I am a guest researcher at the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Basel, Switzerland. I obtained my PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Basel in October 2022. Since August 2024, I work as researcher for the Swiss Federal Social Insurance Office.

Working Papers

• Unterhofer U. and Wunsch, C. (2025) "Macroceconomic Policy Evaluation with a Novel Instrument"  (submitted)
• Unterhofer U. (2025) "Peer Effects in Labor Market Training" (submitted)
• Unterhofer U. and Zabrodina, V. (2024) "Income Tax Notches and Working Hours Mismatch: Evidence from Mini Jobs in Germany" (R&R at Journal of Human Resources)
• Unterhofer U. and Wrohlich, K. (2017) “Fathers, Parental Leave and Gender Norms”IZA DP No. 10712 

Other Publications

• Roth A. and Unterhofer, U. (2025) "Mutterschaft und Vaterschaft: Mütter nutzen Urlaub häufiger als Väter"  Soziale Sicherheit (CHSS) 
• Unterhofer U., C. Welteke and K. Wrohlich (2017) "Das Elterngeld hat soziale Normen verändert" DIW-Wochenbericht No. 34