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Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

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Johannes Kepler University Linz

rudolf.winterebmer@jku.at

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aging demography education fertility migration price setting unemployment wage determination

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 Discussion Paper No. 18509

Mitigating Mobility Frictions: The Effect of Cash-on-Hand on Labor Mobility

Karim Bekhtiar, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 18322

Reintegrating Older Long-Term Unemployed Workers: The Impact of Temporary Job Guarantees

Alexander Ahammer, Martin Halla, Pia Heckl, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17585

Monopsony: Wages, Wage Bargaining and Job Requirements

Jasmin Anderlik, Malika Jumaniyozova, Bernhard Schmidpeter, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

published in: German Economic Review, 2025

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

forthcoming in: Social Science Research

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

published as 'The forces behind social unrest: Evidence from the Covid-19 pandemic' in: Plos One, 2025, 20 (1), e0314165

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13984

The Health Externalities of Downsizing

Alexander Ahammer, Dominik Grübl, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2025, 107 (5), 1388-1405

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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