I am a PostDoctoral Research Fellow at WZB, part of the Berlin School of Economics.
I also hold a part-time position at Department of Economics at Copenhagen Business School and the DFF-funded project 'Parents' Specialization: Causes and Consequences'.
I'm an applied micro economist, and my research is primarily concerned with the mechanisms behind and implications of gender differences in labor market outcomes.
Please reach out if you want to talk about mine or your research!
You can contact me on anne.sophie.lassen@wzb.eu or follow me on Twitter or Bluesky @AnSoLassen. My Google Scholar profile is here.
News
My co-authors and I have been awarded the Upjohn Institute’s 2026 Early Career Research Award to conduct harmonized, cross-country on the design of parental leave benefits. We start with Denmark, Germany, and Italy and will add more countries.
Our paper Parenthood and the Career Ladder: Evidence from Academia along with a non-technical summary is available.
Our paper Expanding Paternity Leave: Effects on Beliefs, Norms, and Gender Gaps is available. I’ll be attending the NBER Public Econ Spring Meeting April 16-17 where the paper is included in the program.
Our paper Firms and the Gender Wage Gap: A Comparison of Eleven Countries is available.