CHRISTINA GATHMANN Professor of Economics Department of Economics University of Heidelberg Bergheimer Straße 20 69115 Heidelberg, Germany Phone: +49-6221-54-5057 Email: [email protected] Webpage: http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaeten/wiso/awi/professuren/amnpoe/gathmann_en.html EDUCATION 2004 Ph.D, Department of Economics, University of Chicago 2004 M.A., Department of Economics, University of Chicago 1998 Diploma, Department of Economics, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany 1998 Diploma, Department of Social Sciences, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany RESEARCH INTERESTS Public Economics, Labor Economics, Policy Evaluation, Migration, Political Economy EMPLOYMENT AND AFFILIATIONS Since 2011 Professor, Department of Economics, University of Heidelberg Since 2013 Associate Editor, European Economic Review Since 2013 Academic Advisory Board, German Federal Ministry of the Economy and Technology (Wissenschaftlicher Beirat des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie) Since 2013 Academic Advisory Board, Institute for Employment Research (IAB) (Wissenschaftlicher Beirat des Instituts für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)) Since 2013 Research Fellow am College for Interdisciplinary Educational Research (CIDER) funded by the Jacobs Foundation, Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Leibniz Association Since 2009 Center for European Economic Research (ZEW), Research Associate Since 2007 Center on the Demography and Economics of Health and Ageing (CDEHA), Stanford University, Research Affiliate Since 2007 CESifo Institute, Research Fellow Since 2003 Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Research Fellow Research visits: Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and University College London (Summer 2000, Summer 2002) German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin (Summer 2003) Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn (Summer 2005, Summer 2006) Humboldt University of Berlin (Summer 2006) University of Mannheim (Fall 2008) CESifo Institute, Munich (Fall 2008) University College London (Fall 2011, Fall 2012) Columbia University and ISERP, New York City (Spring 2012) PAST ACADEMIC POSITIONS 2010-2012 Coordinator of the “German Internet Panel” for the Collaborative Research Center SFB884 “Political Economy of Reforms”, University of Mannheim 2009-2011 University of Mannheim, Department of Economics, Assistant Professor 2007-2009 Stanford University, Freeman Spogli Institute, Research Affiliate 2007-2009 Stanford University, Center for Longevity, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow 2006-2007 Hoover Institution, W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow 2006 Humboldt University Berlin, Lecturer at the 6th International Summer School (ISSEM) 2005-2009 CREES, Stanford University, Research Affiliate 2004-2006 Stanford University, Department of Economics, Visiting Faculty 2004-2006 Stanford Center for International Development (SCID), Visiting Scholar 2001 University of Chicago, Lecturer JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS [10] “Compulsory Schooling and Mortality in 20th Century Europe” (with Hendrik Jürges and Steffen Reinhold), Social Science and Medicine, Special Issue on “Educational Attainment and Adult Health: Contextualizing Causality”. [9] “The German Internet Panel: A Probability-Based Face-to-Face Recruited Online Panel” (with Annelies Blom and Ulrich Krieger), Field Methods, forthcoming. [8] “Voter Preferences, Direct Democracy and Government Spending” (with Patricia Funk), European Journal of Political Economy, 33 (2014): in press. [7] “How do Electoral Systems Affect Fiscal Policy? Evidence from Cantonal Parliaments, 1890-2000” (with Patricia Funk), Journal of the European Economic Association, 11, 5 (2013): 1178-1203. [6] “Gorbachev’s Anti-Alcohol Campaign and Russia’s Mortality Crisis” (with Grant Miller and Jay Bhattacharya), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 5, 2 (2013): 232-60. [5] “Does Direct Democracy Reduce the Size of Government? New Evidence from Historical Data, 1890- 2000” (with Patricia Funk), Economic Journal, 121, 557 (2011): 1252-1280. [4] “Overseas Trade and the Decline of Privateering” (with Henning Hillmann), Journal of Economic History, 71, 3 (2011): 730-761. [3] “How General is Human Capital? A Task-Based Approach” (with Uta Schönberg), Journal of Labor Economics, 28, 1 (2010): 1-50 (lead article). [2] “Effects of Enforcement on Illegal Markets: Evidence from Migrant Smuggling at the Southwestern Border”, Journal of Public Economics, 92, 10-11 (2008): 1926-1941. [1] “Skill Loss of Older East Germans after Unification”, Journal of Applied Social Science Studies (Schmollers Jahrbuch), 125 (2005): 1-10 (lead article). WORKING PAPERS [11] “Gender Gaps in Policy-Making: