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Christina Gathmann

Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Luxembourg, and IZA, Germany

I am very happy to contribute to this new endeavor. We need to be engaged in policy questions for which World of Labor provides a great opportunity. I hope that many policymakers use World of Labor to stay informed about the latest research on important policy questions and let those guide their decisions

IZA World of Labor role

Author

Current position

Head of the Labour Market Department at LISER, Luxembourg

Research interest

Labor economics, public economics, political economy, policy evaluation and applied econometrics

Website

https://sites.google.com/view/christina-gathmann/start

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Academic Advisory Board, German Federal Ministry of the Economy and Technology

Past positions

Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Heidelberg, Germany (2011–2020); Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany (2009–2011); Postdoctoral Fellow, PCOR and Department of Economics, Stanford University, USA (2007–2009)

Qualifications

PhD Economics, University of Chicago, 2004

Selected publications

  • “Spillover effects of mass layoffs." Journal of the European Economic Association 18:1 (2020): 427-468 (with I. Helm and U. Schönberg).

  • “Access to citizenship and the economic assimilation of immigrants." Economic Journal 128:616 (2018): 3141-3181 (with N. Keller).

  • “Taxing childcare: Effects on family labor supply and children." Journal of Labor Economics 36:3 (2018): 665-709 (with B. Saß).

  • “How do electoral systems affect fiscal policy? Evidence from cantonal parliaments, 1890–2000.” Journal of the European Economic Association (JEEA) 11:5 (2013): 1178–1203 (with P. Funk).

  • “Gorbachev’s anti-alcohol campaign and Russia’s mortality crisis.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 5:2 (2013): 232–260 (with G. Miller and J. Bhattacharya).

article(s)

  • Naturalization and citizenship: Who benefits? Updated

    Liberalizing access to citizenship improves the economic and social integration of immigrants

    Christina GathmannOle Monscheuer, April 2020
    The perceived lack of economic or social integration by immigrants in their host countries is a key concern in the public debate. Research shows that the option to naturalize has considerable economic and social benefits for eligible immigrants, even in countries with a tradition of restrictive policies. First-generation immigrants who naturalize have higher earnings and more stable jobs. Gains are particularly large for immigrants from poorer countries. Moreover, citizenship encourages additional investment in skills and enables immigrants to postpone marriage and fertility. A key question is: does naturalization promote successful integration or do only those immigrants most willing to integrate actually apply?
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