Dr. Christian Brzinsky-Fay

since 04 2010
Researcher in the research unit "Skill Formation and Labour Markets" (AAM) with Prof. Dr. Heike Solga at the Social Science Research Centre (WZB)

04 2010 – 12 2010
Researcher in the project group "National Educational Panel Study (NEPS)“ with Prof. Dr. Kathrin Leuze

01 2008 – 03 2010
Doctoral Student in the project group "Education and Transititons into the Labour Market (ETLM)" with Dr. Rita Nikolai and in “Labournet – Graduate School for Labour and Welfare Studies” at Tampere University (Finland)

01 2003 – 12 2007
Researcher in the research unit "Labour Market Policy and Employment" at the Social Science Research Centre (WZB) with Prof. Dr. Günther Schmid. Projects: "Qualification Needs in OECD-Countries – Identification, Analysis and Implementation" and "Managing Social Risks Through Transitional Labour Markets" (TLM.NET)

2002
Diplom in Political Science at the Otto-Suhr-Institut for Political Studies at Freie Universität Berlin

• Brzinsky-Fay, Christian (2011): "What Difference Does It Make? The Outcome Effects of the European Employment Strategy on the Transition from Education to Work". In: German Policy Studies, Vol. 7, No. 1, S. 45-72.
• Brzinsky-Fay, Christian (2010): The Concept of Transitional Labour Markets. A Theoretical and Methodological Inventory. WZB Discussion Paper. Berlin: WZB.
• Brzinsky-Fay, Christian/Kohler, Ulrich (Eds.) (2010): New Developments in Sequence Analysis. Sociological Methods and Research, Vol. 38, No. 3. Thousand Oaks, CA u.a.: Sage.
• Brzinsky-Fay, Christian (2008): "Get the Balance Right. Risk and Flexibility in School-to-Work Transition Sequences". In: Peter Ester/Ruud Muffels/Joop Schippers/Ton Wilthagen (Eds.): Innovating European Labour Markets. Dynamics and Perspectives. Cheltenham/Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, S. 275-296
• Brzinsky-Fay, Christian (2007): "Lost in Transition? Labour Market Entry Sequences of School Leavers in Europe". In: European Sociological Review, Vol. 23, No. 4, S. 409-422.