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Ludger Woessmann

German economist
Person human Q1873856

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
July 1, 1973
Place of birth
Sendenhorst
Country of citizenship
Germany[6]
Occupation
economist, university teacher, political economist
Employer
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[9]
Field of work
economics, education[7][8]
Educated at
University of Marburg, Kiel University, Technical University of Munich[10][11][12]
Award received
Gossen Prize, Friedwart Bruckhaus Prize[14][15]
Doctoral advisor
Horst Siebert[13]
Doctoral student
Erik Hornung, Franziska Hampf, Alexandra Semrad, Johannes Metzler[18][19][20][21]
Work location
Munich[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[26]
Academic degree
doctorate[22]
Family name
Wößmann[23]
Given name
Ludger[24]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[28]
Member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[16]
Name in native language
Ludger Wößmann[27]
Social media followers
+1668[29]
🏷️ Also known as
cs Ludger Woeßmann cs Ludger Wössmann cs Ludger Wößmann fi Ludger Woessmann fi Wößmann uk Лудгер Вьоссман
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
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ORCID iD
0000-0002-6912-2319
VIAF cluster ID
194037980
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2002024694
GND ID
120787113
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
2016-02-29-Ludger Wößmann-hart aber fair-4591.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14453143q
CiNii Research ID
1140000791607747712
DDB person (GND) ID
120787113
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120787113
FactGrid item ID
Bocelli
Freebase ID
/m/0c3lwhx
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GEPRIS person ID
1867888
Goodreads author ID
2944411
Google Scholar author ID
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IdRef ID
069421498
IxTheo authority ID
270947795
Leopoldina member ID (new)
ludger-woessmann
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
210311
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA1706917X
NL CR AUT ID
mub20201070193, pna2005301773
NUKAT ID
n2010041980
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007294229805171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202259362
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
250389754
RePEc Short-ID
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Scopus author ID
23986892700
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
woessmann
Yale LUX ID
person/463977f8-f4e5-49fa-ad62-689b3620af37
ZbMATH author ID
wossmann.ludger

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Affiliated with 4
Stanford University, Hoover Institution, Ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, IZA Institute of Labor Economics
Author of 2
Facing the life-cycle trade-off between vocational and general education in apprenticeship systems. An economics-of-education perspective, Skills and Earnings: A Multidimensional Perspective on Human Capital
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Facing the life-cycle trade-off between vocational and general education in apprenticeship systems. An economics-of-education perspective, Skills and Earnings: A Multidimensional Perspective on Human Capital
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Summary

Ludger Woessmann was born on July 1, 1973[1], in Sendenhorst[2]. He has worked as an economist[3], university teacher[4], and political economist[5].

FAQs

Where was Ludger Woessmann born?

Ludger Woessmann's place of birth was Sendenhorst[2].

What did Ludger Woessmann do for work?

Ludger Woessmann worked as an economist[3], university teacher[4], and political economist[5].

Where did Ludger Woessmann go to school?

Ludger Woessmann was educated at University of Marburg[10], Kiel University[11], and Technical University of Munich[12].

What awards did Ludger Woessmann receive?

Honors received include Gossen Prize[14] and Friedwart Bruckhaus Prize[15].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . socialpolitik.de. socialpolitik.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ideas.repec.org. ideas.repec.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . leopoldina.org. Retrieved . leopoldina.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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