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I am Professor of Labor and Migration Economics at Kiel University. I am also an IZA Research Fellow and CESifo Research Network Affiliate.

I consider myself as an applied economist, mainly interested in migration, labor economics, and economics of education. More specifically, my research interests focus on the development and allocation of human capital as well as on the consequences of migration and differences in human capital on individual, aggregate, and social outcomes.

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Prof. Dr. Jens Ruhose

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1, 24116 Kiel

Email: ruhose(at)economics.uni-kiel.de

Office: WSP1-406

Before joining Kiel University, I hold positions at the Leibniz Universität Hannover (postdoc from March 2016 to August 2019), University of Mannheim (interim professor of economics from August 2017 to January 2018), and the Ifo Institute (postdoc and junior economist at the Ifo Center for the Economics of Education from May 2011 to April 2016). I have obtained my PhD (Dr. oec. publ.) in economics from the University of Munich in May 2015. During my PhD studies, I was a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University for five months. Previously, I have studied economics and international economics at the University of Paderborn (Bachelor and Master) and the University of Warwick (Master).