Stefan Bauernschuster

(born 17.09.1980)

Economist
Deputy department head

Ifo Institute
Social Policy and Labour Markets
Poschingerstra�e 5
81679 M�nchen

Phone: +49(0)89/9224-1368
Fax: +49(0)89/9224-1608

E-Mail:
Website: http://www.cesifo-group.de/bauernschuster-s

Bauernschuster Stefan

Main focus:

Labor Markets, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Causality in Econometrics, Behavioral Economics.

Employed at the Ifo Institute since 2010.

Academic Background:

05/2008	-	12/2009	PhD in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Germany (Supervisors: Prof. Dr. O. Kirchkamp, Prof. D. Audretsch, PhD)
10/2009	-	12/2009	Visiting PhD Student at the University of Aberdeen, UK
04/2007	-	12/2009	Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, guest doctoral student at the department "Human Capital and Innovation"
09/2003	-	04/2004	Visiting Student at the University of Exeter, UK
10/2000	-	06/2006	Student at the University of Passau, Germany (M.A.)
09/1991	-	06/2000	Maristen-Gymnasium Fuerstenzell, Germany (A-level)

Languages:

German, English, French

Professional Experience:

08/2006

04/2008

Research Assistant at the Chair for Economic and Social Policy, Prof. Dr. G. D. Kleinhenz, University of Passau (Germany)

Scholarships, awards and prizes:

2011			Handelsblatt Fellow at the 4th Nobel Laureate Meeting in Economics at Lindau
2011			Prize for Academic Research Awarded by the Friends of the Ifo Institute
2011			CESifo Affiliate
2010			Verein f�r Socialpolitik: Award for presentation at RES 2010, University of Surrey
2008	-	2009	German Research Foundation (DFG): PhD scholarship
2009			Verein f�r Socialpolitik: Award for presentation at EEA/ESEM 2009 in Barcelona
2008			University of Zurich: Travel grant
2006			University of Passau: "Best Graduate"
2003			Oskar-Karl Forster scholarship
2000	-	2009	e-fellows.net scholarship

Projects

Optimal Immigration Policies in Europe: From Conflicting Interests to Mutual Gains

Ex Post Evaluation of Monetary Family Related Benefits in Germany (Child Benefits and Allowances)

Ex-Post-Evaluation of Public Subsidies for Child Care

Coordination of the 8th report on family affairs

Follow-up study to analyse the Relationship between Broadband Access and the Development of Competencies (2011)

Feasibility Study to analyse the Relationship between Broadband Access and the Development of Competencies (2010)

Publications

Articles in refereed journals

Forthcoming

Bauernschuster, Stefan, "Dismissal Protection and Small Firms' Hirings: Evidence from a Policy Reform", Small Business Economics, Forthcoming ( Accepted: 2011, Published online: 2011, Information )

2012

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Helmut Rainer), "Political Regimes and the Family: How Sex-Role Attitudes Continue to Differ in Reunified Germany", Journal of Population Economics 25 (1), 2012, 05-27 ( Information )

2010

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Peter Duersch, Joerg Oechssler, Radovan Vadovic), "Mandatory Sick Pay Provision: A Labor Market Experiment", Journal of Public Economics 94, 2010, 870-877

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Oliver Falck, Stephan Heblich), "Social Capital Access and Entrepreneurship", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 76, 2010, 821-833

2009

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Oliver Falck, Stephan Heblich), "Training and Innovation", Journal of Human Capital 3 (4), 2009, 323-353

Papers in academic volumes

Forthcoming

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Oliver Falk, R. Gold, Stephan Heblich), "Explicitly Implicit: How Institutional Differences Influence Entrepreneurship", in: Crescenzi, R., and Percoco, M. (eds.): Culture, Innovation and Regional Economic Performance, Springer, Heidelberg, Forthcoming

2011

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Christian Holzner), "Atypische Besch�ftigung: Leiharbeit, befristete Besch�ftigungsverh�ltnisse, Minijobs ", in: Georg Milbradt, Gernot Nerb, Wolfgang Ochel und Hans-Werner Sinn (Hrsg.): Der ifo Wirtschaftskompass, Carl Hanser, M�nchen, 2011, 124-125

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Christian Holzner), "Explizite und implizite Mindestl�hne: Zwischen Einkommenssicherung und Vernichtung von Arbeitspl�tzen ", in: Georg Milbradt, Gernot Nerb, Wolfgang Ochel und Hans-Werner Sinn (Hrsg.): Der ifo Wirtschaftskompass, Carl Hanser, M�nchen, 2011, 132-133

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Christian Holzner), "K�ndigungsschutz: Schutz der Kernbelegschaft oder Chance f�r Neueinstellungen? ", in: Georg Milbradt, Gernot Nerb, Wolfgang Ochel und Hans-Werner Sinn (Hrsg.): Der ifo Wirtschaftskompass, Carl Hanser, M�nchen, 2011, 130-131

Bauernschuster, Stefan, "Altenquotient und Alterspyramide: Warum wird Deutschland immer �lter? ", in: Georg Milbradt, Gernot Nerb, Wolfgang Ochel und Hans-Werner Sinn (Hrsg.): Der ifo Wirtschaftskompass, Carl Hanser, M�nchen, 2011, 81-81

Bauernschuster, Stefan, "Geburtenziffer: Land ohne Kinder ", in: Georg Milbradt, Gernot Nerb, Wolfgang Ochel und Hans-Werner Sinn (Hrsg.): Der ifo Wirtschaftskompass, Carl Hanser, M�nchen, 2011, 82-83

2008

Bauernschuster, Stefan, "Notwendigkeit, Probleme und Chancen betrieblicher Weiterbildung in peripheren Regionen", in: Falck, O., Heblich, S. (eds.): Wirtschaftspolitik in l�ndlichen Regionen, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2008.

