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Jens Ruhose
Jens Ruhose
Research Fellow
University of Kiel
ruhose@economics.uni-kiel.de External Homepage CV

Jens Ruhose is an applied economist, mainly interested in migration, labor economics, and economics of education related topics.

He is professor of labor and migration economics at Kiel University and has obtained his PhD in economics from the University of Munich. During his PhD studies, he worked for the ifo Center of the Economics of Education and was a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

Previously, he has studied economics and international economics at the University of Paderborn (Bachelor and Master) and the University of Warwick (Master). His work also comprises policy consultancy work for the European Commission and for several foundations in Germany and the United States.

He is a Research Fellow at IZA since November 2021 (Research Affiliate since January 2015).

IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16780
Socioeconomic Inequality in Life Expectancy: Perception and Policy Demand
Lasse J. Jessen, Sebastian Koehne, Patrick Nüß, Jens Ruhose
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16339
Why Is the Roy-Borjas Model Unable to Predict International Migrant Selection on Education? Evidence from Urban and Rural Mexico
Stefan Leopold, Jens Ruhose, Simon Wiederhold
published in: World Economy, 2025, 48 (2), 300 - 322
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15619
'The Double Dividend of Training' – Labor Market Effects of Work-Related Continuous Education in Switzerland
Stefan Denzler, Jens Ruhose, Stefan C. Wolter
published as 'Labour market effects of work-related continuous education in Switzerland – evidence from administrative data' in: Economics of Education Review, 2025, 107, 102683
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14820
Individualism, Human Capital Formation, and Labor Market Success
Katharina Hartinger, Sven Resnjanskij, Jens Ruhose, Simon Wiederhold
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14668
Academics' Attitudes toward Engaging in Public Discussions - Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Engagement Conditions
Vitus Püttmann, Jens Ruhose, Stephan L. Thomsen
published online in: Research in Higher Education, 5 December 2022
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14097
Can Mentoring Alleviate Family Disadvantage in Adolescence? A Field Experiment to Improve Labor-Market Prospects
Sven Resnjanskij, Jens Ruhose, Simon Wiederhold, Ludger Woessmann
published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 132 (3), 1013-1062
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13416
Are Older Workers Willing to Learn?
Jens Ruhose, Stephan L. Thomsen, Insa Weilage
revised version published as 'No mental retirement: estimating voluntary adult education activities of older workers' in: Education Economics, 2023, 32 (4), 440–473.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11857
Entry Barriers and the Labor Market Outcomes of Incumbent Workers: Evidence from a Deregulation Reform in the German Crafts Sector
Philipp Lergetporer, Jens Ruhose, Lisa Simon
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11854
The Wider Benefits of Adult Learning: Work-Related Training and Social Capital
Jens Ruhose, Stephan L. Thomsen, Insa Weilage
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2019, 72, 166-186,
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11488
Long-Term Relatedness between Countries and International Migrant Selection
Tim Krieger, Laura Renner, Jens Ruhose
published in: Journal of International Economics, 2018, 113, 35-54
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