Dr. Zarah Westrich
Dr. Zarah Westrich
Postdoctoral Researcher
at the Institute for Socio-Economics
Coordinator of the PhD program "The Political Economy of Socio-Ecological Transformation"
Research interests: Labour markets, Work, Time Use, Socio-economic Inequality
➥ Contact
Institut für Sozioökonomie
47057 Duisburg
Funktionen
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Wiss. Mitarbeiterinnen/Mitarbeiter, Institut für Sozioökonomie
Aktuelle Veranstaltungen
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SoSe 2026
Vergangene Veranstaltungen (max. 10)
About the researcher
Academic Positions
| Since 2025 |
Postdoctoral Researcher and Coordinator of the PhD program "The Political Economy of Socio-Ecological Transformation", Institute for Socio-Economics |
| 2021-2025 |
PhD, International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy, Max-Planck-Institute for the Studies of Society & University of Duisburg-Essen |
| 2024-2025 |
Researcher, Institute for Socio-Economics |
| 2024 |
Visiting researcher, Northwestern University |
| 2019-2021 |
MA, Socio-Economics, University of Duisburg-Essen |
| 2018-2019 |
Exchange Semester, University of Ljubljana |
| 2016-2019 |
BA, Culture and Economy, University of Mannheim |
Publications
Westrich, Z. (2025). Anreize für Mehrarbeit: notwendig oder ungerecht?
Westrich, Z. M. (2025). Work, compare, repeat: social comparisons as a determinant of working hours in Germany [IMPRS-SPCE, International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy].
Westrich, Z. (2025). Peer Pressure or Personal Choice? How Peer Working Hours Shape Individual Working Hours Preferences. Ifso working paper, 49.
Behringer, J., van Treeck, T., Westrich, Z. (2025). Deutschlands Beschäftigte wünschen sich kürzere Arbeitszeiten. ifso expertise, 29.