Evidence from Direct Democracy in Switzerland” (with Patricia Funk), Economic Policy, scheduled for April 2014. [12] “Taxing Childcare: Effects on Family Labor Supply and Children” (with Björn Saß), R&R at Journal of Labor Economics. [13] “Benefits of Citizenship? Evidence from Germany’s New Immigration Policy” (with Nicolas Keller), December 2013. [14] “Endogeneous US Welfare Policy: An Instrumental Variable Approach,” (with Latika Chaudhary), December 2011. [15] “Displacement, Human Capital Spillovers and Local Labor Markets” (with Ines Helm and Uta Schönberg), November 2013. [16] “Permanent Wage Changes and the East German Fertility Crisis after Unification” (with Melanie Arntz), October 2013. [17] “Trial and Error? Policy Experimentation during the US Welfare Reform” (with Andreas Bernecker), June 2013. [18] “Death and Politics: Proportional Representation and the Mortality Decline’’ (with Steffen Reinhold), December 2011. PERMANENT WORKING PAPERS [0] “Changes in Relative Wages and Household Income of Older Cohorts during East Germany’s Transition”, mimeo, University of Chicago, December 2004. OTHER PUBLICATIONS [25] “The Impact of Direct Democracy on Public Spending and the Size of Government” (with Patricia Funk), invited for CESifo DICE Report, 12, 1 (2014). [24] “The End of the Soviet Union’s Anti-Alcohol Campaign May Explain a Substantial Share of Russia’s ‘Mortality Crisis’ in the 1990s” (with Jay Bhattacharya and Grant Miller), European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog, London School of Economics, http://bit.ly/1c13API. [23] “Russia’s Anti-Alcohol Campaign during the Gorbachev Era” (with Marijke Welisch), CESifo DICE Report, 10, 4 (2012): 62-68. [22] “Betreuungsgeld benachteiligt Kinder aus sozial schwachen Familien” (with Björn Saß), KiTa aktuell Recht, 10, 3 (2012): 87-89. [21] “Die Wirkungen des Betreuungsgeldes auf Kinder und ihre Familien am Beispiel Thüringen” (with Björn Saß), unsere jugend (Zeitschrift für Studium und Praxis der Sozialpädagogik), 64, 9 (2012): 365-370. [20] “Direct democracy as a way to limit public spending: Evidence from Switzerland” (with Patricia Funk), VOX EU column, published online at http://www.voxeu.org/article/direct-democracy-way- limit-public-spending-evidence-switzerland on February 10, 2012. [19] “Does Deterrence Work? U.S. Border Enforcement, Migrant Smuggling, and Illegal Migration,” Stanford Center for International Development (SCID) Policy Brief, March 2005. WORK IN PROGRESS “The Mortality Decline in Switzerland from 1880-2000” (with Steffen Reinhold) “Voting Against Reform? Individual Gains and Voting Behavior during Economic Transition” “Knowledge Spillovers in Local Labor Markets” (with Thomas Cornelissen and Uta Schönberg) “Dynamic Tax Competition: Evidence from the Inner-German Border’’ (with Florian Misch) “Job Displacement and Adult Mortality” (with Kriistina Huttunen and Robin Stitzing) “Specific Human Capital and Internal Careers: Evidence from Matched Data” (with Astrid Kunze) “Labor Supply Responses: Evidence from Hypothetical Choices” (with Annette Holthausen) “Free Childcare and its Effects on Children and their Families in Germany” (with Anna Busse) “Assimilation of Immigrants: The Role of Language and Culture” (with Marijke Welisch) AWARDS AND HONORS 2006-2007 Brittson Fellowship for Russian Studies, Hoover Institution 2006-2007 W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellowship, Hoover Institution 2003-2004 Henry Morgenthau Jr. Memorial Fund Dissertation Fellowship, University of Chicago 2003 Young Economist Award, European Economic Association 2002-2003 Margaret G. Reid Memorial Fund Dissertation Fellowship, University of Chicago 1998-2002 University of Chicago Fellowship 1998 Röper Prize for Best Graduate in Economics, Humboldt-University of Berlin 1994 Dean’s Honors List, University of Ottawa, Canada 1993-1994 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Fellowship “North America Studies” RESEARCH GRANTS 2013-2016 “Political Reforms and the Mortality Decline: An Empirical Analysis for Swiss Cantons”, German Research Foundation (DFG Sachbeihilfe), €229.070 2013 “Determinants of Self-regulatory Behavior in Young Children” University of Heidelberg, Seed Grant of the Excellence Initiative II (FoF 4: Self-regulation and Regulation – Individuals and Organizations) 2011-2013 “Concept and Implementation of the German Internet Panel (GIP)” as responsible Coordinator of the Infrastructure Project Z1, Collaborative Research Center SFB 884 “Political Economy of Reforms”, University of Mannheim. German Research Foundation, funding agency of SFB 884, €1.150,000. 2011-2013 “The Effect of (Relative) Wages and Human Capital on Fertility Choices: Lessons from East Germany's Fertility Decline after Unification” ZEW Mannheim, Forschungsprogramm ‘Strengthening Efficiency and Competitiveness in the European Knowledge