Women in Economics Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Lifting Up #17: Transitioning to a New Career with Alyssa Schneebaum
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our guest is Dr. Alyssa Schneebaum, an economist who spent 20 years researching economic inequality before transitioning from academia...
Lifting Up #16: Managing Money with Irene Genzmer
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our guest is Irene Genzmer, money mentor for women and the author of a blog “the sky is her limit. women. finances. feminism” and ...
Lifting Up #15: Interdisciplinary Economics with Sisi Sung
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our guest is Sisi Sung, Lecturer in International Business at the University of Dundee School of Business. Her interdisciplinary resea...
Research Assistant Positions #4: Laura Sharon Ahlborn, quantitative research assistant at the University of Oxford
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we delve into the world of RA/predoc positions in Economics with valuable insights and expert tips from Laura, a quantitative research assi...
Lifting Up #14: Doing Data Science as an Economist with Kira Englhardt (EON)
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our guest is Kira Englhardt, a Head of Data, Analytics & IOT at EON. She is an econometrician who is thriving in the IT and AI in...
Lifting Up #13: Economic Consulting Career with Catherine Galano (Frontier Economics)
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest in this episode is Catherine Galano, a Director at Frontier Economics. Catherine has over a decade of experience advising clients on strate...
Lifting Up #12: Insights into a Gender Economics Reserch Agenda with Allesandra Casarico (Bocconi University)
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest in this episode is Alessandra Casarico, Associate Professor of Public Economics at Bocconi University, and Associate Editor of the Journal ...
Research Assistant Positions #3: Martha Fiehn, Predoc at Yale and former Predoc at Harvard
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we delve into the world of RA/predoc positions in Economics with valuable insights and expert tips from Martha, an ex-predoc at Harvard Uni...
Econ Job Market #5: dos and don’ts for CVs and personal websites with Sarah Jacobson
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is Sarah Jacobson, a Professor of Economics at Williams College. Sarah’s research interests lie at the intersection of Environmental, Exper...
Research Assistant Positions #2: Shivani Pandey, ex-predoc at Princeton University
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we delve into the world of RA/predoc positions in Economics with valuable insights and expert tips from Shivani, an ex-predoc at Princeton ...
Lifting Up #11: Positive Money Mindset with Irene Genzmer
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is Irene Genzmer, a money mentor for women and the author of the blog “the sky is her limit. women. finances. feminism”. In this episode...
Research Assistant Positions #1: Veerangna Kohli, RA at the University of Oxford
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode of a new podcast series on research assistant positions. Our goal is to collect valuable information on where to look for j...
Lifting Up #10: The European Central Bank Scholarship for Women
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we would like to present you with the European Central Bank Scholarship for Women. For that reason, my guests are Jenny Peters and...
Lifting Up #9: The Women in Economics Index 2022
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are Sandra, Jana, Kaneta, and Arnim volunteers at the WiE, and members of our research team. In this episode, we will talk about the represe...
Lifting Up #8: International Women's Day - Embrace Equity with Ella and Charlotte
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are Ella and Charlotte, my fellow WiE volunteers who are part of the writing and editing team. This is our contribution to International Wom...
Lifting Up #7: The Role of Gendered References at Entry in the Economics Profession with Audinga Baltrunaite
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am joined by Audinga Baltrunaite, an economist at the research department of the Bank of Italy. Audinga is also a Research Affiliate at the Center f...
Econ Job Market #4: Flyouts with Elisa Facchetti
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in this episode is Elisa Facchetti, a Post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Assistant Professor of Economics at th...
Econ Job Market #3: Job Interviews with Elisa Facchetti
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in this episode is Elisa Facchetti, a Post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Assistant Professor of Economics at th...
Lifting Up #6: How to build a strong personal brand as a female scientist with Monika Köppl-Turyna
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is Monika Köppl-Turyna, Director of EcoAustria. Her research focus is on economic issues concerning public finance, distribution, and politi...
Econ Job Market #2: Recruitment from a Department's Perspective and Interview Tips with Paul Hufe
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second episode of a new podcast series on the econ job market. Our goal is to collect valuable information about the job market, tips on...
Lifting Up #5: Nora Strecker on the Importance of Mentoring
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by Nora Strecker, Ad Astra Fellow/Assistant Professor at the School of Economics at the University College Dublin. Her re...
Econ Job Market #1: What is it and how to participate with Davide Cantoni
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode of a new podcast series on the econ job market. Our goal is to collect valuable information about the job market, tips on ...
Lifting Up #4: Angella Faith Montfaucon and Insights into her Career
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Angella Faith Montfaucon, an economist at the World Bank to discuss her inspiring career path, and learn from her ex...
Lifting Up #3: Alessandra Allocca and Insights into her Career and Research
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Alessandra Alloca, an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich. In th...
Book Club #1: "Hedged Out" by Megan Tobias Neely
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I have hosted Megan Tobias Neely, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School, and the aut...
Lifting Up #2: Sandra Kretschmer and Ella Needler on WiE Index 2022 and Policies for Gender Parity Improvement
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I have hosted Sandra Kretschmer, research team coordinator at WiE, and Ella Needler, content team coordinator at WiE. We have briefly...
Lifting Up #1: Majune Socrates and Insights into his novel Kenyan database
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of the revival of the Lifting Up: the Women in Economics Initiative podcast in which we cover the latest research in gend...
Introduction to Lifting Up: the Women in Economics Podcast
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone, welcome back to the Women in Economics podcast. Over the next few months, we will be releasing a series of podcasts highlighting inspi...
Intersectionality Series: T-BEN
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is our second interview with other like-minded organizations in a series on intersectionality. Felicia Odamtten talks about her work with T...
"Do I have grit?!" How to be an imperfect first-year PhD student during Covid, and what it takes to make it to the end (and beyond?)
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jess and Larissa from the Women in Economics Initiative (WiE) talk about their emotional rollercoaster as first-year Ph.D. students coinciding with th...
Happy Hour at WiE Initiative: Imposter Syndrom
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Hour at Women in Economics Initiative e.V. is a podcast series speaking about everything covering the realms of gender, economics, and intersect...