
Dr Eva Pocher
Lecturer in Economics (Scholarship)
- About
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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 convenor for International student exchange.
My research interest is based in Labour Economics, International labour migration and Gender Pay Gaps.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. Economics2011 - University of Aberdeen, UK
- M.Sc. International Economics2007 - University of Glasgow, UK
- M.A. Hons (German Diploma) International Economics2006 - Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel & University of Passau, Germany
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Member of The Centre of European Labour Market Research (CELMR)
- External Memberships
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Editorial conference committee member at the International Academic Institute (IAI) - IA-Institute
- Research
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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
Research Areas
Research Specialisms
- Economics
- Applied Economics
- Econometrics
- Macroeconomics
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
- Pocher, E. and Kushwah, L., (ongoing). Enhancing student engagement: Group discussions using students' personal experiences. Working paper in progress, University of Glasgow.
- Rooney, S. and Pocher, E. (ongoing). The Effects of Trade Liberalization on the Gender Earnings Gap in Canada. 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)
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Economics.
Past PhD supervision at the University of Glasgow in areas such as gender pay gap and housing market volatilities
- Teaching
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