Dr Eva Pocher

Biography

Shortly after the completion of my Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Aberdeen in 2011, I joined the Employment Research Institute (ERI) at the Edinburgh Napier University as Research Assistant and subsequently worked as a Research Associate in the EU & Welsh Government project “Women Adding Value to the Economy” (WAVE) at the Cardiff University. From 2016 to 2021, I was employed as Lecturer in Economics at the University of Glasgow, teaching and coordinating courses at both undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA level. I also led the development of new courses and programmes, and acting as Undergraduate Convenor for year 1, 2 and 3 in Economics and as Undergraduate Assessment officer in Economics. In 2022, I joined the University of Aberdeen Business School as Lecturer in Economics teaching Macroeconomic Courses such as Labour Market Economics and Global Economy. Furthermore, I am the UG Economics studies convenor for Joint Honours, the Student Experience lead in Economics and the Deputy Education lead for the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) committee at the Business School. 

My research interest is based in Labour Economics, International labour migration and Gender Pay Gaps.

Research Overview

Research Interests

• International labour migration
• Labour market
• Gender pay gap
• Minimum wages
• International trade 

Research Fields

• Labour immigration: Regional Immigration, Skill Complementarities, Wages and Employment

      JEL code: J31, F22, J61, E24, R23

• Gender Pay Gap: Gender pay gap, part-time work, occupational segregation, wage distribution, unconditional quantile regression

      JEL code: J16, J31, J41, C31, I24

Current Research

• Pocher, E. and Kushwah, L., (ongoing). Enhancing student engagement: Group discussions using students' personal experiences. Working paper in progress, University of Glasgow.
• Pocher, E., Cheng, W. and Kushwah, L., (working paper 2021). Teaching interdisciplinary courses at Universities: A new teaching approach to improve the learning outcome of Undergraduate Engineering students in Economics. Case study/working paper, University of Glasgow.

Past Research

• Pocher, E. and Döring, H., 2019. Does immigration lead to a reduction of wages and employment of British natives? Regional labour market outcomes of migration in the UK. Working Paper (collaboration with Cardiff University Business School)
• Pocher, E., Cheung, S.Y. and Parken, A., 2018. Are low-waged women worse off in highly segregated and high part-time density occupation? New Evidence on the Gender Pay Gap. Working Paper (Unpublished). Glasgow, UK: University of Glasgow
• Parken, A., Pocher, E., & Davies, R., 2014. Working patterns in Wales: Gender occupations and pay. In Research report for Women Adding Value to the Economy (WAVE), ESF funded through the Welsh Government. Cardiff, UK: Cardiff University.
• Parken, A., Sloan, L., & Pocher, E., 2014. Employer case study B: Phase 1 results. Research report for the Women Adding Value to the Economy (WAVE) programme, ESF funded through the Welsh Government. Cardiff, UK: Cardiff University.
• Parken, A., Pocher, E., & Sloan, L., 2013. Employer case study A: Phase 1 results. Research report for the Women Adding Value to the Economy (WAVE) programme. Cardiff, UK: Cardiff University.
• McQuaid, R. and Pocher, E., 2013. Strengthening the contribution of non-executive directors and trustees to Scottish boards in the private, public and Third sectors. Report of the Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh.
• Raeside, R.,Chen, T., Canduela, J. and Pocher, E.,  The position of migrants in the UK labour market and its relation to well-being. In: RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, 3-5 July 2012, Edinburgh.
• Raeside, R. and Pocher, E., 2012. Scottish Female Graduates in Science and Engineering: Their Employment Experiences in Comparison to their Counterparts in the United Kingdom. Project Report for the Scottish Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering & Technology, Employment Research Institute (ERI), Edinburgh Napier University Business School, Edinburgh.
• Pocher, E., 2011.Does immigration lead to a reduction of native wages and employment? A review of the regional labour market outcomes of migration in Germany and the UK (Doctoral dissertation, University of Aberdeen).
• Pocher, E., 2011 Does immigration lead to a reduction of wages and employment of British natives? Regional labour market outcomes of migration in the UK. In: 51st European Congress of the Regional Science Association (ERSA 2011), peer-reviewed. (Unpublished)

Teaching Responsibilities

EC1506 - Global Economy (Course coordinator (CC))

EC3024 - International Economics

EC3524 - Health Economics (CC)

EC3527 - Labour Economics (CC)

EC4505 - Advanced Macroeconomics

EC50C4 - Quantitative Methods - online

EC50D1 - Advanced Corporate Finance -online

EC5005 - Petroleum Economics and Project Evaluation (on-campus) (CC) - service course

EC5006 - Petroleum Economics and Project Evaluation (online) (CC) - service course