Curriculum Vitae - Universität St.Gallen

Curriculum Vitae - Universität St.Gallen

Curriculum Vitae – Andrea Christina Felfe
Last Update: 17th April 2015
Andrea Christina Felfe
Universität St. Gallen
Swiss Institute of Empirical Economic Research
Varnbüelstr.14
CH - 9000 St. Gallen
www.sew.unisg.ch/felfe
Office phone: +41 –712242329
Mobile phone: +41 –767178138
Email: christina.felfe@unisg.ch
Civil Status: Married
Children: Olivia (born November 30, 2013) – on maternity leave December 2013-April 2014
Language: German (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), Portuguese (very good), French
(good), Italian (good)
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
Applied Econometrics, Education Economics, Labor Economics
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Assistant Professor, Universität St. Gallen, since 08/2008
Econometric Consultant at the Swiss Institute of Empirical Economics Research, since 08/2008
Visiting Researcher at University of Amsterdam, July-September 2011, April 2012
AFFILIATIONS
CESifo Research Fellow, since 11/2014
Member of “BevölkerungssökonomischerAusschuss des Vereins für Socialpolitk”, since 02/2014
Member of “BildungsökonomischerAusschuss des Vereins für Socialpolitk”, since 03/2013
Affiliate “Kompetenznetzwerk Frühe Kindheit”, Universität Konstanz, since 03/2013
CESifo Research Affiliate, 05/2009 – 10/2014
EDUCATION
PhD in Economics
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08/2004-07/2008 (summa cum laude)
Dissertation: "Economic Consequences of Motherhood - The Role of
Job Disamenities" (Supervisor: Libertad González)
Committee: Juan Jose Dolado, Gosta Esping-Anderson,
Sergi Jiménez, Sara de la Rica, Ernesto Villanueva
Visiting PhD Student
London School of Economics, 03-07/2007
M.Sc. Economics
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 09/2003-08/2004 (with distinction)
Graduate Studies
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 2002-2003
M.A. in Cultural Studies
Universität Passau, 1997-2002
B.A. in Economics
Universität Passau, 1998-2001
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PUBLICATIONS
“When Does Time Matter? Maternal Employment, Children's Time with Parents and Child
Development” (2014), Demography, 51(5): 1867-1894 (with A. Hsin)
"Can’t buy Mommy’s Love?Universal Child Care and Children’s Long-term Cognitive
Development: Evidence from a Natural Experiment", forthcoming in Journal of Population
Economics , DOI 10.1007/s00148-014-0532-x (with N. Rodriguez-Planas & N. Nollenberger)
“After-School Care and Children’s Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills” (2014), B.E. Journal of
Economic Analysis and Policy – Contributions 14(4): 1299-1336 (with L. Zierow)
“The Motherhood Wage Gap–What about Job Amenities? (2012), Labour Economics 19(1): 59ff
“The Willingness to Pay for Job Amenities: Evidence from Mothers' Return to Work” (2012),
Industrial and Labor Relations Review 65(2): 10ff
“Maternal Work Conditions and Child Development” (2012), Economics of Education Review
31(6): 1037-1057 (with A. Hsin)
"The closer the sportier? On the level of children's sport activity and their distance to sports
facilities”(2011), European Review of Ageing and Physical Activity, 8(2):67-82 (with A.
Steinmayr & M. Lechner)
WORKING PAPERS
“The Tempest: Natural Disasters, Early Shocks and Children's Short- and Long-Run Outcomes",
(2014) CESifo WP 4168, with E. Deuchert, (revise & resubmit at European Economic Review)
“Does preschool boost the development of minority children? The case of young Romas in
Eastern and Central Europe” (2014),mimeo, with M. Huber (revise & resubmit at Journal of the
Royal Statistical Society – Series A)
"Does Early Child Care Help or Hinder Child Development?” (2014), IZA DP 8484 with R.
Lalive, (submitted)
“Granting Birthright citizenship: A Door Opener to Immigrant Children’s Educational
Participation and Success?”(2014), CESifo WP 4959, with J. Saurer (submitted)
"Sports and Child Development”(2013), with A. Steinmayr & M. Lechner, CEPR DP 8523
(submitted)
"After-School Care and Parents’ Labor Supply" (2013), University of St. Gallen DP 2013-34,
with M. Lechner and P. Thiemann (under revisions)
"Early Child Care and Child Development? For Whom it Works and Why", IZA DP 7100, with R.
