Dr. Katarína Vaľková, MSc.

Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Finance

Department: Department of Economic Policy

Position: Assistant Professor

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Scientific-pedagogical characteristics of the person

Second degree of higher education

Study field and programme: Economics, MSc., 2014, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Third degree of higher education

Study field and programme: Economics, Labour Economics, PhD, 2021, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Current and previous employment

Research Fellow
National Bank of Slovakia
7/2015 – 9/2015

Analyst
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic, Analytical Unit (later ISP)
10/2015 – 3/2016

Research Assistant
Institute for Advanced Studies, Labour Market and Social Policy Group
5/2016 – 3/2019

Analyst
Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, Value for Money Unit
10/2019 – 8/2022

Analyst
Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, Institute of Financial Policy
8/2022 –

Assistant Professor
University of Economics in Bratislava, Department of Economic Policy
9/2024 –

Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

Data Scraping and Analysis in Python and Stata: Techniques and Applications
Timberlake Consultants
2024

Ethical Issues in the Application of AI and Algorithms in Risk Assessment
European Labour Authority, Madrid
2024

EUROMOD Spring training - Tax-benefit microsimulation model for the European Union
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Seville
2023

Difference in Differences Estimators with Panel Data (Prof. Jeffrey Wooldridge)
Timberlake Consultants
2021

Econometric Methods for Impact Analysis, Economics Summer School
National Bank of Slovakia
2020

Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

Number of defended theses

Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Valkova, K., Peciar, V. (2023). Jaguar did not boost the region. The impact of the car manufacturer’s entry on the labour market. Research Report, Institute for financial policy, The Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic.

Valkova, K., Peciar, V. (2022). Principles of first aid in the labour market. Analysis of the employment effects of job retention schemes during the first wave of coronavirus spread. Research Report, Institute for Financial Policy, The Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic.

Valkova K. (2021). Topics in Labour Economics. Dissertation, Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Titelbach, G., Fink, M., Hyee, R. and K. Valkova (2018). Beschäftigungsentwicklung von Inländer/inne/n und Ausländer/inne/n am österreichischen Arbeitsmarkt. Research Report, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna. Commissioned by the Public Employment Service Austria (AMS).

Nagl, W., G. Titelbach and K. Valkova (2017). Digitalisierung der Arbeit: Substituierbarkeit von Berufen im Zuge der Automatisierung durch Industrie 4.0. Research Report, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna. Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs.

The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

Valkova, K., Peciar, V. (2023). Jaguar did not boost the region. The impact of the car manufacturer’s entry on the labour market. Research Report, Institute for financial policy, The Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic.

Valkova, K., Peciar, V. (2022). Principles of first aid in the labour market. Analysis of the employment effects of job retention schemes during the first wave of coronavirus spread. Research Report, Institute for Financial Policy, The Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic.

Valkova K. (2021). Topics in Labour Economics. Dissertation, Vienna University of Economics and Business.