-Director of SAVIA - the first Slovak Association of Women in Science and Innovations. I am also a Research Fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) and Central European Labor Studies Institute (CELSI), and a Member of the Executive Committee of the Slovak Economic Association.
What I do
I use statistical methods to examine topics related to family, fertility, child health, and gender. My main research interests encompass family economics, population economics, development economics, and economic demography. Previously, I worked on human development (capability approach, empowerment, agency) and poverty in developing countries. In all of my work, I use applied microeconometric methods.
My largest projects
Check out the webpages of my funded research projects PREGNANCYBENEFIT (MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship, Horizon Europe), REPROBEH (Resilience and Recovery Plan), and FEMPOLCEU (Resilience and Recovery Plan).
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Learn more & Get in touch
The non-technical summaries explain my work in simple, laywoman's and layman's terms. My research articles can also be found on my Google Scholar profile. Feel free to reach out to me and discuss research projects or possible collaboration.
Last update: July 2025
News
07/2025
*** A joint paper with Libertad González was accepted for publication in Population and Development Review. We investigate the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 and lockdown on abortions in Spain. See the working paper version here.
01/2025
*** I started a new position as Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Policy, Comenius University Bratislava.
07/2024
*** Great news! I have become a Research Fellow at Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).