Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

Research Fellow

Johannes Kepler University Linz

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Rudolf Winter-Ebmer is Professor for Labor Economics at the University of Linz, Austria and Research Professor at the Vienna Institute for Advanced Studies. Rudolf received a Ph.D. in Economics in 1991 and a Habilitation degree from the University of Linz in 1996. In 1995-96 he was Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Industrial Relations at UC Berkeley and 1998 Visiting Professor at the University of Graz, he has lectured in Zurich, Innsbruck and Vienna. Since 1992 he has been Research Affiliate and later Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, London. From 1998-2004 he served the European Society for Population Economics as Secretary and later as President, he is a member of the section on population economics of the "Verein für Socialpolitik". He was coordinator of the "Austrian Center for Labor Economics and the Analysis of the Welfare State" as well as the Austria Country Team Leader for SHARE (Survey on Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe). In 2000-2002, he was President of the Ausrian Economic Association. His interests lie in the areas of microeconometric labor market research and include topics such as unemployment, wage formation, education, inequality, discrimination, migration and economics of aging. His research has been published in the American Economic Review, Journal of Labor Economics, European Economic Review, Oxford Economic Papers, JEEA and Economica among others.

Rudolf joined IZA as a Research Fellow in March 1999.

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IZA-Publikationen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17585
Monopsony: Wages, Wage Bargaining and Job Requirements
Jasmin Anderlik, Malika Jumaniyozova, Bernhard Schmidpeter, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17380
Educational Hypogamy Is Associated with a Smaller Child Penalty on Women's Earnings
Nadia Steiber, Lara Lebedinski, Bernd Liedl, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16233
External Pay Transparency and the Gender Wage Gap
Wolfgang Frimmel, Bernhard Schmidpeter, Rene Wiesinger, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15519
Banking on Snow: Bank Capital, Risk, and Employment
Simon Baumgartner, Alex Stomper, Thomas Schober, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14884
COVID-19 and the Forces behind Social Unrest
Mario Lackner, Uwe Sunde, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
forthcoming in: Plos One, 2025
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13984
The Health Externalities of Downsizing
Alexander Ahammer, Dominik Grübl, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published online as 'The Health Effects of Downsizing Survival' in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 29 May 2023
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13975
Does Robotization Affect Job Quality? Evidence from European Regional Labour Markets
José-Ignacio Antón, Enrique Fernández-Macías, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Industrial Relations, 2023, 62 (3), 232 - 256
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13068
Intergenerational Transmission of Unemployment: Causal Evidence from Austria
Dominik Grübl, Mario Lackner, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11736
How Do Automation and Offshorability Influence Unemployment Duration and Subsequent Job Quality?
Bernhard Schmidpeter, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published as 'Automation, unemployment, and the role of labor market training' in: European Economic Review, 2021, 137, 103808
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11199
Grandmothers' Labor Supply
Wolfgang Frimmel, Martin Halla, Bernhard Schmidpeter, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57 (2), 1645 - 1689
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10446
The Effects of International Migration on Native Workers' Unionisation in Austria
José-Ignacio Antón, René Böheim, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published as 'The effect of migration on unionization in Austria' in: Empirical Economics, 2022, 63, 2693–2720
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9928
How Does Parental Divorce Affect Children's Long-term Outcomes?
Wolfgang Frimmel, Martin Halla, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 239, 105201
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9564
Are Competitors Forward Looking in Strategic Interactions? Evidence from the Field
Mario Lackner, Rudi Stracke, Uwe Sunde, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organisation, 2020, 179, 544-565
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9192
Seniority Wages and the Role of Firms in Retirement
Wolfgang Frimmel, Thomas Horvath, Mario Schnalzenberger, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
publshed in: Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 164, 19 - 32
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9176
The Effect of Income on Mortality: New Evidence for the Absence of a Causal Link
Alexander Ahammer, Thomas Horvath, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society A, 2017, 180 (3), 793 - 816
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8396
When Is the Best Time to Give Birth?
Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter, Christoph Pamminger, Andrea Weber, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, 179(3), 707-725, 2016.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6958
Does Schooling Improve Cognitive Functioning at Older Ages?
Nicole Schneeweis, Vegard Skirbekk, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published as 'Does Education Improve Cognitive Performance Four Decades After School Completion?' in: Demography, 2014, 51 (2), 619-643
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6704
Can Pro-Marriage Policies Work? An Analysis of Marginal Marriages
Wolfgang Frimmel, Martin Halla, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Demography, 2014, 51(4), 1357-1379
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6015
More Schooling, More Children: Compulsory Schooling Reforms and Fertility in Europe
Margherita Fort, Nicole Schneeweis, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
substantially revised version published as 'Is Education Always Reducing Fertility? Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Reforms' in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126 (595), 1823 - 1855
