Empirical Social Sciences
Quantitative Data Research
The WWTF pilot call "Quantitative Data Research" in the field of Empirical Social Sciences was open to researchers at universities and non-university research institutions, who seek to conduct a cutting-edge interdisciplinary research projects (duration: 2 to 4 years) on the basis of large data sets on socially relevant issues. The funding range per project is € 250,000 to € 600,000. The call jury selected 7 excellent projects for funding. Additional funding opportunities were available for collaborative projects between scientists in Vienna and Lower Austria.
Funding volume: € 3,557,349
Number of applications: 55 short proposals, 19 full proposals
Awarding procdure: Selection by international expert panel, based on written reviews
Jury meeting: 25-26 May 2023
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: 19 June 2023
Contact person: Michael Strassnig
Regina Riphahn (chair) | Friedrich Alexander Universität, DE
Nabanita Datta Gupta | Aarhus University, DK
Sara B. Hobolt | London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Annette Jäckle | University of Essex, UK
Bruno Lepri | Fondazione Bruno Kessler, IT
Laust H. Mortensen | University of Copenhagen, DK
Juan Manuel Rodríguez Poo | Universidad de Cantabria Inicio, ES
Rainer Winkelmann | University of Zurich, CH
Funded projects
- ESS22-008 Nadia Steiber (University of Vienna)
Family outcomes of assortative mating: New insights based on couple-level survey/register data
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 565,292 - ESS22-016 Andrea Weber (CEU GmbH - Central European University Private University)
Mobility of Workers in the European Union
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 323,868 - ESS22-025 Christian Koch (University of Vienna)
Misperceptions about the welfare state: Immigration and health behavior
Duration: 32 months, Funding volume: € 341,306 - ESS22-032 Tiago Peixoto (CEU GmbH - Central European University Private University)
Multiscale network modelling of migration flows in Austria
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 649,325 - ESS22-040 Jesus Crespo Cuaresma (WU - Vienna University of Economics and Business)
People-Centered Economic Modelling for Climate Policy
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 648,313 - ESS22-046 Franziska Disslbacher (WU - Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Multidimensional Social Mobility and Pathways to Upward Mobility in Austria
Duration: 40 months, Funding volume: € 594,435 - ESS22-054 Alice Kügler (CEU GmbH - Central European University Private University)
Parental Leave and Career Trajectories of Men and Women in Austria
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 434,810