✋ Hi!

Hi, I’m Sannah — a second-year Economics PhD student at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna).

My research interests lie in applied microeconomics, with a strong focus on political and crime economics.

The first part of my research focus on the question of political bias in media content. The second part dives into the sex work market. I’m exploring how gender inequalities shape this market and how legislation ties into human trafficking. Finally, I bring it all together by looking at how stigma and bias influence policymaking — using sex work as a case in point.

Research

Work in Progress

Fact-checking Online and Offline (with C. Louis-Sidois)

Stigma and Policy Preferences in Taboo Markets: Sex Work Decriminalization (with F. Braccioli)

Exploiting Inequalities: The Gender Pay Gap’s Role in the Sex Work Market

Trauma and Risk: The Hidden Cost of Sexual Violence (with M. Heinze & S. Heß )

Teaching

• Econometrics I (B.Sc.) · View Syllabus
• Econometrics II (B.Sc.) · View Syllabus
• Applied Econometrics (B.Sc.) · View Syllabus
• Microecononomics (B.Sc.) · View Syllabus

What’s Next:

June 2026: PSE Summer School: The Economics of Gender Diversity

July 2026: I will be visiting Pr Emeric Henry at Sciences Po

October 2026: I will be visiting the Independent Research Group “Behavioral Economics of Crime and Conflict” at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law.

Random fact:

I pass my free time rescuing books trapped in bookstores.