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5944
The Causal Effect of Education on Health: What is the Role of Health Behaviors?
Giorgio Brunello, Margherita Fort, Nicole Schneeweis, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Health Economics, 2016, 25 (3), 314-336
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4446
Assortative Mating and Divorce: Evidence from Austrian Register Data
Wolfgang Frimmel, Martin Halla, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
revised version published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, 2013, 176(4), 907–929
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4323
Gender Wage Inequality and Economic Growth: Is There Really a Puzzle?
Thomas Schober, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: World Development, 2011, 39 (8), 1476-1484
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4239
Labour Supply Effects of a Subsidised Old-Age Part-Time Scheme in Austria
Nikolaus Graf, Helmut Hofer, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung/Journal for Labour Market Research, 2011, 44 (3), 217-229
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3617
Does the Color of the Collar Matter? Firm Specific Human Capital and Post-Displacement Outcomes
Guido Schwerdt, Andrea Ichino, Oliver Ruf, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Josef Zweimüller
published in: Economic Letters, 2010, 108 (2), 137-140
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3272
Clash of Career and Family: Fertility Decisions after Job Displacement
Emilia Del Bono, Andrea Weber, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
revised version published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, 10 (4), 659 - 683
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3210
Mentoring and Segregation: Female-Led Firms and Gender Wage Policies
Ana Rute Cardoso, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2010, 64 (1), 143-163
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3110
Too Old to Work, Too Young to Retire?
Andrea Ichino, Guido Schwerdt, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Josef Zweimüller
published in: Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2017, 9, 14-29
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3104
Returns to Apprenticeship Training in Austria: Evidence from Failed Firms
Josef Fersterer, Jörn-Steffen Pischke, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 104 (4), 733-753
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2918
Market Orientation and Gender Wage Gaps: An International Study
Martina Zweimüller, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Doris Weichselbaumer
published in: Kyklos, 2008, 61 (4), 615-635
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2845
Why Are Mothers Working Longer Hours in Austria than in Germany? A Comparative Micro Simulation Analysis
Helene Dearing, Helmut Hofer, Christine Lietz, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Katharina Wrohlich
published in: Fiscal Studies, 2007, 28 (4), 463-495
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1602
When and How to Create a Job: The Survival of New Jobs in Austrian Firms
René Böheim, Alfred M. Stiglbauer, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Economics Letters, 2009, 105 (1), 17-19
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1329
Who is on the Rise in Austria: Wage Mobility and Mobility Risk
Thomas Raferzeder, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2007, 5 (1), 39-51
IZA Discussion Paper No. 923
Reducing Start-Up Costs for New Firms: The Double Dividend on the Labour Market
Uwe Dulleck, Paul Frijters, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2006, 108 (2); 317-337.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 906
A Meta-Analysis of the International Gender Wage Gap
Doris Weichselbaumer, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2005, 9 (3), 479-511
IZA Discussion Paper No. 905
Rhetoric in Economic Research: The Case of Gender Wage Differentials
Doris Weichselbaumer, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Industrial Relations, 2006, 45 (3), 416–436
IZA Discussion Paper No. 822
The Effects of Competition and Equal Treatment Laws on the Gender Wage Differential
Doris Weichselbaumer, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Economic Policy, 2007, 22 (50), 235-287
IZA Discussion Paper No. 658
Why Do Students Expect to Stay Longer in College? Evidence from Europe
Giorgio Brunello, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Economics Letters, 2003, 80 (2), 247-253.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 546
Job Creation and Job Destruction in a Regulated Labor Market: The Case of Austria
Alfred M. Stiglbauer, Florian Stahl, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Josef Zweimüller
published in: Empirica 30, 2003, 127-148.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 503
Public Funding and Enrolment into Higher Education in Europe
Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Aniela Wirz
IZA Discussion Paper No. 299
The Wage Expectations of European College Students
Giorgio Brunello, Claudio Lucifora, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39 (4), 1116-1142
IZA Discussion Paper No. 277
Evaluating an Innovative Redundancy-Retraining Project: The Austrian Steel Foundation
Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published as 'Coping with a structural crisis: evaluating an innovative redundancy-retraining project' in: International Journal of Manpower, 2006, 27 (8), 700 - 721
IZA Discussion Paper No. 138
Firm-specific Training: Consequences for Job Mobility
Josef Zweimüller, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published as 'On-the-job-training, job search and job mobility' in: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Nationalökonomie und Statistik / Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 139 (4), 563-576
IZA Discussion Paper No. 126
Smoking, Discount Rates, and Returns to Education
Josef Fersterer, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22 (6), 561-566
IZA Discussion Paper No. 72
Are Austrian Returns to Education Falling Over Time?
Josef Fersterer, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Labour Economics, 2003, 10 (1), 73-89
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2
East-West Trade and Migration: The Austro-German Case
Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Klaus F. Zimmermann
published in: R. Faini / J. de Melo / K. F. Zimmermann (eds.), Migration. The Controversies and the Evidence, Cambridge, 1999, 296-327
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