Articles in non-refereed journals

2011

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Ludger Woessmann, Oliver Falck), "Symposium: Homo Digitalis � Zerr�ttet das Internet unsere Gesellschaft?
Kein Grund f�r Innovationsfeindlichkeit und Kulturpessimismus: Das Internet erodiert nicht die Grundlagen unserer Gesellschaft", ifo Schnelldienst 64 (12), 2011, 10-12 ( Abstract / Download )

2010

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Oliver Falck, Ludger Woessmann), "Schadet Internetnutzung dem Sozialkapital?", ifo Schnelldienst 63 (21), 2010, 11-17 ( Abstract / Download )

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Wido Geis, Christian Holzner, Helmut Rainer), "Das Bundesverfassungsgerichtsurteil zu den Hartz-IV-Regels�tzen: Hintergrund und Bedeutung", ifo Schnelldienst 63 (05), 2010, 21-29 ( Abstract / Download )

2008

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Gerhard D. Kleinhenz): "Staatlicher Mindestlohn - Musterfall eines Mangels an Aufkl�rung �ber die �konomik sozialer Politik", ifo Schnelldienst 61 (6), 2008.

Working Papers

2011

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Oliver Falck, Ludger Woessmann), "Surfing Alone? The Internet and Social Capital: Evidence from an Unforeseeable Technological Mistake", IZA Discussion Paper Nr. 5747, 2011

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Oliver Falck, Ludger Woessmann), "Surfing Alone? The Internet and Social Capital: Evidence from an Unforeseeable Technological Mistake", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 3469, 2011 ( Abstract / Download )

2010

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Helmut Rainer), "From Politics to the Family: How Sex-Role Attitudes Keep on Diverging in Reunified Germany", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2957, 2010 ( Abstract / Download )

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Oliver Falck, Niels Grosse), "Can Competition Spoil Reciprocity? - A Laboratory Experiment", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2923, 2010 ( Abstract / Download )

2009

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Oliver Falck, R. Gold, Stephan Heblich), "The Shadows of the Past: How Implicit Institutions Influence Entrepreneurship", Jena Economic Research Paper Series, Nr. 44, 2009

Bauernschuster, Stefan (with Oliver Falck, N. Grosse), "Social Identity, Competition, and Finance: A Laboratory Experiment", Jena Economic Research Paper Series, Nr. 52, 2009

Selected Press Articles

19 Dec 2010

Internet h�lt fit
Press echo
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 19 Dec 2010, p 36

23 Nov 2010

Internet macht gesellig
Press article by Ludger W��mann
Frankfurter Rundschau, 23 Nov 2010, p 23

16 Nov 2010

Studie: Internet-Nutzer haben mehr Freunde und gehen �fter aus
Press echo
Saarbr�cker Zeitung, 16 Nov 2010, p 1

15 Nov 2010

Wo der Papst irrt: Offliner sind einsamer
Press echo
Der Spiegel, 15 Nov 2010

Teaching

Field Experiments and Economic Policy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Germany), 2012

Empirical Labor Economics, University of Bayreuth (Germany), 2012

Empirical Labor Economics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Germany), 2011

Principles of Economics, University for Applied Languages, Munich (Germany), 2009

Welfare Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary), 2008

Economics for Graduants, Universit�t Passau (Germany), 2007-09

Social Policy, University of Passau (Germany), 2007/08

Stabilization Policy, East Bavarian Academy of Business and Public Administration, Regensburg (Germany), 2007

Introduction to Game Theory, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic), 2007

Presentations at International Conferences

Stefan Bauernschuster, CESifo Area Conference on Behavioral Economics, 2011, Munich, Germany

Stefan Bauernschuster, EALE, 2011, Paphos, Cyprus

Stefan Bauernschuster, Verein f�r Socialpolitik, 2011, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Stefan Bauernschuster, UEA, 2011, Barcelona, Spain

Stefan Bauernschuster, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) Conference, 2011, London, UK

Stefan Bauernschuster, ICT and Economic Growth Conference, 2010, Munich, Germany

Stefan Bauernschuster, Verein f�r Socialpolitik, 2010, Kiel, Germany

Stefan Bauernschuster, EALE/SOLE, 2010, London, UK

Stefan Bauernschuster, DRUID, 2010, London, UK

Stefan Bauernschuster, RES, University of Surrey, 2010, UK

Stefan Bauernschuster, University of Aberdeen, 2009, Aberdeen, UK

Stefan Bauernschuster, EALE, 2009, Tallinn, Estonia

Stefan Bauernschuster, EEA/ESEM, 2009, Barcelona, Spain

Stefan Bauernschuster, Max-Planck Institute of Economics: Ringberg Conference, 2009, Rottach-Egern, Germany

Stefan Bauernschuster, EMAEE, 2009, Jena, Germany

Stefan Bauernschuster, NARSC, 2008, New York City, USA

Stefan Bauernschuster, Swiss Leading House, University of Zurich, 2008, Zurich, Switzerland

Stefan Bauernschuster, DRUID, 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark