She is specialized on analysis of social and economic policy interactions in transition and post-conflict societies, with subfields on gender equity and incomplete welfare systems. Her work concentrates on gender-based poverty and the analysis of social insurance systems and transfer schemes in societies in which women are considered to be “welfare dependents” rather than labor market participants. She has served as a member of multi-national, national and regional teams working in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East to assess social conditions and to evaluate programs on poverty and inequality at both national and community levels.