Guido Schwerdt

Research Fellow

University of Konstanz

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Guido Schwerdt is Professor of Economics, in particular Public Economics, at the University of Konstanz. Before joining the faculty in Konstanz, he was Professor of Economics, in particular Applied Microeconomics, at the University of Siegen, researcher at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich and research fellow at the Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) at Harvard University. He graduated in Economics at the University of Bonn and received his Ph.D. in Economics from the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence. He is also Research Professor at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research and fellow of the CESifo Research Network. His research interests include the Economics of Education, Labor Economics, and Public Economics.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in November 2011.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14854
The Intergenerational Transmission of Cognitive Skills: An Investigation of the Causal Impact of Families on Student Outcomes
Eric A. Hanushek, Babs Jacobs, Guido Schwerdt, Rolf Van der Velden, Stan Vermeulen, Simon Wiederhold
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14769
Religious Practice and Student Performance: Evidence from Ramadan Fasting
Erik Hornung, Guido Schwerdt, Maurizio Strazzeri
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14107
Central Exams and Adult Skills: Evidence from PIAAC
Lisa Leschnig, Guido Schwerdt, Katarina Zigova
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12749
Information Provision and Preferences for Education Spending: Evidence from Representative Survey Experiments in Three Countries
Maria Alejandra Cattaneo, Philipp Lergetporer, Guido Schwerdt, Katharina Werner, Ludger Woessmann, Stefan C. Wolter
published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 63, 101876
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11283
Skills, Signals, and Employability: An Experimental Investigation
Marc Piopiunik, Guido Schwerdt, Lisa Simon, Ludger Woessmann
published in: European Economic Review, 2020, 123, 103374
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10249
Coping with Change: International Differences in the Returns to Skills
Eric A. Hanushek, Guido Schwerdt, Simon Wiederhold, Ludger Woessmann
published in: Economics Letters, 2017, 153, 15-19
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9968
Information and Preferences for Public Spending: Evidence from Representative Survey Experiments
Philipp Lergetporer, Guido Schwerdt, Katharina Werner, Ludger Woessmann
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 167, 138-157
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9122
The Information Value of Central School Exams
Guido Schwerdt, Ludger Woessmann
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2017, 56, 65-79
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8903
Does Early Educational Tracking Increase Migrant-Native Achievement Gaps? Differences-In-Differences Evidence Across Countries
Jens Ruhose, Guido Schwerdt
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2016, 52, 134-154
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7850
Returns to Skills around the World: Evidence from PIAAC
Eric A. Hanushek, Guido Schwerdt, Simon Wiederhold, Ludger Woessmann
published in: European Economic Review, 2015, 73, 103-130
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7314
The Effects of Test-based Retention on Student Outcomes over Time: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Florida
Guido Schwerdt, Martin R. West
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 152, 154-169
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6889
Central School Exit Exams and Labor-Market Outcomes
Marc Piopiunik, Guido Schwerdt, Ludger Woessmann
published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 31, 93-108
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6208
The Impact of Alternative Grade Configurations on Student Outcomes through Middle and High School
Guido Schwerdt, Martin R. West
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 97 (C), 308-326
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5431
Effects of Adult Education Vouchers on the Labor Market: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
Guido Schwerdt, Dolores Messer, Ludger Woessmann, Stefan C. Wolter
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96 (7-8), 569-583
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4725
Econometric Methods for Causal Evaluation of Education Policies and Practices: A Non-Technical Guide
Martin Schlotter, Guido Schwerdt, Ludger Woessmann
published in: Education Economics, 2011, 19 (2), 109-137
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. 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 Standpunkt Nr. 69
Ökonometrische Methoden zur Evaluierung kausaler Effekte der Wirtschaftspolitik
Franziska Kugler, Guido Schwerdt, Ludger Woessmann
published in: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2014, 15 (2), 105-132
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