Working papers

More details as well as drafts are available by request.

1. Afonina, Mariya and Zaharieva, Anna  How Did You Find Your Job? Effects of the Job Search Channels on Labour Market Outcomes in Germany. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5364817 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5364817

2.  Afonina, Mariya, Revealing Dynamics: The Impact of Minimum Wage on Inequality Within Germany's Regions (July 04, 2025). Bielefeld Working Papers in Economics and Management No. 04-2025, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5383830 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5383830 

3.  Rickmeier, Katrin and Afonina, Mariya, The Chatgpt Effect: Assessing Demand Shifts for it Skills in Germany. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5279194 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5279194

4.  Afonina, Mariya and Rickmeier, Katrin, From Means to Margins: The Uneven Effects of Hiring Market Concentration on the Gender Wage Gap in Germany (August 04, 2025). Bielefeld Working Papers in Economics and Management No. 05-2025, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5435414 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5435414

Work in progress

More details as well as drafts are available by request.

1. The construction of labour market indicators based on Germany online job advertisement data (with Katrin Rickmeier and Hauke Fischer)

2.  DIW Wochenbericht

Teaching Experience

1. Efficient Data Management in Stata (MSc level)

An empirical course with a mix of lectures and hands-on exercises. Fully designed and taught.

2. Labour Economics with Search Frictions (MSc/PhD level)

A tutorial for a theoretical course in Labour Economics 

Field Experience

1. Vietnam: scoping mission and in-person data collection

2. Kyrgyzstan: scoping mission and remote data collection supervision