Lalive (under revision)
WORK IN PROGRESS
“Full-Day Care and Child Development”, with Larissa Zierow
“Statistical Discrimination and the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from Maternity Leave
Extensions in Austria and Germany”,with A.Lefter, A. Schlosser & A.Steinhauer
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INVITED CONTRIBUTIONS
„Anreize des Sozial- und Fiskalsystems zur Aufteilung der Betreuungsarbeit“in Schweizerische
Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften, Bulletin 1/2015, Dossier „Familienrecht“
“Lessons from a Decade of Child Care Reforms: Early Child Care and Child Development” in
H.W. Sinn “CESifo DICE Report - Journal for Institutional Comparisons" (1/2015)
“Child Care Institutions – A Relevant Policy Tool to Enhance Gender Equality?” (joint with Rolf
Iten and Susanne Stern) in B. Liebig, L. Criblez, K. Gotschall and B. Sauer “Gender Equality:
Theories, Practices, and Perspectives” (forthcoming)
POPULAR WRITING
„Nur eine adäquate Familienpolitik gibt den Frauen die Freie Wahl“, NZZaS, 24.08.2014
“Gleiche Startchancen für alle”, NZZ, 15.05.2013 (joint with M. Müller)
“Schweizer bezahlen europaweit am meisten für Krippenplätze”, NZZ am Sonntag, 10.03.2013
“Kinderkrippen helfen gegen Lohnungerechtigkeit”, Neue Luzerner Zeitung, 09.03.2012
„Does sport make your kids smarter? New evidence from Germany“. VOX EU, 04.11.2011 (joint
with M. Lechner and A. Steinmayr)
“Der Staat kann Vorurteile abbauen”, Die Weltwoche, Ausgabe 48/2009, (joint with A. Kunz)
THIRD PARTY FUNDS
Eidgenössisches Büro für
Gleichstellung
Evaluation des Standardanalysemodells der Eidgenossenschaft zur
Lohnungleichheit zwischen Mann und Frau (PI: with Infras;
100‘000 CHF)
Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen (Schweiz)
“Analyse der Vollkosten und der Finanzierung von Krippenplätzen
in Deutschland, Frankreich und Österreich im Vergleich zur
Schweiz (with INFRAS; 80 000 CHF), 2014
HSG Economic Policy
Research Grant for the Research Project “Early Child
Development”, (12 000 CHF), 2012-2013
NFP60
Swiss National Science Foundation Project: “Gender Equality: The
Role of Child Care Services” (Co-PI; with M. Lechner, P.
Thiemann and INFRAS; 350 000 CHF), 2010-2013
AWARDS
HSG Quantitative Economics Research Incentives for Publications (Rank 1, 15 000 CHF), 2014
HSG Quantitative Economics Research Incentives for Publications (Rank 1, 18 000 CHF), 2013
Best Paper Award
Winner of the Heinz König Young Scholar Award for the paper
"The Willingness to Pay for Job Amenities: Evidence from Mothers'
Return to Work" (5000 Euro), 2009
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Research Grant
Winner of the Eva L. Mueller New Directions in Economics and
Demography Fund (with Amy Hsin; 7000 USD), 2009
RTN Research Fellowship
Federación de Economía Aplicada and REVISER, 2006
Research Grant
Centre de Referencia en Economía Analítica, 2004-2006
RTN Research Grant
European Commission & CEPR, 2003-2004
Study Grant
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) 1999-2000
Grant for Gifted Students
Bavarian Ministry of Culture and Education, 1997-2002
CONFERENCES & INVITED TALKS
2015: Universität Mannheim (scheduled March 27), UC San Diego (scheduled April 22), UC
Santa Barbara (scheduled April 24), USC (scheduled April 29), UC Davis (scheduled May 1),
Essex University (scheduled May 11), EEA (scheduled August),
2014: Bevölkerungsökonomischer Ausschuss (Linz) Bildungsökonomischer Ausschuss
(München); Barcelona Summer Forum (Barcelona), EALE (Ljublijana), NIW (Hannover)
2013: Workshop on Economics, Statistics and Econometrics of Education (Lisbon); Bildungsökonomischer Ausschuss (Wuppertal); RES Meetings (London); DIW (Berlin); SOLE (Boston);
University of Turin; ESPE (Aarhus); EEA (Gothenburg); University of Mannheim;
EALE(Turin); CESifo Munich
2012: Norges Handelshøyskole (Bergen); CESIfo Area Conference on Economics of Education
(Munich); CESifo & UCLS Conference on Families, Children & Human Capital Formation
(Munich); SOLE (Chicago)
2011: Tinbergen Institute (Amsterdam); University of Uppsala; Universitat de Barcelona; CESIfo
