I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Gothenburg (Department of Economics). I am also a Research Affiliate at ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin.
I completed my PhD in Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Tinbergen Institute, under the supervision of Olivier Marie (EUR) and Nadine Ketel (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). I hold a Research Qualification from the Tinbergen Institute, a Master in Economics from the Erasmus School of Economics, and a Master of Laws from the Erasmus School of Law.
My main research interests include the economics of crime, gender, and labour economics. I am working on the ERC Advanced Grant project "Breaking the Inequality-Crime Cycle", led by Randi Hjalmarsson. You can find more information on my research here.
Research news:
3 November 2025 Our study “Minority Salience and Criminal Justice Decisions" was covered by news papers in the Netherlands (interviews in NRC, Trouw, het Parool) and by NOS.
28 October 2025 I was interviewed on the national Dutch radio (NPO Radio 1) about our study “Minority Salience and Criminal Justice Decisions”.
5 August 2025 Our paper, with Nadine Ketel and Olivier Marie, Minority Salience and Criminal Justice Decisions is forthcoming in American Economic Review: Insights.
1 March 2025 I started as a postdoctoral reseracher at the University of Gothenburg.
31 January 2025 I officially defended my PhD at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
You can contact me at kyra [dot] hanemaaijer [at] economics [dot] gu [dot] se