Sabien Dobbelaere is an Associate Professor (UHD) at the Department of Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a Research Fellow at Tinbergen Institute (TI, Amsterdam).
Her fields of specialization are applied microeconometrics and applied microeconomics. Her research focuses on the causes and consequences of labor and product market imperfections, shifts in the direction of innovation, and market dynamics for both firms and workers.
She joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in January 2005 and became a Research Fellow in February 2007.