The BRIDGE project team
Tobias Eibinger - Principal investigator and coordinator
Affiliation: University of Graz, Dept. of Economics and Wegener Centre for Climate and Global Change
Web : https://eibinget.github.io//
Tobias Eibinger is a postdoc researcher and main coordinator of this project. His research covers the fields of transport, spatial economics and gender studies. During his PhD, Tobias acquired extensive expertise in empirical analyses which will shape the central analytical components of our survey. He gained experience in causal identification of gender-related topics at the CEU in Vienna and deepened his knowledge in spatial economics - especially in the interplay of commuting and gender - at the VU Amsterdam.
Riccarda Rosenball - Principal investigator
Affiliation: University of Graz, Department of Economics
Riccarda Rosenball is currently in the doctoral program, employing the linked Employer-Employee Data Set of the German Institute for Employment Research (IAB) as well as Danish register data. By working on this project's microdata, Riccarda has gained valuable experience in dealing with complex and interlinked data sets. Her research focuses on gender and labor economics.
M.Sc. (Econ.) BSc Riccarda Rosenball
Andrea Weber (CEU)
Senior consultant
Web: https://sites.google.com/site/andreaweberkirchweger/
Andrea Weber is a senior researcher and professor of economics at the Central European University (CEU). Her research focuses on gender differences in the labor market. She has many years of experience in working with different data sources to answer innovative research questions. In particular, she works intensively with register data from the Austrian Micro Data Center (AMDC), the Austrian Social Security Database (ASSD) and data from the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMDB). As a leading scientist in her field, Andrea Weber brings valuable technical expertise and a critical analytical perspective to the project. She supports the project team in an advisory capacity and ensures that high methodological standards are observed.
Jos van Ommeren (VU)
Senior consultant
Web: https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/jos-van-ommeren
Jos van Ommeren is a senior consultant and an active member of the project team. He is a leading expert in the field of urban and spatial economics and not only contributes his expertise in an advisory capacity but is also actively involved in the project. Jos van Ommeren has extensive knowledge from his research, including a recent study in which he examines gender-specific differences in commuting behaviour and the gender wage gap, based on Danish microdata. This paper has been published in the Journal of Urban Economics. His deep understanding of the relevant literature and his professional expertise, especially in the field of commuting, considerably add to the project both in terms of content and methodology.
