Guido Schwerdt

(born 15.01.1977)

Economist

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

Phone: +49(0)89/9224-1310
Fax: +49(0)89/9224-1460

E-Mail:
Website: http://www.cesifo-group.de/schwerdt-g

Schwerdt Guido

Main focus:

Education Economics, Labour Economics

Employed at the Ifo Institute since 2007.

Academic Background:

Oct. 2002	-	April 2007	Ph.D. in Economics, European University Institute , Florence, Italy
Oct. 2002	-	Sept. 2003	M.Res. in Economics, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Oct. 1997	-	Sept. 2002	M.Sc. in Economics (Diplom Volkswirt), University of Bonn, Germany

Languages:

German, English, Italian.

Professional Experience:

Sept. 2010	-	Aug. 2011	Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the Program on Education Policy und Governance (PEPG) at Harvard University, USA
July 2006	-	Aug. 2006	Economist (short-term contract) at the European Central Bank (ECB) Frankfurt, Germany
Nov. 2005	-	Dec. 2005	Consultant at the European Central Bank (ECB) Frankfurt, Germany

Stipendiary, awards and prize:

2011	Verein f�r Socialpolitik: Award for presentation at EEA 2011, University of Oslo
2011	IZA Research Fellow
2010 - 2011	Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Program on Education Policy und Governance (PEPG), Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
2009	Member of the Committee for the Economics of Education, German Economics Association
2008	SAP Fellow at the 3rd Nobel Laureate Meeting in Economics at Lindau
2007	CESifo Affiliate
2006 - 2007	European University Institute Completion Grant
2006	Verein f�r Socialpolitik: Award for presentation at EEA 2006, University of Vienna
2004/2005	Marie Curie Fellowship for doctoral students in the European Doctoral Program Network (EDNET)
2002 - 2004	Doctoral Scholarship of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)

Projects

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

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

National Educational Panel Study (NEPS)

Human Capital Production and Labour Market Success (Habilitation project)

Publications

Articles in refereed journals

Forthcoming

Schwerdt, Guido (with Elke Luedemann), "Migration Background and Educational Tracking: Is there a Double Disadvantage for Second-Generation Immigrants?", Journal of Population Economics, Forthcoming ( Accepted: 2012, Working paper version available as: CESifo Working Paper 3256 (PDF) )

2012

Schwerdt, Guido (with Martin R. West), "The Middle School Plunge: Achievement tumbles when young students change schools", Education Next 12 (2), 2012, 62-68

Schwerdt, Guido (with Ludger Woessmann, Dolores Messer, Stefan C. Wolter), "The Impact of an Adult Education Voucher Program: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment", Journal of Public Economics 96 (7-8), 2012, 569-583 ( Working paper version available as: CESifo Working Paper 3331 (PDF) )

2011

Schwerdt, Guido (with Amelie C. Wuppermann), "Is Traditional Teaching really all that Bad? A Within-Student Between-Subject Approach", Economics of Education Review 30 (2), 2011, 365-379

Schwerdt, Guido (with Amelie C. Wuppermann), "Sage on the Stage: Is lecturing really all that bad?", Education Next 11 (3), 2011, 62-67

Schwerdt, Guido (with Martin Schlotter, Ludger Woessmann), "Econometric Methods for Causal Evaluation of Education Policies and Practices: A Non-Technical Guide", Education Economics 19 (2), 2011, 109-137 ( Working paper version available as: CESifo Working Paper 2877 (PDF) )

Schwerdt, Guido, "Labor Turnover before Plant Closure: �Leaving the Sinking Ship� vs. �Captain Throwing Ballast Overboard�", Labour Economics 18 (1), 2011, 93-101

2010

Schwerdt, Guido (with Andrea Ichino, Oliver Ruf, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Josef Zweimueller), "Does the color of the collar matter? Employment and earnings after plant closure", Economics Letters 108 (2), 2010, 137-140

Schwerdt, Guido (with Jarkko Turunen), "Labor Quality Growth in Germany", Economics Letters 108 (3), 2010, 280-282

2007

Schwerdt, Guido (with Jarkko Turunen), "Growth in Euro Area Labour Quality", Review of Income and Wealth 53 (4), 2007, 716-734

2005

Schwerdt, Guido, "Why Does Consumption Fall at Retirement? Evidence from Germany", Economics Letters 89 (3), 2005, 300-305

Papers in academic volumes

2009

Schwerdt, Guido (with Jarkko Turunen), "Changes in Human Capital: Implications for Productivity Growth in the Euro Area", in: Julien Dupont und Pierre Sollberger (eds.): Productivity Measurement and Analysis: Proceedings from OECD workshops, OECD, Paris, 2009, 259-279

Articles in non-refereed journals

2011

Schwerdt, Guido (with Elke Luedemann), "Zuwanderer der zweiten Generation: Im deutschen Schulsystem doppelt benachteiligt?", ifo Schnelldienst 64 (04), 2011, 19-25 ( Abstract / Download )

Working Papers

2011

Schwerdt, Guido (with Martin R. West), "The Impact of Alternative Grade Configurations on Student Outcomes through Middle and High School", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 3530, 2011 ( Abstract / Download )

Schwerdt, Guido (with Ludger Woessmann, Dolores Messer, Stefan C. Wolter), "Effects of Adult Education Vouchers on the Labor Market: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 3331, 2011 ( Abstract / Download )

2010

Schwerdt, Guido (with Elke Luedemann), "Migration Background and Educational Tracking: Is there a Double Disadvantage for Second-Generation Immigrants?", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 3256, 2010 ( Abstract / Download )

