Marc Piopiunik

(born: 28.10.1978, Stuttgart, Germany)

Economist

Ifo Institute
Human Capital and Innovation
Poschingerstra�e 5
81679 M�nchen

Phone: +49(0)89/9224-1312
Fax: +49(0)89/9224-1461

E-Mail:
Website: http://www.cesifo-group.de/piopiunik-m

Piopiunik Marc

Main focus:

Education Economics, Labor Economics

Employed at the Ifo Institute since 2007.

Academic Background:

11/2011			Ph.D. in Economics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit�t M�nchen (�Summa cum laude�, Dissertation: �Microeconometric Analyses of Education Production in Germany�,Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ludger W��mann)
01/2007	-	12/2011	Doctoral student at the Ifo Institute Munich, Department Human Capital and Innovation
04/2003	-	12/2006	M.A. in Economics, University of Bonn
09/2004	-	04/2005	ERASMUS Exchange Student, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
04/2001	-	03/2003	Economics and Political Science, University of Heidelberg

Languages:

German (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), French (basic), Italian (basic)

Professional Experience:

06/2005	-	11/2006	Student Assistant at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
04/2004	-	08/2004	Internship at the Macroeconomics Department of Siemens Financial Services, Munich

Projects

Reducing the educational disadvantages of migrants � a Modelling Approach (feasability study)

Central Exams as Policy Instrument in the Education System: Labor Market Effects, Transmission Channels and Effect Heterogeneities

Determinants of Individual Education and Labour Market Success

Establishment of a leading international centre of excellence examining the effects of education on longterm economic development

Innovation in (regional) networks (2010)

The economic costs of inadequate education: a macroeconomic calculation of the dynamic growth effects of lacking education competence (2009)

Measuring Human Capital in Germany: How it grew and how it is being utilized (2008)

Publications

Articles in refereed journals

2011

Piopiunik, Marc (with Francesco Cinnirella, Joachim Winter), "Why Does Height Matter for Educational Attainment? Evidence from German Children", Economics and Human Biology 9 (4), 2011, 407-418 ( Working paper version available as: CESifo Working Paper 2983 (PDF) )

Monographs (Authorship)

2011

Piopiunik, Marc, Microeconometric Analyses of Education Production in Germany, ifo Beitr�ge zur Wirtschaftsforschung 40, ifo Institut, M�nchen, 2011 ( Abstract )

2009

Piopiunik, Marc (with Martin Werding, Robert Jaeckle, Christian Holzner, Ludger Woessmann), Humankapital in Deutschland: Wachstum, Struktur und Nutzung der Erwerbseinkommenskapazit�t von 1984 bis 2006, Mohr Siebeck, T�bingen, 2009

Piopiunik, Marc (with Ludger Woessmann), Was unzureichende Bildung kostet: Eine Berechnung der Folgekosten durch entgangenes Wirtschaftswachstum, G�tersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2009 ( More Information )

Papers in academic volumes

2011

Piopiunik, Marc (with Ludger Woessmann), "Humankapital in Deutschland: Verschwendung geistiger Ressourcen", in: Georg Milbradt, Gernot Nerb, Wolfgang Ochel und Hans-Werner Sinn (Hrsg.): Der ifo Wirtschaftskompass, Carl Hanser, M�nchen, 2011, 100-101

Piopiunik, Marc (with Ludger Woessmann), "Volkswirtschaftliche Kosten unzureichender Bildung: Nichtstun kostet Billionen", in: Georg Milbradt, Gernot Nerb, Wolfgang Ochel und Hans-Werner Sinn (Hrsg.): Der ifo Wirtschaftskompass, Carl Hanser, M�nchen, 2011, 102-103

2010

Piopiunik, Marc (with Ludger Woessmann), "Volkswirtschaftliche Kosten unzureichender Bildung", in: G. Quenzel, K. Hurrelmann (Hrsg.): Bildungsverlierer � Neue Ungleichheiten, VS Verlag, 2010, 463-473

Articles in non-refereed journals

2011

Piopiunik, Marc (with Ludger Woessmann), "Folgekosten unzureichender Bildung durch entgangenes Wirtschaftswachstum", Wirtschaftsdienst (special issue), 2011, 34-41

2010

Piopiunik, Marc (with Ludger Woessmann), "Volkswirtschaftliche Folgekosten unzureichender Bildung: Eine makro�konomische Projektion", ifo Schnelldienst 63 (04), 2010, 24-30 ( Abstract / Download )

Working Papers

2012

Piopiunik, Marc (with Martin Schlotter), "Identifying the Incidence of "Grading on a Curve": A Within-Student Across-Subject Approach", Ifo Working Paper Nr. 121, 2012 ( Abstract / Download )

2011

Piopiunik, Marc, "Intergenerational Transmission of Education and Mediating Channels: Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Reforms in Germany", Ifo Working Paper Nr. 107, 2011 ( Abstract / Download )

2010

Piopiunik, Marc (with Francesco Cinnirella, Joachim Winter), "Why Does Height Matter for Educational Attainment? Evidence from German Pre-Teen Children", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2983, 2010 ( Abstract / Download )

Teaching

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

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

Student Teaching Assistant in Microeconomics and Public Finance, University of Bonn, Winter Semester 2003/04

Student Teaching Assistant in Microeconomics, University of Bonn, Summer Semester 2003

Presentations at International Conferences

Marc Piopiunik, European Association of Labour Economists (EALE), Sept. 2011, Paphos, Cyprus

Marc Piopiunik, Verein f�r Socialpolitik (VfS), Sept. 2011, Frankfurt

Marc Piopiunik, European Economic Association (EEA), Aug. 2011, Oslo, Norway

Marc Piopiunik, Workshop �Educational Systems and Human Capital�, March 2011, Trondheim, Norway

Marc Piopiunik, European Economic Association (EEA), Aug. 2010, Glasgow, UK

Marc Piopiunik, European Society for Population Economics (ESPE), June 2010, Essen, Germany

Marc Piopiunik, European Association of Labour Economists (EALE), Sept. 2009, Tallinn, Estonia

Marc Piopiunik, Jahrestagung des Vereins f�r Socialpolitik (VfS), Sept. 2009, Magdeburg, Germany

Marc Piopiunik, European Meeting of the Econometric Society (ESEM), Aug. 2009, Barcelona, Spain

Marc Piopiunik, International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF), Aug. 2009, Cape Town, South Africa