Dr Yekaterina Chzhen

Post: Post-doctoral Fellow in Quantitative Methods in Political and Social Science

Introduction

Member of the Centre for Research Methods in the Social Sciences (ReMiSS)

Research Areas and Interests

• comparative analysis of poverty and income inequality using quantitative methods
• comparative analysis of family and employment policies
• gender wage gaps and selection of women into employment
• occupational segregation
• public policy evaluation

Previous Posts Held

PhD student at the University of York, 2007-2010

Research Associate at the Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University, 2005-2010

Teaching Responsibilities

Applied Statistics for Social Scientists (classes for graduate politics students)

Publications

Journal articles

Almeida-Santos, F.  Chzhen, Y. and Mumford, K. (2010) “Employee Training and Wage Dispersion: White and Blue Collar Workers in Britain.” Research in Labor Economics 30: 35-60.

Bradshaw, J. and Chzhen, Y. (2009) “Child Poverty Policies Across Europe.” Journal of Family Research / Zeitschrift für Familienforschung 21(2): 128-149.

Reports

Stephens, M., Fitzpatrick, S., Elsinga, M., van Steen, G., and Chzhen, Y. (2010) ‘Study on Housing and Exclusion: Welfare Policies, Housing Provision and Labour Markets’. Final Report. European Commission.

Cusworth, L, Bradshaw, J., Coles, B., Keung, A., Chzhen, Y. (2009) ‘Understanding the Risks of Social Exclusion across the Life Course: Youth and Young Adulthood’. London: Social Exclusion Task Force, Cabinet Office

Working and discussion papers

Chzhen, Y. (2010) ‘Child Poverty in Kyrgyzstan: Analysis of the 2008 Household Budget Survey, a Report for UNICEF’ SPRU Working Paper No. EC 2410.

Chzhen, Y. and Mumford, K. A. (2009) ‘Gender Gaps across the Earnings Distribution in Britain: Are Women Bossy Enough?’ IZA Discussion Paper No. 4331. 

Chzhen, Y. (2009) ‘Child Poverty in Armenia: Analysis of the 2008 Integrated Living Conditions Survey, a Report for UNICEF’, SPRU Working Paper No. EC 2416.

Chzhen, Y. (2008) ‘Child Poverty in Kosovo: Analysis of the 2006/2007 Household Budget Survey, a Report for UNICEF’, SPRU Working Paper No. EC 2415. Synthesized in ‘Child Poverty in Kosovo Policy Options Paper and Synthesis Report’ (2010) by Stubbs, P. and Nestic, D., UNICEF.