Her research interests include search and matching theory, labour and family economics as well as the human capital investment decisions. Her recent working papers and publications are dealing with the implications of social networks in frictional labour markets with a particular focus on the effects of referrals on unemployment, wage inequality and social welfare. She also serves as a research advisor for the Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 882 “From Heterogeneities to Inequalities”, financed by the German Science Foundation.