Volker Grossmann

Research Fellow

University of Fribourg

volker.grossmann@unifr.ch

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Volker Grossmann studied economics 1991-1996 at the University of Bonn and UC Berkeley. In July 2000 he obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Regensburg for his dissertation on "Inequality, Economic Growth, and Technological Change". From 2000-2005 he held a Post-Doc position at the University of Zurich. Since October 2005 he is Professor at the University at Fribourg, Switzerland, where he holds the 'Chair for Macroeconomics'.

His recent research interests include dynamic macroeconomics, the distribution of wealth, income and health, the effects and determinants of international migration, and the economics of ageing. He has published in journals such as Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Economic Theory, European Economic Review, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Health Economics, Plos One, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, and Journal of Macroeconomics.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in March 2002.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15958

How Does Immigration Affect Housing Costs in Switzerland?

Fabienne Helfer, Volker Grossmann, Aderonke Osikominu

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14035

Illicit Drugs and the Decline of the Middle Class

Volker Grossmann, Holger Strulik

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 183, 718-743

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12080

Let the Data Speak? On the Importance of Theory-Based Instrumental Variable Estimations

Volker Grossmann, Aderonke Osikominu

published in: German Economic Review, 2019, 20, e831-e851

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9415

Are Sociocultural Factors Important for Studying a Science University Major?

Volker Grossmann, Aderonke Osikominu, Marius Osterfeld

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2020, 72 (2), 374-369

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8542

Does Public Education Expansion Lead to Trickle-Down Growth?

Sebastian Böhm, Volker Grossmann, Thomas M. Steger

published as 'Does Expansion of Higher Education Lead to Trickle-Down Growth?' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 132, 79-94

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7385

Does Bilateral Trust Affect International Movement of Goods and Labor?

Eva Spring, Volker Grossmann

published as "Does Bilateral Trust Across Countries Really Affect International Trade and Factor Mobility?" in: Empirical Economics, 2016, 50 (1), 103-136

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7225

Migration, Capital Formation, and House Prices

Volker Grossmann, Andreas Schäfer, Thomas M. Steger

published as 'Reversal of Migration Flows: A Fresh Look at the German Reunification' in: Journal of International Economics, 2016, 109, 1-15

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6975

Migration, International Trade and Capital Formation: Cause or Effect?

Gabriel Felbermayr, Volker Grossmann, Wilhelm Kohler

published in: Chiswick, Barry R. and Paul W. Miller (eds.), Handbook of the Economics of International Migration, Vol. 1B, Elsevier, North-Holland, Ch. 18, 2015

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6611

Wage Effects of High-Skilled Migration: International Evidence

Volker Grossmann, David Stadelmann

published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2013, 27 (2), 297-319

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6610

Does High-Skilled Migration Affect Publicly Financed Investments?

Volker Grossmann, David Stadelmann

published in: Review of International Economics, 2012, 20 (5), 944-959.