Jens Ruhose

Research Fellow

University of Kiel

ruhose@economics.uni-kiel.de

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Research Interests

Jens Ruhose is an applied economist, mainly interested in migration, labor economics, and economics of education related topics.

He is professor of labor and migration economics at Kiel University and has obtained his PhD in economics from the University of Munich. During his PhD studies, he worked for the ifo Center of the Economics of Education and was a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

Previously, he has studied economics and international economics at the University of Paderborn (Bachelor and Master) and the University of Warwick (Master). His work also comprises policy consultancy work for the European Commission and for several foundations in Germany and the United States.

He is a Research Fellow at IZA since November 2021 (Research Affiliate since January 2015).

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16780

Socioeconomic Inequality in Life Expectancy: Perception and Policy Demand

Lasse J. Jessen, Sebastian Koehne, Patrick Nüß, Jens Ruhose

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16339

Why Is the Roy-Borjas Model Unable to Predict International Migrant Selection on Education? Evidence from Urban and Rural Mexico

Stefan Leopold, Jens Ruhose, Simon Wiederhold

forthcoming in: World Economy, 2025

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15619

"The Double Dividend of Training" – Labor Market Effects of Work-Related Continuous Education in Switzerland

Stefan Denzler, Jens Ruhose, Stefan C. Wolter

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14820

Individualism, Human Capital Formation, and Labor Market Success

Katharina Hartinger, Sven Resnjanskij, Jens Ruhose, Simon Wiederhold

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14668

Academics' Attitudes toward Engaging in Public Discussions - Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Engagement Conditions

Vitus Püttmann, Jens Ruhose, Stephan L. Thomsen

published online in: Research in Higher Education, 5 December 2022

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14097

Can Mentoring Alleviate Family Disadvantage in Adolescence? A Field Experiment to Improve Labor-Market Prospects

Sven Resnjanskij, Jens Ruhose, Simon Wiederhold, Ludger Woessmann

published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 132 (3), 1013-1062

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13416

Are Older Workers Willing to Learn?

Jens Ruhose, Stephan L. Thomsen, Insa Weilage

revised version published as 'No mental retirement: estimating voluntary adult education activities of older workers' in: Education Economics, 2023, 32 (4), 440–473.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11857

Entry Barriers and the Labor Market Outcomes of Incumbent Workers: Evidence from a Deregulation Reform in the German Crafts Sector

Philipp Lergetporer, Jens Ruhose, Lisa Simon

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11854

The Wider Benefits of Adult Learning: Work-Related Training and Social Capital

Jens Ruhose, Stephan L. Thomsen, Insa Weilage

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2019, 72, 166-186,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11488

Tim Krieger, Laura Renner, Jens Ruhose

published in: Journal of International Economics, 2018, 113, 35-54