Dr Claudia Wenzig

Dr Claudia Wenzig studied social sciences from 1993 to 1999 at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Dipl.-Sozialwirtin). Between 1999-2004 she was a researcher for the Chair of Sociology (Professor Bacher) . In 2004 she undertook and was awarded her doctorate on the subject of “Poverty, Health and the Social Context of Children”. Between 2004-2005 she was researcher at the Robert Koch Institute (department “Health Reporting“).

Dr Wenzig joined IAB as a researcher in December 2005. She work at the IAB research department Panel Study Labour Market and Social Security.

In her research, she works empirically on topics addressing child poverty, martnal employment as well as welfare benefit receipt of migrants.