Ludger Woessmann
Professor of Economics, University of Munich
Director, ifo Center for the Economics of Education
Welcome to my website
In my applied economic research, I try to combine scientific rigor with societal relevance. I think it is important to build bridges from research to the public debate.
I am particularly interested in the determinants of long-term prosperity of mankind. My research focuses especially on the importance of education for economic prosperity and on the effects of school systems on educational achievement and equality of opportunity.
Latest News
Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume 6, is out
Interview on wiwo.de on the German Integration Debate
Interview in Der Spiegel on Learning under Covid Conditions
New WP: Global Universal Basic Skills: Current Deficits and Implications for World Development
Data Release: The ifo Education Survey 2014-2021, Described in JbNSt Article
Paper out in Education Finance and Policy
Interview in Die Welt: We Need a New PISA Shock
New survey: Germans support integration of Ukrainian refugees through education
Paper on Belief Elicitation now out in the Journal of Econometrics
ifo Education Survey 2022: Germans favor lifelong learning to keep pace with structural change
Economic Journal Paper Assigned to Issue
New Working Paper: Making Tuition Contingent on Future Income Raises Public Support
New Working Paper: Religious Education in School Affects Religiosity in Adulthood
"Testing" Paper to Be Published in the Journal of Human Resources
New Working Paper: The Legacy of Covid-19 in Education
Paper on Covid-19 and Educational Inequality Published in the European Economic Review
Test Performance of German Students over Time: The Sad Smiley
Chapter on Religion in Economic History Published in the Handbook of Historical Economics
New Book at MIT Press: Public Opinion and the Political Economy of Education Policy around the World
New Working Paper: Mentoring Improves Labor-Market Prospects of Disadvantaged Adolescents