Hi, I'm Maria

I'm an Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen and affiliated with the Centre for Computational Economics. I hold a PhD in Economics and completed a postdoc in Economics of Education before taking up my current position.

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​One strand of my work focuses on developing models that explain housing market equilibrium based on individuals’ choices of home and workplace locations. I study how this equilibrium is shaped by factors such as housing supply expansion and the rise of telecommuting. I extend this research to explore the role of dual-earner households, particularly how intra-household bargaining over job and residential locations might help explain persistent gender gaps in the labor market. I also contribute to the hedonic pricing literature by developing methods to quantify the welfare effects of improvements in local amenities, such as improvements in public transit.

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The second strand of my research examines how individuals navigate the education system, including the role of dropout decisions, and how these sequential choices shape later labor market outcomes. My work aims to improve our understanding of these decision processes and their long-term economic implications.​