Curriculum Vitae Nicole Schneeweis Contact Information Personal Information Department of Economics Year of birth: 1978 Johannes Kepler University Place of birth: Salzburg, Austria Altenbergerst. 69, 4040 Linz, Austria Citizenship: Austrian nicole.schneeweis@jku.at www.econ.jku.at/schneeweis Academic Positions since 04/2010 since 09/2014 Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz Research Affiliate in Labour Economics at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London since 01/2013 Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn 11/2014 01/2016 Maternity and parental leave (daughter Alma born in January 2015) 09/2008 03/2010 Researcher at the Austrian Center for Labor Economics and the Analysis of the Welfare State (http://www.labornrn.at), Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Project Manager: Rudolf Winter-Ebmer 10/2005 03/2010 Researcher for SHARE 50+ Survey for Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (http://www.share-project.org), Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Project Manager (Austria): Rudolf Winter-Ebmer 11/2004 06/2009 University Assistant at the Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz Visiting Positions 07/2011 06/2012 Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship from the Austrian Science Fund at the University of California, Berkeley 01/2007 04/2007 Marie Curie Early Career Research Fellow at the Centre for the Economics of Education (CEE), London School of Economics Education 06/2009 Dr in. rer. soc. oec. (PhD in Economics and Social Sciences) Thesis: Essays in Education Economics. Institutions, Efficiency and Equality of Opportunities. Supervisors: Rudolf Winter-Ebmer & Johann Bacher 10/2004 06/2009 Doctoral Program in Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz (Graduation with distinction) 1
10/2004 Mag a. Mag a. rer. soc. oec. (Master degrees in Economics and Social Sciences). Thesis: Peer Effects in Educational Production. Evidence from PISA 2000. Supervisor: Rudolf Winter-Ebmer 10/1998 10/2004 Undergraduate Programs in Economics and Business & Education, Johannes Kepler University Linz Honors & Awards Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship, Austrian Science Fund, 2011 Young Economists Award, Austrian Economic Association, 2009 Research Grant, City of Linz, 2008 Excellent Student Award, Johannes Kepler University Linz, 2004 Research Grant for diploma thesis, Johannes Kepler University Linz, 2004 Research Interests Economics of Education, Labor and Population Economics, Applied Microeconometrics Publications Articles in refereed Journals Is education always reducing fertility? Evidence from compulsory schooling reforms. Economic Journal, 126/595, pp. 1823-1855, 2016 (with Margherita Fort and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer). The causal effect of education on health: What is the role of health behaviors? Health Economics 25/3, pp. 314-336, 2016 (with Giorgio Brunello, Margherita Fort and Rudolf Winter- Ebmer). Immigrant concentration in schools: Consequences for native and migrant students. Labour Economics 35, pp. 63-76, 2015. Does education improve cognitive performance four decades after school completion? Demography 51/2, pp. 619-643, 2014 (with Vegard Skirbekk and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer). Job quality and employment of older people in Europe. Labour. Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations 28/2, pp. 141-162, 2014 (with Mario Schnalzenberger, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer and Martina Zweimüller). Early tracking and the misfortune of being young. Scandinavian Journal of Economics 116/2, pp. 394-428, 2014 (with Martina Zweimüller). Girls, girls, girls: Gender composition and female school choice. Economics of Education Review 31/4, pp. 482-500, 2012 (with Martina Zweimüller). Educational institutions and the integration of migrants. Journal of Population Economics 24/4, pp. 1281-1308, 2011. Peer effects in Austrian schools. Empirical Economics 32/2-3, pp. 387-409, 2007 (with Rudolf Winter-Ebmer). 2
