Sign in

Ludger Woessmann

@woessmann.bsky.social
4.1K followers 624 following 259 posts

Professor of Economics, University of Munich Director, ifo Center for the Economics of Education sites.google.com/view/woessmann-e

PostsRepliesMedia
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
They didn't match my priors, either. Overall, results seem pretty stable across the age range 6-11. It seems that directly having to follow the native curriculum and language may just be too hard and overwhelm many newly arriving refugee children.
010
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A distinctive feature of separated schooling that may account for its positive educational effect is that it allows employing teachers specialized in native-language teaching for non-native speakers. 5/5 www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
ifo.de
020
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
2️⃣ At the same time, integrated schooling increases cultural assimilation, measured by hormonal-contraceptive usage among teenage women, particularly for children from non-Muslim-majority countries. 4/5
110
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Using rich administrative data, we find that: 1️⃣ Integrated schooling reduces educational attainment at age 18, particularly for children of lower-educated parents. 3/5
120
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
… better promote the education and cultural assimilation of refugee children? In the Netherlands, differential treatment of refugee students between and within municipalities depending on their arrival age allows for novel two-way fixed effects models. 2/5
110
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
📢New working paper:🚨 “Integrated vs. Separated Schooling for Refugee Children: Long-Term Effects on Education and Assimilation” w/ @caterinapavese.bsky.social and @meulensimon.bsky.social 👉 Does direct integration into native schools or temporary placement in separate schools … 1/5
2178
Reposted by Ludger Woessmann
CESifo @cesifo.org · 14/09/2026
We had a great CESifo Area Conference on Economics of Education on 11 -12 September. Thanks to our scientific organizers, @woessmann.bsky.social and Rick Hanushek and to keynote speaker @johnlist.bsky.social! The event was once again supported by @rationalitycrc.bsky.social and CREDO Stanford 🙏
Group pictureCoffee BreakCoffee BreakBreak in the garden
0112
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.ifo.de/pressemittei...
ifo.de
PISA-Abstieg gefährdet unseren Wohlstand | ifo Institut
Der Leiter des ifo Zentrums für Bildungsökonomik, Ludger Wößmann, warnt vor den wirtschaftlichen Folgen der schlechten PISA-Leistungen. „Die grundlegenden Kompetenzen der Bevölkerung sind von zentrale...
001
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
ifo Institut: PISA-Abstieg gefährdet unseren Wohlstand Der eklatante Abstieg der PISA-Ergebnisse muss zu einem Umdenken in der Bildung führen. Die Vermittlung der Basiskompetenzen muss höchste Priorität haben. Link zum ausführlichen Statement im Kommentar 👇🏻
192
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
📢 We are hiring 📢 Please spread the word: We are hiring a 🧑‍🎓 Postdoc (up to 6 years, non-tenure track) at the ifo Center for the Economics of Education! Come join our team as junior faculty: www.ifo.de/en/job-offer... Application deadline: July 22
03949
Reposted by Ludger Woessmann
CESifo @cesifo.org · 31/03/2026
Our 1st event of the year just finished, the Junior Workshop on Economics of Education. Hosted by @woessmann.bsky.social, @caterinapavese.bsky.social, @mtotarelli.bsky.social, we saw a fine selection of papers from young economists. 🙏 Michela Carlana, @harvard.edu for an inspiring keynote speech!
ConferencePresentationGroup picture
0112
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
"Von ganz unten an die Spitze · Ist sozialer Aufstieg möglich?" 📺 Spannende Doku im BR www.ardmediathek.de/video/Y3JpZD... Auch mit kurzen Statements von mir (ab Min 10:00, 16:30, 24:30 und 27:15)
ardmediathek.de
mehr/wert: Von ganz unten an die Spitze · Ist sozialer Aufstieg möglich? - hier anschauen
Der Traum vom sozialen Aufstieg wird auch in Bayern geträumt. Doch kann er Wirklichkeit werden? Können es Kinder aus sozial schwachen Familien ganz nach oben schaffen? Immer wieder hört man, dass er ...
043
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
🚨 Now out in the Economic Journal: “Patience and Subnational Differences in Human Capital: Regional Analysis with Facebook Interests” w/ Hanushek, @kinnelavinia.bsky.social ‪& Sancassani 💡 Patience accounts for ¾ of regional achievement diffs in Italy, ⅓ US 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ej/u...
