Uschi Backes-Gellner

Research Fellow

University of Zurich

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Backes-Gellner is Professor for Business and Personnel Economics at the Institute of Business Administration and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Zurich. Among others she was member of the German Expert Committee EFI, advising the German government on research and innovation, member of the Swiss Federal Committee on Vocational Education and Training, cofounder of the Colloquium on Personnel Economics (1998) and Deputy Chairperson of the “Verein für Socialpolitik” (2015/16). Together with Stefan Wolter (University of Berne) she is co-director of the Swiss Leading House on Economics of Education (www.leadinghouse.ch). Her research focuses on personnel, education and innovation economics. With Lazear and Wolff she is the author of the German textbook “Personnel Economics” and has published papers among others in Journal of Public Economics, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Industrial Relations, Kyklos, Education Economics, and Organization Studies. She served in the scientific councils of ZEW and IAB.

She joined IZA as a Research Fellow in September 2014.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17059
The Effect of Postsecondary Educational Institutions on Local Economies: A Bird's-Eye View
Patrick Lehnert, Madison Dell, Uschi Backes-Gellner, Eric Bettinger
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16652
How Negative Labor Supply Shocks Affect Training in Firms: Lessons from Opening the Swiss-German Border
Caroline Neuber-Pohl, Damiano Pregaldini, Uschi Backes-Gellner, Sandra Dummert, Harald Pfeifer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15957
How Middle-Skilled Workers Adjust to Immigration: The Role of Occupational Skill Specificity
Damiano Pregaldini, Uschi Backes-Gellner
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15780
Does Ethnic Diversity in Schools Affect Occupational Choices?
Damiano Pregaldini, Simone Balestra, Uschi Backes-Gellner
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15704
Social Norms and Gendered Occupational Choices of Men and Women: Time to Turn the Tide?
Patricia Palffy, Patrick Lehnert, Uschi Backes-Gellner
published in: Industrial Relations, 2023, 62 (4), 380-410
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15702
Occupational Tasks and Wage Inequality in Germany: A Decomposition Analysis
Miriam Koomen, Uschi Backes-Gellner
published in: Labour Economics, 2022, 79, 102284
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15694
IT Skills, Occupation Specificity and Job Separations
Christian Eggenberger, Uschi Backes-Gellner
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2023, 92, 102333
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15689
Does Updating Education Curricula Accelerate Technology Adoption in the Workplace? Evidence from Dual Vocational Education and Training Curricula in Switzerland
Tobias Schultheiss, Uschi Backes-Gellner
published in: Journal of Technology Transfer, 2024, 49, 191–235
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15688
Different Degrees of Skill Obsolescence across Hard and Soft Skills and the Role of Lifelong Learning for Labor Market Outcomes
Tobias Schultheiss, Uschi Backes-Gellner
published in: Industrial Relations, 2023, 62 (3), 257 - 287
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15687
Education Expansion and High-Skill Job Opportunities for Workers: Does a Rising Tide Lift All Boats?
Tobias Schultheiss, Curdin Pfister, Ann-Sophie Gnehm, Uschi Backes-Gellner
published in: Labour Economics, 2023, 82, 102354
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15555
Proxying Economic Activity with Daytime Satellite Imagery: Filling Data Gaps across Time and Space
Patrick Lehnert, Michael Niederberger, Uschi Backes-Gellner, Eric Bettinger
published in: Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Nexus , 2023, 2 (4), pgad099
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11288
Do Preferences and Biases Predict Life Outcomes? Evidence from Education and Labor Market Entry Decisions
Uschi Backes-Gellner, Holger Herz, Michael Kosfeld, Yvonne Oswald
published in: European Economic Review, 2021, 134, 103709
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7959
Social Attitudes on Gender Equality and Firms' Discriminatory Pay-Setting
Simon Janssen, Simone N. Tuor Sartore, Uschi Backes-Gellner
published as 'Discriminatory Social Attitudes and Varying Gender Pay Gaps within Firms'. in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2016, 96 (1), 253 - 279
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5671
Effects of Training on Employee Suggestions and Promotions in an Internal Labor Market
Christian Pfeifer, Simon Janssen, Philip Yang, Uschi Backes-Gellner
published as 'Effects of training on employee suggestions and promotions' in: Schmalenbach Business Review, 65(3), 270-287.
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