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The Leading House Lecture Series was successfully launched in May 2009 and serves the international exchange of ideas and stimulates worldwide research networks in the field of economics of education. The Lecture Series highlights the importance of scientific research to facilitate educational policy making and to improve the overall quality of the system by answering critical policy- or practice-related questions.
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| Spring 2025 | |||
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18.02.2025 12:00-13:00 |
Prof. Antonio Cabrales, PhD University College London |
tbd |
University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, Room: PLM 103/104 |
| Autumn 2024 |
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26.11.2024 12:00-13:00 |
Prof. Alex Bryson, PhD University College London
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Estimating the relative importance of establishments in the determination of job quality, using linked employeremployee data |
University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, Room: PLM 103/104 |
| Spring 2023 | |||
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28.02.2023 ***cancelled*** |
Prof. Martina Viarengo Geneva Graduate Institute |
"Labor Market Integration, Local Conditions and Inequalities: Evidence from Refugees in Switzerland" |
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| Autumn 2022 | |||
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25.10.2022 12:00-13:00 |
Prof. Thomas Buser University of Amsterdam |
"Using genes to explore the relationship between personality, cognitive skills and labor market outcomes" |
University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, Room: PLM 103/104 |
| Spring 2022 | |||
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26.04.2022 12:00-13:00 |
Prof. Dietmar Harhoff Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb |
"Financial Market Reactions to International Patent Disclosures and Grants"
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University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, Room: PLM 103/104 |
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Spring 2021 |
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23.03.2021 15:00-16:00 |
Prof. David Figlio Northwestern, School of Education and Social Policy |
''Staffing the Higher Education Classroom'' |
online (for Link, please contact us) |
| Autumn 2020 | |||
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07.09.2020 ***rescheduled*** |
Prof. David Figlio Northwestern, School of Education and Social Policy |
University of Zurich | |
| Spring 2020 | |||
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26.05.2020 ***cancelled*** |
Prof. Dietmar Harhoff Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb |
University of Zurich
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24.03.2020 ***cancelled*** |
Prof. Paul Osterman MIT Sloan School of Management |
"Skills, Training, and the Future of Work: A Perspective From the United States" |
University of Zurich |
| Spring 2019 | |||
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28.05.2019 12:15-13:15 |
Prof. Guido Schwerdt University of Konstanz |
"Central Exams and Adult Skills: Evidence from PIACC" | University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 32, PLD-E-04 |
| Autumn 2018 | |||
| 20.11.2018 |
Prof. Samuel Mühlemann Ludwigs-Maximilian Universität Munich (LMU) |
"Works councils and the quality of apprenticeship training" | University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
| Spring 2017 | |||
| 11.04.2017 | Prof. Bernd Fitzenberger, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | “Additional Career Assistance and Educational Outcomes for Students in Lower Track Secondary Schools“ | University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
| Autumn 2016 | |||
| 22.11.2016 |
Prof. Thomas Dohmen, University of Bonn |
"Patience and the Wealth of Nations" |
University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
| Spring 2016 | |||
| 26.04.2016 |
Prof. David Marsden, London School of Economics (LSE) |
"Teachers' reactions to performance pay in England and Wales" |
University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
| 08.03.2016 | Stuart W. Elliott, PhD
OECD, Directorate for Education and Skills, Paris |
“Computers and the Future of Skills and Productivity” | University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
| Autumn 2014 | |||
| 09.12.2014 | Prof. Dr. Pedro S. Martins
Queen Mary College, University of London; Former Secretary of State for Employment, Portugal |
“Labour market institutions, reforms and outcomes: the case of Portugal during the Eurozone crisis” | University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
| 11.11.2014 | Prof. Dr. Arnaldo Camuffo
Department of Management and Technology, Bocconi University, Milan |
"Safety Reloaded: Lean Operations and High Involvement Work Practices For Sustainable Workplaces" | University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
| Spring 2014 | |||
| 20.05.2014 | Prof. Ofer Malamud, Ph.D.
Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago |
“General Education vs. Vocational Training: Evidence from Romania” | University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
| 05.03.2014 | Prof. Dr. Ludger Wössmann
Professor of Economics, University of Munich and Director of the Ifo Center for the Economics of Education and Innovation, Munich |
“School Systems and Student Achievement: Identification of Institutional effects from International tests” | University of Berne, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, Room A022 |
| Autumn 2012 | |||
| 22.11.2012 | Prof. Dr. Gerard Pfann
Professor in Econometrics of Markets and Organizations, Maastricht University and IZA Bonn |
“Job Security and Severance Pay Lenience in Recession” | University of Berne, Schanzeneckstr. 1, Room A-119 |
| Spring 2012 | |||
| 08.05.2012 | Prof. Eric Bettinger
Stanford University School of Education |
“The Role of Application Assistance and Information in College Decisions: Results from the HR Block FAFSA Experiment” | University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
| Autumn 2011 | |||
| 05.12.2011 | Prof. David Soskice
Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Senior Research Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford; Professor of Political Science, Duke University |
“Globalisation, Politics, Crisis and the Knowledge Economy: the Political Economy of Training in the Contemporary World” | University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
| Spring 2011 | |||
| 01.03.2011 | Dr. Chris Minns
London School of Economics and Political Science |
“The Price of Skill in Early Modern England: An Analysis of 18th Century Apprenticeship Premiums” | University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
| Spring 2010 | |||
| 23.04.2010 | Prof. Edward P. Lazear
Jack Steele Parker Professor of Human Resources Management and Economics; Morris Arnold Cox Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution |
“A personnel economics approach to leadership” | Zurich, Restaurant Linde |
| 30.03.2010 | Dr. Ursula Renold
Director of the Federal Office for Professional Education and Training (OPET) |
“Evidence-based educational policy: Selected case studies from Switzerland” | University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
| Spring 2009 | |||
| 26.05.2009 | Prof. Peter Cappelli
George W. Taylor Professor of Management, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania |
“Talent on Demand: Managing Talent in an Age of Uncertainty” | University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, PLM 103/104 |
