About Sarah Marchal

Sarah Marchal looks into the design, accessibility and effectiveness of targeted social policy provisions, from a cross-national comparative perspective. She uses micro- and hypothetical household simulations in order to understand the impact of social policy on vulnerable target groups. Importantly, in her research, she takes account of the impact administrative implementation decisions have on the experiences of target groups with limited and spotty labour market attachment. She has collaborated on various international research projects on social policy, poverty reduction and inequality.