Current research
My research sits at the intersection of comparative political economy, European social policy, and migration studies.
The Moderating Role of Social Policy Regimes: Immigration and Unemployment in the European Union, 2010–2019
This project examines how social policy regimes shape the relationship between immigration, unemployment, and political and economic outcomes across EU member states. It combines comparative panel data with welfare regime theory to ask why similar economic and demographic shocks produce divergent trajectories.
Selected research notes
Migration Statistics, Carefully
Five methodological pitfalls when reasoning from aggregate migration data to political conclusions.
A Research Note on Comparative Welfare State Typologies
Methodological reflections on classifying welfare regimes when instruments and outcomes diverge.
Research interests
- Welfare regimes and decommodification
- Migration and labour market integration
- Unemployment insurance design
- Comparative political economy of the EU
Data and methods
- Eurostat, OECD, EU-SILC, ESS
- Comparative panel regression
- Welfare regime classification
- Qualitative comparative analysis
Research collaborations
Open to collaboration with researchers and policy practitioners working on European social policy, comparative welfare states, and migration.
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