2026 Ludger Woessmann: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	74	363	325	9	8	284	33670

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Ludger Woessmann is affiliated with the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Germany. Their work primarily falls within the Social Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Education, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Demography, and Gender Studies.

The research topics Woessmann addresses include:

School Choice and Performance
Economic Policies and Impacts
Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
Religion and Society Interactions
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
Religion, Society, and Development
Economic Growth and Productivity

Woessmann has published extensively, with notable papers such as:

The economic impacts of learning losses, 2020, OECD education working papers
COVID-19 and educational inequality: How school closures affect low- and high-achieving students, 2021, European Economic Review
The Separation and Reunification of Germany: Rethinking a Natural Experiment Interpretation of the Enduring Effects of Communism, 2020, The Journal of Economic Perspectives
Global universal basic skills: Current deficits and implications for world development, 2023, Journal of Development Economics
Covid-19 and Educational Inequality: How School Closures Affect Low- and High-Achieving Students, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors of Woessmann include Eric A. Hanushek, Philipp Lergetporer, Katharina Werner, Lavinia Kinne, and Sascha O. Becker.

Woessmann's publications appear regularly in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, AEA Randomized Controlled Trials, Open access LMU (Ludwid Maxmilian's Universitat Munchen), The Journal of Human Resources, and Journal of Public Economics.

In addition to articles, Woessmann has contributed to academic books, including one published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited eBooks titled New Directions in the Economics of Higher Education in 2020.

Best Publications

The role of education quality for economic growth

Eric A. Hanushek;Eric A. Hanushek;Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

4155
Citations
The role of cognitive skills in economic development

Eric Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

3155
Citations
Do Better Schools Lead to More Growth? Cognitive Skills, Economic Outcomes, and Causation

Eric Alan Hanushek;Eric Alan Hanushek;Eric Alan Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann;Ludger Woessmann

2318
Citations
The role of education quality for economic growth

Eric A. Hanushek;Eric A. Hanushek;Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

1941
Citations
Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History

Sascha O. Becker;Ludger Woessmann

1920
Citations
Does Educational Tracking Affect Performance and Inequality? Differences-in-Differences Evidence across Countries

Eric Alan Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

1884
Citations
Broadband infrastructure and economic growth

Nina Czernich;Oliver Falck;Tobias Kretschmer;Ludger Woessmann

1646
Citations
General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle

Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann;Lei Zhang

1464
Citations
Handbook of the economics of education

Eric Alan Hanushek;Finis Welch;Stephen Machin;Ludger Woessmann

1425
Citations
The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement

Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

1402
Citations
Returns to Skills around the World: Evidence from PIAAC

Eric A. Hanushek;Guido Schwerdt;Simon Wiederhold;Ludger Woessmann

1287
Citations
Does School Autonomy Make Sense Everywhere? Panel Estimates from PISA *

Eric A. Hanushek;Susanne Link;Ludger Woessmann

769
Citations
Computers and Student Learning: Bivariate and Multivariate Evidence on the Availability and Use of Computers at Home and at School

Ludger Woessmann;Thomas Fuchs

711
Citations
The empire is dead, long live the empire! Long-run persistence of trust and corruption in the bureaucracy

Sascha O. Becker;Katrin Boeckh;Christa Hainz;Ludger Woessmann

710
Citations
The Role of School Improvement in Economic Development

Eric Alan Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

488
Citations
COVID-19 and educational inequality: How school closures affect low- and high-achieving students.

Elisabeth Grewenig;Philipp Lergetporer;Philipp Lergetporer;Katharina Werner;Katharina Werner;Ludger Woessmann

429
Citations
The trade-off between fertility and education: evidence from before the demographic transition

Sascha O. Becker;Francesco Cinnirella;Ludger Woessmann;Ludger Woessmann

391
Citations
The Knowledge Capital of Nations: Education and the Economics of Growth

Eric Alan Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

339
Citations
The economic impacts of learning losses

Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

327
Citations
The economic impacts of learning losses

Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

327
Citations
General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle

Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann;Lei Zhang

318
Citations
Schooling, educational achievement, and the Latin American growth puzzle ☆

Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

293
Citations
Do Better Schools Lead to More Growth? Cognitive Skills, Economic Outcomes, and Causation

Eric A. Hanushek;Eric A. Hanushek;Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann;Ludger Woessmann

201
Citations
Education Policy and Equality of Opportunity

Gabriela Schütz;Heinrich W. Ursprung;Ludger Woessmann

185
Citations
Do Better Schools Lead to More Growth? Cognitive Skills, Economic Outcomes, and Causation. NBER Working Paper No. 14633.

Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

175
Citations
The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement

Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

138
Citations
Class-Size Effects in School Systems Around the World: Evidence from Between-Grade Variation in TIMSS

Ludger Woessmann;Martin R. West

29
Citations
Does School Autonomy Make Sense Everywhere? Panel Estimates from PISA. NBER Working Paper No. 17591.

Eric A. Hanushek;Susanne Link;Ludger Woessmann

25
Citations
Does Innovation Cause Exports? Evidence from Exogenous Innovation Impulses and Obstacles

Stefan Lachenmaier;Ludger Woessmann

10
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric A. Hanushek Hoover Institution

Sascha O. Becker University of Warwick

Martin R. West Harvard University

Stephen Machin London School of Economics and Political Science

John H. Bishop Cornell University

Jonathan R.W. Temple Independent Scientist / Consultant, UK

Dean T. Jamison University of California, San Francisco

Finis Welch Texas A&M University

Christian Gollier Toulouse School of Economics

External Links

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