Schwerdt, Guido (with Elke Luedemann), "Migration Background and Educational Tracking: Is there a Double Disadvantage for Second-Generation Immigrants?", PEPG 10-20 Working Paper, Program of Education Policy and Governance, Kennedy School of Government, 2010 ( Download )

2009

Schwerdt, Guido (with Martin Schlotter, Ludger Woessmann), "Econometric Methods for Causal Evaluation of Education Policies and Practices: A Non-Technical Guide", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2877, 2009 ( Abstract / Download )

Schwerdt, Guido (with Jarkko Turunen), "Labor Quality Growth in Germany", Ifo Working Paper Nr. 77, 2009 ( Abstract / Download )

Schwerdt, Guido (with Amelie C. Wuppermann), "Is Traditional Teaching really all that Bad? A Within-Student Between-Subject Approach", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2634, 2009 ( Abstract / Download )

2008

Schwerdt, Guido (with Andrea Ichino, Oliver Ruf, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Josef Zweimueller), "Does the color of the collar matter? Firm specific human capital and post-displacement outcomes", IZA Discussion Paper 3617, 2008

Schwerdt, Guido, "Labor Turnover before Plant Closure: �Leaving the Sinking Ship� vs. �Captain Throwing Ballast Overboard�", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2252, 2008 ( Abstract / Download )

2007

Schwerdt, Guido (with Andrea Ichino, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Josef Zweimueller), "Too Old to Work, too Young to Retire?", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2118, 2007 ( Abstract / Download / also available as CEPR Discussion Papers 6510, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers, IZA Discussion Paper 3110 and Institute for Advanced Studies Economics Series 220 )

Schwerdt, Guido (with Jarkko Turunen), "Changes in Human Capital: Implications for Productivity Growth in the Euro Area ", Ifo Working Paper Nr. 53, 2007 ( Abstract / Download )

Schwerdt, Guido, "Labor Turnover before Plant Closure: 'Leaving the sinking ship' vs. 'Captain throwing ballast overboard'", Economics Working Papers ECO200 22, 2007

2006

Schwerdt, Guido (with Jarkko Turunen), "Growth in Euro Area Labour Quality", CEPR Discussion Paper 5509, 2006

Selected Press Articles

08 Jul 2011

Integration durch Bildung: Doppelte Benachteiligung von Zuwandererkindern
Press article by Elke L�demann and Guido Schwerdt
Oekonomenstimmen.org, 08 Jul 2011

08 Oct 2007

Raising retirement age may not increase unemployment among older generations
Internet article by Guido Schwerdt
VOX, 08 Oct 2007

Teaching

Workshop, Methods for Causal Inference from Observational Data (with Ludger W��mann), 2nd EERA Spring School on Advanced Methods in Educational Research, Gothenburg University, 2012

Ph.D. Course, The Political Economy of the School (with Paul E. Peterson), John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2011

Workshop, From Correlation to Causation with Cross-Sectional Data, Research School Education and Capabilities, University of Dortmund, 2010

Lecture, Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets (with Oliver Falck), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Summer Semester 2010

Lecture, Economics of Education (with Prof. Ludger W��mann), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Winter Semester 2008/09

Ph.D. Course, Econometric Evaluation of Education Policy (with Ludger W��mann and Oliver Falck), Munich Graduate School of Economics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Winter Semester 2007/08

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

Presentations at International Conferences

Guido Schwerdt, CESifo Area Conference on the Economics of Education, 2011, Munich

Guido Schwerdt, Jahrestagung Verein f�r Socialpolitik, 2011, Frankfurt

Guido Schwerdt, European Economics Association (EEA) meeting, 2011, Oslo

Guido Schwerdt, CESifo Area Conference on the Economics of Education, 2010, Munich

Guido Schwerdt, European Society for Population Economics (ESPE) meeting, 2010, Essen

Guido Schwerdt, Tagung des Billdungspolitischen Ausschusses im Verein f�r Socialpolitik, 2010, Trier

Guido Schwerdt, North American Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society, 2009, San Francisco

Guido Schwerdt, Tagung des Billdungspolitischen Ausschusses im Verein f�r Socialpolitik, 2009, Landau

Guido Schwerdt, Spring Meeting of Young Economists, 2009, Istanbul

Guido Schwerdt, CESifo Area Conference on Employment and Social Protection, 2009, Munich

Guido Schwerdt, European Economics Association (EEA) meeting, 2009, Barcelona

Guido Schwerdt, Jahrestagung Verein f�r Socialpolitik, 2009, Magdeburg

Guido Schwerdt, European Association of Labour Economists (EALE) meeting, 2009, Talinn

Guido Schwerdt, Association of Southern European Economic Theorists (ASSET), 2008, Florence

Guido Schwerdt, Verein f�r Socialpolitik (VfS), 2008, Graz

Guido Schwerdt, European Association of Labour Economists (EALE), 2008, Amsterdam

Guido Schwerdt, European Economic Association (EEA), 2008, Mailand

Guido Schwerdt, Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference, 2008, Perth, Scottland

Guido Schwerdt, Royal Economic Society Meeting, 2008, Warwick

Guido Schwerdt, Jahrestagung des Vereins f�r Socialpolitik, Oct. 2007, M�nchen

Guido Schwerdt, 2nd Italian Congress of Econometrics and Empirical Economics, Rimini, 2007

Guido Schwerdt, European Economics Association (EEA) meeting, Vienna, 2006

Guido Schwerdt, European Association of Labour Economists (EALE) meeting, Prague, 2006

Guido Schwerdt, Jahrestagung Verein f�r Socialpolitik, Bayreuth, 2006