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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 with methods of causal inference, applied microeconometrics, applied 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 if Education Review, 90(102289),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2022.102289

Doucouliagos C., T. Hinz, K. Zigova (2022) Bias and Careers: Evidence from the Aid Effectiveness Literature, European Journal of Political Economy, 71(102056),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2021.102056

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.
https://doi.org/10.1108/S0731-905320160000037016

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. https://doi.org/10.1111/gean.12031

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.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1004581107

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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.08.015

Working papers/Work in progress:

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

The Delayed Acceptance of Female Research in Economics
(with S. Bruns, A. Doucouliagos, H. Doucouliagos, J. König, T. Stanley)
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)

Minimum Wages and Provision of Training: The Swiss Case
(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)
Last version as Working Paper CEB 21-013, Université Libre de Bruxelles