0218
Reposted by Ludger Woessmann
Henning Hermes @henninghermes.com · 28/01/2026
📣 Thrilled to announce our 5th Workshop on Field Experiments in Economics and Business, 7-8 Sept 2026, @tum.de, Campus Heilbronn. Keynotes: @peterbergman.bsky.social (University of Texas at Austin) & Esther Duflo (@mit.edu, University of Zurich) 🫶🏻 Submission deadline May 15, 2026 🚨 #EconSky
13519
Reposted by Ludger Woessmann
John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Munich in September, great colleagues, and a field that matters. If you're working on economics of education, please join us at the CESifo Economics of Education conference! Rick and Ludger (woessmann.bsky.social) always put together a very stimulating conference.
062
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
👆 CESifo call for papers - please distribute @cesifo.org @dynarski.bsky.social @joshua-goodman.com @peterbergman.bsky.social @kirabojackson.bsky.social @singhabhi.bsky.social @henninghermes.com @simonwiederhold.bsky.social @tomdee.bsky.social @rationalitycrc.bsky.social @ifoeducation.bsky.social
020
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
📢 Call for papers: CESifo Area Conference on Economics of Education co-organized w/ Eric Hanushek (Stanford) 🏛️ 11-12 Sept 2026, Munich 🧑‍🏫 Keynote: John List (Chicago) @johnlist.bsky.social 👉 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev... ⏰ Deadline: 11 May 2026 🖼️ Past programs: sites.google.com/view/woessma...
13825
Reposted by Ludger Woessmann
Julius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
In just over eight months, Berlin will hold its 20th state election since 1946. While its well known East West divide in voting behaviour is often attributed to the city’s former split into capitalist and socialist halves, these differences existed even before the city’s division. A thread. 🧵
69828
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Extremely saddened to learn about the passing of Jon Temple. He was a leading thinker on the economics of growth, and such a decent person. Here’s a few fond memories of our interactions, for which I’ll always be profoundly grateful: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... R.I.P., dear Jon.
linkedin.com
I am saddened beyond words to learn that Jon Temple, the profound investigator of the economics of growth, has passed away.   https://lnkd.in/d9KMSE7B   We must have first met at several conferences…...
I am saddened beyond words to learn that Jon Temple, the profound investigator of the economics of growth, has passed away.   https://lnkd.in/d9KMSE7B   We must have first met at several conferences ...
163
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
🚨 Deadline on Sunday: 🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩 👇
1109
Reposted by Ludger Woessmann
Henning Hermes @henninghermes.com · 23/12/2025
📣SAVE-THE-DATE 📣 Our Workshop on Field Experiments in Economics and Business celebrates its 5th anniversary with FANTASTIC keynote speakers: @peterbergman.bsky.social (UT Austin) and Esther Duflo (MIT) 🎉🙌 📍 Sept 7–8, 2026 at TUM Campus Heilbronn (pre-workshop get-together Sept 6).
1185
Reposted by Ludger Woessmann
ifo Education @ifoeducation.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
🎅🎁Our last newsletter of 2025 is out! ✨What Facebook data reveal about patience & educational achievement ✨Religious education has long-term effects ✨Good schools help disadvantaged children ...& more! 👉 sendlx.com/display.php?M=111332033&C=ff6ce63f422bb23d840c4ce5648c1c70&S=201333&L=1198&N=111605
142
Reposted by Ludger Woessmann
Raphael Brade @raphaelbrade.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I'm very happy that this paper has found a home and has been published just in time for the holidays. Free access for 50 days: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mI6Bc24bB...
0104
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
📢Our piece on @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social's "After Babel" Substack: Strong public support to restrict social media for children in Germany www.afterbabel.com/p/strong-pub... A huge majority of adults favors a minimum age for social media – and even adolescents themselves see harm from social media
afterbabel.com
Strong Public Support To Restrict Social Media for Children in Germany
A huge majority of adults favors a minimum age for social media – and even adolescents themselves see harm from social media.
