Research

My research interests lie in the fields of economics of education and science, personnel and labor economics. I work empirically employing survey or observational data applying methods of causal inference, microeconometrics, spatial econometrics or meta-regression analysis.

Journal articles (selection):

Leschnig L., G. Schwerdt, K. Zigova (2022) Central School Exams and Adult Skills: Evidence from PIAAC, Economics of Education Review, 90(102289), link🡭

Doucouliagos C., T. Hinz, K. Zigova (2022) Bias and Careers: Evidence from the Aid Effectiveness Literature, European Journal of Political Economy, 71(102056), link🡭

Burridge P., J. P. Elhorst, K. Zigova (2016) Group Interaction in Research and the Use of General Nesting Spatial Models. Advances in Econometrics, Volume 37: Spatial Econometrics: Qualitative and Limited Dependent Variables, pp. 223-258. link🡭

Elhorst J. P., K. Zigova (2014) Competition in Research Activity among Economic Departments: Evidence by Negative Spatial Autocorrelation. Geographical Analysis, 46(2), pp. 104-125. link🡭

O’Neill B. C., M. Dalton, R. Fuchs, L. Jiang, S. Pachauri, K. Zigova (2010) Global Demographic Trends and Future Carbon Emissions. PNAS, 107(41), pp. 17521-17526. link🡭

Luken R., F. Van Rompaey, K. Zigova, (2008) The Determinants of EST Adoption by Manufacturing Plants in Developing Countries. Ecological Economics, 66(1), pp. 141-152. link🡭

Working papers/Work in progress:

Minimum Wages and Human Capital Investment: A Meta-Regression Analysis
(with H. Doucouliagos)
Working Paper No. 0219, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration
R&R at British Journal of Industrial Relations

The Delayed Acceptance of Female Research in Economics
(with S. Bruns, A. Doucouliagos, H. Doucouliagos, J. König, T. Stanley)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17649
under review

Diversity Matters: Bias and Diversity in Industrial Relations Research
(with A. Doucouliagos, H. Doucouliagos, T. Stanley)
under review

Replications and Research Data: Evidence among Economic Journals
(with T. Hinz)
under review

Minimum Wages and the Structure of Training
(with T. Zwick)

Vocational Education and Skill Mismatch: A Cross-European Perspective
(with C. Neuber-Pohl, G. Russo, G. Santangelo)

The Ultimate Coasian Commitment: Estimating and Explaining Artist-Specific Death Effects
(with H. Ursprung)
Working Paper CEB 21-013, Université Libre de Bruxelles