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Mirjam Bächli

About Me

I am an applied economist working on topics in labor economics, immigration and education. My recent work combines microeconometric analysis and field experiments to better understand how to support jobseekers. I am a co-founder of Path2Work.

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Labor Group led by Rafael Lalive at the University of Lausanne. I completed my PhD in Economics at the University of St.Gallen under the supervision of Reto Föllmi (2022). I visited the NHH in Bergen in 2024, hosted by Aline Bütikofer and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in 2021 and 2022, hosted by Albrecht Glitz.

Research

Publications

Free movement of workers and native demand for tertiary education, with Teodora Tsankova. Journal of Human Resources (published online before print, 2023).

Ranking occupations by their proximity to workers’ profiles, with Hélène Benghalem, Doriana Tinello, Damaris Aschwanden, Sascha Zuber, Matthias Kliegel, Michele Pellizzari, Rafael Lalive. Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (2024).

Working papers

Labor Protection and Support for Immigration, with Teodora Tsankova. R&R at the Industrial & Labor Relations Review.

Immigration, Inequality and Income Taxes, with Albrecht Glitz. R&R at the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.

Helping Jobseekers with Recommendations Based on Skill Profiles, with Rafael Lalive and Michele Pellizzari.

Work in Progress

Supporting Job Search through Cognitive Training, with Hélène Benghalem, Damaris Aschwanden, Mauro Cherubini, Matthias Kliegel, Rafael Lalive, Michele Pellizzari, Doriana Tinello, Sascha Zuber.

Path2Work: Targeted support for refugees, with Achim Ahrens, Philip Grech, Dominik Hangartner, Rafael Lalive.

Contact

mirjam.baechli@unil.ch