1125
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Erreichen dieser Ziele erhöht volkswirtschaftliches Wachstum: 💶 20,9 Billionen Euro an zusätzlichem BIP bis 2105 (aktuelle Lebenserwartung) ≈ 5x derzeitiges BIP ≈ 10% des diskontierten BIP ➡️ So sehr lohnt es sich, Verbesserung der Bildungsleistungen zu priorisieren 3/3
040
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Bildungsziele von Ministerinnen Hubig (SPD), Prien (CDU) & Schopper (Grüne) bis 2035: 1️⃣ 50% weniger Schüler:innen, die Mindeststandards in Deutsch & Mathematik nicht erreichen 2️⃣ 20% mehr, die Regelstandards erreichen 3️⃣ 30% mehr, die Optimalstandards erreichen 2/3
130
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
🚨 Unsere neue Studie zeigt: 👉 Das Erreichen der Ziele „Bessere Bildung 2035“ würde rund 21 Billionen Euro an zusätzlicher Wirtschaftsleistung bringen "Volkswirtschaftliche Erträge besserer Bildung" mit Katia Werkmeister für die @bertelsmannst.bsky.social www.ifo.de/publikatione... 1/3
11412
Reposted by Ludger Woessmann
Henning Hermes @henninghermes.com · 10/12/2025
1/ 📣 BIG News! It’s finally official: I’m starting a new job – and it’s the BEST! 🥳 I’ve joined the ifo Institute Munich as Deputy Director of the @ifoeducation.bsky.social (tenured) and have been appointed Associate Professor (tenure-track) at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social / @econmunich.bsky.social.
11582
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Ich freue mich, wieder beim “Top of the Table” von Bildung.Table dabei zu sein! "Bildungsökonomen, so sagt es zumindest der Soziologe Aladin El-Mafaalani, seien derzeit die lautesten Bildungsaktivisten." table.media/heads/ludger... www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @table.media
072
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Ein Video ist auf der Webpage verfügbar: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev... und auf www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4P7...
ifo.de
CES Munich Lectures in Economics 2025 | ifo Institute
In 2025, CES honors another internationally outstanding economist, Prof. David Autor, Ph.D. as its Distinguished CES Fellow.
021
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The workshop was held in conjuntion with David’s outstanding Munich Lecture on Expertise, Artificial Intelligence, and Work of the Future www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...
ifo.de
CES Munich Lectures in Economics 2025 | ifo Institute
In 2025, CES honors another internationally outstanding economist, Prof. David Autor, Ph.D. as its Distinguished CES Fellow.
020
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Our fantastic workshop with @davidautor.bsky.social on Skills, Tasks & Technologies in the AI Era has come to a close. What a blast of outstanding research, new insights & lively discussion! Tremendous thanks to all contributors! Check out the exciting program: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...
183
Reposted by Ludger Woessmann
CRC Rationality & Competition @rationalitycrc.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
How much does out-of-school learning influence foreign-language acquisition? Our new analysis shows that historical national decisions to subtitle imported TV content systematically result in a large positive effect on English-language skills. open.substack.com/pu...
064
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
📢 FYI: 🧵 on 🆕 paper on training & early retirement: @hhsievertsen.bsky.social @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social @marirege.bsky.social @ingoisphording.bsky.social @raphaelbrade.bsky.social @econmunich.bsky.social ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬@rationalitycrc.bsky.social @cesifo.org ‬@ifoeducation.bsky.social
010
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
📢 FYI: 🧵 on 🆕 paper on training & early retirement: @massimo-anelli.bsky.social @profdaviddorn.bsky.social @winterebmer.bsky.social @caspalh.bsky.social @simonjaeger.bsky.social @michelebelot.bsky.social @henninghermes.com @simonwiederhold.bsky.social @lergetporer.bsky.social
110
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Finding that robot exposure led to labor market exit of elderly workers adds important nuance to literature on labor market effects of robots in Germany Overall, findings highlight scope for policy to promote adjustment mechanisms conducive to aggregate productivity 9/9
110
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
➡️ Training & retiring are relevant adjustment mechanisms used by firms & workers in intricate ways to react to disruptions ➡️ Structural change induces both productivity-enhancing & -reducing responses ➡️ Challenges simple narratives of labor market adaptation 8/9
110
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
I.e., response to robot 🤖 adoption: ⬆️ training 🧠 in indirectly affected services 🏢 but ⬆️ early retirement 👴 in directly affected manufacturing 🏭 Response to import 🌏 competition: ⬇️ training 🧠 ⬆️ early retirement 👴 in manufacturing 🏭 Opposite response to export expansion 🔁 7/9
