Wido Geis

(born 28.04.1981)

Junior Economist and Doctoral Student

Ifo Institute for Economic Research
Social Policy and Labour Markets
Poschingerstraße 5
81679 München

Phone: +49(0)89/9224-1691
Fax: +49(0)89/9224-1608

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Website: http://www.cesifo-group.de/geis-w

Geis Wido

Employed at the Ifo Institute since 2007.

Academic Background:

10/2002	-	04/2006	Diplom-Volkswirt (equivalent M.A. in Economics) with focus on China, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen (Germany)
03/2005	-	07/2005	Exchange student, Peking University

Languages:

English, basics Chinese, French, Italian and Spanish

Professional Experience:

11/2006	-	06/2007	Student research assistant at the Chair of International Economic Relations, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen (Germany)
07/2003	-	09/2003	Assistant IT/SAP Georg Fischer Friedrichshafen (Germany)
04/2002	-	09/2002	Assistant IT/SAP Georg Fischer Friedrichshafen (Germany)
07/2001	-	04/2002	Civil Service Franziskuszentrum Friedrichshafen (Germany)

Projects

Coordination of the 8th report on family affairs

From Migration to Integration (Dissertation Project).

Competition and Harmonization Needs Regarding Employment and Social Protection

Publications

Articles in refereed journals

2010

Geis, Wido (with Gabriel J. Felbermayr, Wilhelm Kohler), "Restrictive Immigration Policy in Germany: Pains and Gains Foregone?", Review of World Economics, 2010, 1-21

Geis, Wido (with Silke Uebelmesser, Martin Werding), "Why Go to France or Germany, if You Could as Well Go to the UK or the US? Selective Features of Immigration to Four Major OECD Countries", Journal of Common Market Studies, 2010, in press

Articles in non-refereed journals

2010

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

2009

Geis, Wido (with Hans-Werner Sinn, Christian Holzner), "Die Agenda 2010 und die Armutsgefährdung", ifo Schnelldienst 62 (17), 2009, 23-27 ( Abstract / Download )

Working Papers

2010

Geis, Wido, "High Unemployment in Germany: Why do Foreigners Suffer Most?", Ifo Working Paper Nr. 90, 2010 ( Abstract / Download )

2009

Geis, Wido, "Does Educational Choice Erode the Immigration Surplus?", Ifo Working Paper Nr. 80, 2009 ( Abstract / Download )

2008

Geis, Wido (with Gabriel J. Felbermayr, Wilhelm Kohler), "Restrictive Immigration Policy in Germany: Pains and Gains Foregone?", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2316 , 2008 ( Abstract / Download )

Geis, Wido (with Silke Uebelmesser, Martin Werding), "How do Migrants Choose their Destination Country? An Analysis of Institutional Determinants", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2506, 2008 ( Abstract / Download )

Geis, Wido (with Silke Uebelmesser, Martin Werding), "Why go to France or Germany, if you could as well go to the UK or the US? Selective Features of Immigration to four major OECD Countries", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2427, 2008 ( Abstract / Download )

Teaching

Tutorial in applied labor economcis, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (summer semester 2010).

Microeconomics - undergraduates (course), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (winter semester 2008/09)

Presentations at International Conferences

Wido Geis, "High Unemployment in Germany: Why do Foreigners Suffer Most?", European Society for Population Economics (ESPE), June 2010, Essen

Wido Geis, "How do Migrants Choose Their Destination Country? An Analysis of Institutional Determinants", European Association of Labour Economists (EALE), Sept. 2009, Tallinn, Estonia

Wido Geis, "Is There Still an Immigration Surplus, if Native Education Structure Adjusts to Immigration?", Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS), Sept. 2009, Magdeburg, Germany

Wido Geis, "Restrictive Immigration Policy in Germany: Pains and Gains Foregone?", Verein für Sozialpolitik, Sept. 2008, Graz