Dr. Ann-Marie Sommerfeld

Academic Background
2017 M.Sc. Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
2015 B.Sc. Economics and Business Administration, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Occupational Background
since 2017 Research Assistant and PhD Candidate at the Chair of Public Finance, Georg-August-University Goettingen
2015 Internship at the ifo Center for the Economics of Education Munich
2013-2017 Student Assistant and Tutor at the Chair of General Business Economics and Accounting, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Research Interests
Migration, Economics of Education, Empirical Microeconomics

Publications and Working Papers
Huber, Matthias, Till Nikolka, Panu Poutvaara, Ann-Marie Sommerfeld, and Silke Uebelmesser (2022). Migration Aspirations and Intentions. CESifo Working Paper No. 9708. Link

Huber, Matthias, Silke, Uebelmesser, and Ann-Marie Sommerfeld (2022). „Language Learning: Human Capital Investment or Consumption?“ Empirica 49, 897–948. Link

Uebelmesser, Silke, Ann-Marie Sommerfeld, and Severin Weingarten (2021). "A Macro-Level Analysis of Language Learning and Migration." German Economic Review 23(2), 181–232. Link

Huber, Matthias, Ann-Marie Sommerfeld, and Silke Uebelmesser (2019). Should I Stay or Should I Go? - Migration Decision-Making in a Multiple-Phase Model. Mimeo, Jena.

Presentations
15th Conference on Evolving Challenges in European Economies, Tallinn 2023 (scheduled)
RSA Regional Studies Association Annual Conference, Ljubljana 2023 (scheduled)
Canadian Economic Association 57th Annual Meeting, Winnipeg 2023 (scheduled)
EBES Eurasia Business and Economics Society 43rd Conference, Madrid 2023
EPCS European Public Choice Society 50th Meeting, Hannover 2023
Spring Meeting of Young Economists SMYE 26th, Orleans 2022
Bamberg-Halle-Jena-Leipzig 11th Workshop on Empirical Microeconomics, virtual 2021
ESPE European Society for Population Economics 34th Annual Conference, virtual 2021
SSES Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics Annual Meeting, virtual 2021
ifo Dresden 10th Workshop on Labor Economics and Social Policy, virtual 2021
ifo CEMIR Junior Economist Workshop on Migration Research Munich, virtual 2020
VfS Verein für Socialpolitik Annual Conference, virtual 2020
Fourth International Conference Understanding Voluntary and Forced Migration Lille, virtual 2020
IIPF 76th Annual Congress, virtual 2020
RGS Ruhr Graduate School Doctoral Conference, Dortmund 2020
Bamberg-Halle-Jena-Leipzig 8th Workshop on Empirical Microeconomics, Jena 2019
GEC Conference, Kassel 2019
CollEcons PhD colloquium, Goettingen 2019
Bamberg-Halle-Jena-Leipzig 4th Workshop on Empirical Microeconomics, Jena 2018

Teaching Experience
Tutorial on Introduction to Public Finance (Bachelor)
Seminar on Taxation and Public Finance (Bachelor)
Research Seminar in Public Economics (Master)
Supervision of Graduation Theses (Bachelor and Master)