Elke Lüdemann

(born: 13.08.1979)

Junior Economist and Doctoral Student

Ifo Institute for Economic Research
Human Capital and Innovation
Poschingerstraße 5
81679 München

Phone: +49(0)89/9224-1369
Fax: +49(0)89/907795-1369
E-Mail: 101-100-46-111-102-105-64-110-110-97-109-101-100-101-117-108
Website: http://www.cesifo-group.de/luedemann-e

Lüdemann Elke

Main focus:

Economics of education

Employed at the Ifo Institute since 2007.

Academic Background:

10/2006			Diploma (eq. M.A.) in Psychology, University of Mannheim
08/2006			Diploma (eq. M.A.) in Economics, University of Mannheim
04/2002	-	10/2006	Graduate Studies in Economics and Psychology, University of Mannheim
08/2004	-	05/2005	Visiting Student at the University of Toronto, Canada, Graduate Program in Economics
10/1998	-	03/2002	Undergraduate and Graduate Studies in Economics and Psychology, University of Heidelberg

Languages:

English, French, Spanish

Professional Experience:

10/2007	-	12/2007	Consultant, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, Directorate for Education Project: Learning for Jobs
07/2007	-	10/2007	Consultant, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, Directorate for Education Project: PISA 2006
03/2003	-	08/2004	Research Assistant, Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim, Department of Labour Markets
01/2002	-	09/2002	Research Assistant, Institute for Learning Disabilities, Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg

Scholarships, awards and prizes:

since 05/2008	Herbert Quandt Foundation: PhD scholarship
2005	NRW Undergraduate Science Award 2005 in Economics. Awarded for the paper "Censored Quantile Regressions and the Length of Unemployment Durations in West Germany" (joint with Xuan Zhang)
08/2004 - 05/2005	McKinsey & Company and Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg: financial support for the stay at the University of Toronto, Canada

Projects

The Future of the Middle Class in Germany

Evaluation of the Relationship between National Policies Affecting School Autonomy and Parental Choice

School Autonomy, Choice and Equity

Publications

Articles in refereed journals

2009

Luedemann, Elke (with R. Boarini), "The Role of Teacher Compensation and Selected Accountability Policies for Learning Outcomes: An Empirical Analysis for OECD Countries", OECD Journal: Economic Studies 2009 (1), 2009, 204-223

2006

Lüdemann, Elke (with Wilke, R. and Zhang, X.), "Censored Quantile Regressions and the Length of Unemployment Durations in West Germany", Empirical Economics 31, 1003 - 1024, 2006

Monographs (Authorship)

2009

Luedemann, Elke (with Gabriela Schuetz, Ludger Woessmann, Martin R. West), School Accountability, Autonomy, and Choice around the World, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2009 ( More Information )

Working Papers

2009

Luedemann, Elke (with Oliver Falck, Stephan Heblich), "Identity And Entrepreneurship: Do Peers At School Shape Entrepreneurial Intentions?", PEPG 09-05 Working Paper, Program of Education Policy and Governance, Kennedy School of Government, 2009 ( More Information )

Luedemann, Elke (with Oliver Falck, Stephan Heblich), "Identity and Entrepreneurship", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2661, 2009 ( Abstract / Download )

2007

Luedemann, Elke (with Gabriela Schuetz, Ludger Woessmann, Martin R. West), "School Accountability, Autonomy, Choice and the Level of Student Achievement: International Evidence from PISA 2003", OECD Education Working Paper Nr. 13, 2007 ( More Information / Download )

Teaching

Economic Returns to Human Capital Accumulation, Seminar, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Summer Semester 2009.

Education Economics, Tutorial, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Winter Semester 2008/09.

Efficiency and Equal Opportunities in Educational Systems, Seminar, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Summer Semester 2007.

Introduction to Economics (1st year undergraduate course), University of Toronto, Canada, Teaching Assistant, 2004/05

Presentations at International Conferences

Elke Lüdemann, Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik (VfS), Sept. 2009, Magdeburg, Germany

Elke Lüdemann, International Institute of Public Finance, Aug. 2009, Cape Town

Elke Lüdemann, Spring Meeting of Young Economists, Apr. 2009, Istanbul

Elke Lüdemann, Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS), Sept. 2008, Graz

Elke Lüdemann, European Association of Labour Economists (EALE), Sept. 2008, Amsterdam

Elke Lüdemann, Work Pensions and Labour Economics Study Group (WPEG) Annual Conference, July 2005, York, U.K.