Area Conference on Economics of Education (Munich); International Workshop on Applied
Economics of Education (Catanzaro); Workshop on Empirical Analysis of Family Economics
(Aarhus); Conference on Human Capital Formation in Childhood and Adolescence (Stockholm);
SOLE (Vancouver); SAE (Malaga)
2010: Albert-Ludwig Universität (Freiburg); DIW (Berlin); CESifo Area Conference on the
Economics of Education (Munich); XREAP Workshop on the Economics of Education
(Barcelona); Leibniz Conference on Non-cognitive Skills (London); ASSA-AEA Meetings
(Atlanta); ESPE(Essen); SAE (Madrid); Verein für Socialpolitik (Kiel)
2009: Bocconi University (Milan); Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona); IZA/SOLE
Transatlantic Meeting (Buch/Ammersee); Leibniz Conference on Non-cognitive Skills (Berlin);
ZEW Summer Workshop (Mannheim); CESifo Area Conference on the Employment and Social
Protection (Munich), Verein für Socialpolitik (Magdeburg); EEA (Barcelona); ESPE (Sevilla);
SAE (Valencia)
2008: Rand Corporation (Santa Monica); University St. Gallen; CEPS/Instead (Luxembourg);
Bilkent University (Ankara); Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Budapest); Universidad del Pais Vasco
(Bilbao); Universidad de Navarra (Pamplona); Workshop on Gender and Inequality (Mannheim);
AOM (Anaheim); RC28 (Palo Alto); RES PhD Meeting (London); SAE (Zaragoza)
Curriculum Vitae – Andrea Christina Felfe
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2007: London School of Economics; University College London; University of Copenhagen;
ESPE (Chicago); EALE (Oslo); International Conference on Panel Data (Xiamen); SAE
(Granada);
2006: FEDEA (Madrid); EALE (Prague); GSOEP User Conference (Berlin)
POLICY EVENTS
2014: Keynote speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Eidgenössische Kommission für
Familienfragen (Bern), Keynote speaker at Freiburger Abendvorträge (Freiburg),
2010: Keynote lecture at the Annual Meeting of Swiss Female Lawyers
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Microeconometrics I (PhD course)
Universität St. Gallen, 2014 - 2015
Topics in Empirical Economics (graduate) Universidad del Pacifico (Lima, Peru), 2012
Labor Economics (graduate)
Universität St. Gallen, 2012 - 2015
Econometrics I (undergraduate)
Universität St. Gallen, 2010 - 2013
Applied Econometrics (graduate)
Universität St. Gallen, 2009 & 2010
Introduction to STATA (graduate)
Universität St. Gallen, 2009 - 2011
Applied Economics (undergraduate)
Universität St. Gallen, 2008 - 2010
Econometrics I (undergraduate)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2007
STUDENT SUPERVISION
PhD Thesis Co-Supervision:
Larissa Zierow (LMU München)
Master Thesis Supervision:
>10
Bachelor Thesis Supervision:
>25
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of the Senate at Universität St Gallen, since 02/2015
Vice President of the Non tenured Faculty at Universität St. Gallen, 2013-2014
Organsiation of the Ecoonomic Public Lecture Series, Universität St. Gallen, since 09/2013
Scientific Journal Refereeing: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, Econometric
Review, Economic Journal, Economics of Education Review, German Economic Review,
International Journal of Manpower, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Population
Economics, Labour Economics, Labour, Oxford Economic Papers, Schmoller’s Jahrbuch,
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, World Bank Economic Review
Grant Refereeing: Schweizer Nationalfond, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Netherlands
Organisation for Scientific Research
Curriculum Vitae – Andrea Christina Felfe
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REFERENCES
Libertad González Luna, Prof. PhD
Department of Economics & Business
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Libertad.Gonzalez@upf.edu
Michael Lechner, Prof. Dr.
Swiss Institute of Economic Research
University St. Gallen
michael.lechner@unisg.ch
Rafael Lalive, Prof. PhD
Department of Economics
Université de Lausanne
Rafael.Lalive@unil.ch
Kevin Lang, Prof. PhD
Department of Economics
Boston University
lang@bu.edu