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2026

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
74
Citations
33670
World Ranking
363
National Ranking
9

Ludger Woessmann publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ludger Woessmann sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 284 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Ludger Woessmann D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ludger Woessmann sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 74 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

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

  • The role of cognitive skills in economic development

    Eric Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

  • 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

  • The role of education quality for economic growth

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

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

    Sascha O. Becker;Ludger Woessmann

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

    Eric Alan Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

  • Broadband infrastructure and economic growth

    Nina Czernich;Oliver Falck;Tobias Kretschmer;Ludger Woessmann

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

    Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann;Lei Zhang

  • Handbook of the economics of education

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

  • The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement

    Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

  • Returns to Skills around the World: Evidence from PIAAC

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

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

    Eric A. Hanushek;Susanne Link;Ludger Woessmann

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

    Ludger Woessmann;Thomas Fuchs

  • 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

  • The Role of School Improvement in Economic Development

    Eric Alan Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

  • 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

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

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

  • The Knowledge Capital of Nations: Education and the Economics of Growth

    Eric Alan Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

  • The economic impacts of learning losses

    Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

  • The economic impacts of learning losses

    Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

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

    Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann;Lei Zhang

  • Schooling, educational achievement, and the Latin American growth puzzle ☆

    Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

  • 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

  • Education Policy and Equality of Opportunity

    Gabriela Schütz;Heinrich W. Ursprung;Ludger Woessmann

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

    Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

  • The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement

    Eric A. Hanushek;Ludger Woessmann

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

    Ludger Woessmann;Martin R. West

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

    Eric A. Hanushek;Susanne Link;Ludger Woessmann

  • Does Innovation Cause Exports? Evidence from Exogenous Innovation Impulses and Obstacles

    Stefan Lachenmaier;Ludger Woessmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric A. Hanushek
Eric A. Hanushek Hoover Institution
Sascha O. Becker
Sascha O. Becker University of Warwick
Paul E. Peterson
Paul E. Peterson Harvard University
Martin R. West
Martin R. West Harvard University
Stephen Machin
Stephen Machin London School of Economics and Political Science
John H. Bishop
John H. Bishop Cornell University
Marius R. Busemeyer
Marius R. Busemeyer University of Konstanz
Jonathan R.W. Temple
Jonathan R.W. Temple Independent Scientist / Consultant, UK
Dean T. Jamison
Dean T. Jamison University of California, San Francisco
Finis Welch
Finis Welch Texas A&M University

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