110
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
4️⃣ Robot 🤖 exposure raises early retirement among manufacturing workers 🧑‍🏭🏖️ 5️⃣ Same for import 🌏 exposure 6️⃣ Opposite for export exposure 🔁 6/9
110
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Results: 1️⃣ Robot 🤖 exposure increases training 🧠—particularly in indirectly affected services 🧑‍💼 2️⃣ Import 🌏 exposure reduces training—particularly in manufacturing 🏭 3️⃣ Opposite for export exposure 🔁 5/9
110
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Established methods: Shift-share measures of local exposure to ➡️ Trade integration with China & Eastern Europe 🗺️ ➡️ Industrial robot adoption 🤖 Identification ➡️ Instrument local exposure using industry-specific changes in other high-income countries 🌐 4/9
110
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Novel data construction for German local labor markets, 1994-2014: 1️⃣ Training participation from Microcensus 📊 2️⃣ Early retirement from IAB employment records 🗂️ 3/9
110
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
How do firms & workers adjust to trade & technology shocks? We study 2 mechanisms that received little attention: 1️⃣ Training: upgrade skills 🧠💻 2️⃣ Early retirement: shift adjustment costs to public pension systems 🧾🏖️ Opposite implications for aggregate productivity 🔁 2/9
110
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🆕Working Paper🚨 Training or Retiring? How Labor Markets Adjust to Trade and Technology Shocks📒 w/ A.Bertermann, @dauthecon.bsky.social & @suedekum.bsky.social 🤖 Robots ➡️ ⬆️training & ⬆️early retirement 🌏 Imports ➡️ ⬇️training & ⬆️early r. 🌎 Exports ➡️ ⬆️training & ⬇️e.r. www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo... 🧵1/9
13013
Reposted by Ludger Woessmann
The JHR @j-humanresources.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Can schools change faith? Benjamin Arold, @woessmann.bsky.social & Larissa Zierow find that ending mandatory #ReligiousEducation reduces adult #religiosity by 7%. Students earn more, work longer hours, but pray less and skip church. doi.org/10.3368/jhr....
Can Schools Change Religious Attitudes? Evidence from German State Reforms of Compulsory Religious Education
Benjamin W. Arold, Ludger Woessmann and Larissa Zierow
We study whether compulsory religious education in schools affects students’ religiosity as adults. We exploit the staggered termination of compulsory religious education across German states in models with state and cohort fixed effects. Using three different datasets, we find that a reform abolishing compulsory religious education significantly reduced the religiosity of affected students in adulthood. It also reduced the religious actions of personal prayer, church-going, and church membership. Beyond religious attitudes, and consistent with a shift towards worldly norms and economic activities, the reform led to higher labor-market participation and earnings. By contrast, the reform did not affect ethical and political values or non-religious school outcomes.
065
Reposted by Ludger Woessmann
Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
And oh boy, "Adam's Research Minute" is a banger. The @benjaminarold.bsky.social, @woessmann.bsky.social, Zierow research on how schooling affects religiosity is super important and interesting. Here's the link to the journal article: jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl... 6/n
jhr.uwpress.org
Can Schools Change Religious Attitudes?
We study whether compulsory religious education in schools affects students’ religiosity as adults. We exploit the staggered termination of compulsory religious education across German states in model...
122
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Unser wichtigster Gradmesser der bundeslandspezifischen Entwicklung. Leider nur alle 6 Jahre. Extrem wichtige Zahlen. Sie sind ein Desaster. Die Bildungsministerkonferenz dazu: „Licht und Schatten im IQB-Bildungstrend 2024“😯🤷 3/3
161
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Alle sozio-demographischen Gruppen betroffen. Rückgang in allen Bundesländern. (Lediglich Hamburg (in allen Fächern) nicht signifikant.) Z.B. Mathe: NRW -34⬇️ Bayern -23⬇️ 2/3
130
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
⚡9.-Klässler:innen 2024 vs. 2018: Mathe -24⬇️ Bio -24⬇️ Chemie -24⬇️ Physik -23⬇️ Die neuen Ergebnisse des IQB-Bildungstrends. Ganz grob gesprochen: 9.-Klässler:innen liegen heute etwa auf Niveau der 8.-Klässler:innen noch vor 6 Jahren. 1/3
12112
Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Bildung ist die Grundlage unseres Wohlstands. Wie Nationen dieses Kapital vermehren können: Mein Interview zu meinem Vortrag bei der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften @oeaw.bsky.social (ÖAW-/Statistik Austria-Lecture) www.oeaw.ac.at/news/wie-hae...
oeaw.ac.at
Wohlstand durch Bildung
Wissen ist die Grundlage unseres Wohlstands. Wie Nationen dieses Kapital vermehren können, stellte Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Ludger Wößmann im Rahmen einer gemeinsamen Vorlesung von ÖAW und Statistik...
072