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Ana Popovici
PhD candidate @ Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

I am third-year economics PhD candidate at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sabien Dobbelaere and Prof. Dr. Jose-Luis Moraga Gonzalez. I hold an MPhil in Economics (cum laude) from the Tinbergen Institute and a MSc in Economics (track: Organization & Markets) from the Univesity of Amsterdam.

My research rests at the intersection of labor economics and empirical industrial organization. I am interested in understanding the interplay between market demand forces and firm labor outcomes.

I will be presenting the paper: Labor Effects of Innovation Tax Breaks (with Sabien Dobbelaere) at the following workshops and conferences this spring/summer: COPE, PSE - Labor Workshop, ESCoE, and EALE - 2026.

Check out the research and teaching pages for more details.