Articles in non-refereed Journals Betriebliche Weiterbildung und Produktivität in österreichischen Betrieben. Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft 34/1, pp. 57-81, 2008 (with René Böheim). Working Papers Employer provided training in Austria: productivity, wages and wage inequality. WP No. 0915, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, October 2009 (with René Böheim and Florian Wakolbinger). Book Reviews Review of the Book School Accountability, Autonomy and Choice around the World by Ludger Woessmann, Elke Luedemann, Gabriela Schuetz and Martin R. West. Journal of Economics 99/3, pp. 283-285, 2010. Book Chapters Gerechtigkeit und Effizienz im Bildungswesen: Ergebnisse der Bildungsökonomie. In F. Eder und G. Hörl (Eds) Gerechtigkeit und Effizienz im Bildungswesen. Unterricht, Schulentwicklung und LehrerInnenbildung als professionelle Handlungsfelder. Conference Volume of the Austrian Society for Research and Development in Education (ÖFEB), pp. 21-31, Wien: LIT, 2008. Job Quality and Retirement Decisions. In: First Results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2004-2007), pp. 215-221, Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Ageing, 2008 (with Mario Schnalzenberger, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer and Martina Zweimüller). Presentations Conferences & Workshops 2016 Early Childhood Inequality Workshop, Nuremberg, Germany. 2014 Education Economics Committee of the Verein für Socialpolitik, Munich, Germany. 2013 Migration: Global Development, New Frontiers, Norface Conference, London, UK. Education Economics Committee of the Verein für Socialpolitik, Wuppertal, Germany. European Society for Population Economics, Annual Meeting, Aarhus, Denmark. European Association of Labour Economists, Annual Conference, Torino, Italy. 2012 Society of Labor Economists, Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA. 2011 European Society for Population Economics, Annual Meeting, Hangzhou, China. 2010 European Society for Population Economics, Annual Meeting, Essen, Germany. 2009 Austrian Economic Association, Annual Meeting, Linz, European Association of Labour Economists, Annual Conference, Tallinn, Estonia. European Conference on Educational Research, Annual Conference, Vienna, 2008 European Society for Population Economics, Annual Meeting, London, UK. Economics of Education and Education Policy in Europe, Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 3
2007 Austrian Economic Association, Annual Meeting, Klagenfurt, European Society for Population Economics, Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA. Austrian Society for Research and Development in Education, Annual Conference, Salzburg, 2006 Spring Meeting of Young Economists, Sevilla, Spain. Economics of Education and Education Policy in Europe, Summer School, Padova, Italy. European Science Days: Economics of Education and Science, Steyr, European Association of Labour Economists, Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic. 2005 Education and Training: Markets and Institutions, Workshop, Mannheim, Germany. Austrian Economic Association, Annual Meeting, Innsbruck, European Society for Population Economics, Annual Meeting, Paris, France. Austrian Society for Research and Development in Education, Annual Conference, Linz, Seminars 2013 Seminar of Applied Economics and Econometrics, University of Mannheim, Germany. 2012 Research Seminar, Center for Education Policy Analysis, Stanford University, USA. Research Seminar, Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, USA. 2011 Ski & Labor Seminar of the University of Zurich, Engelberg, Switzerland. Research Seminar, Department of Economics, University of California, Davis, USA. 2010 Research Seminar, Department of Economics, Stockholm University, Sweden. Empirical Economics Seminar, Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2009 Leibniz Seminar on Labour Research, Berlin, Germany. 2008 Ski & Labor Seminar of the University of Zurich, Engelberg, Switzerland. Research Seminar, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University, Neufelden, 2007 Research Seminar, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics, UK. 2006 Research Seminar, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University, Neufelden, Memberships & Affiliations Bildungsökonomischer Ausschuss des Vereins für Socialpolitik, Centre for Economic Policy Research (London), European Association of Labor Economists, European Society for Population Economics, Institute for the Study of Labor (Bonn), European Expert Network on Economics of Education (EENEE). 4
Referee Referee for the Journals B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, Economics of Education Review, Education Economics, Empirica, Empirical Economics, German Economic Review, Journal of Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of the Italian Economic Association, Labour Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, Review of Economics and Statistics, Schmollers Jahrbuch, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Social Science Research, Vienna Yearbook of Population Research. Teaching Introductory Microeconomics (since Summer 2005) Personnel Economics (Winter 2010/11, Winter 2012/13, Winter 2013/14, Winter 2016/17) Linz, January 2017 5