Christoph M. Schmidt

Christoph M. Schmidt

Christoph M. Schmidt
Born (1962-08-25) 25 August 1962
Canberra, Australia
Nationality Germany
Institution RWI Essen
Field Econometrics
Labor economics
Alma mater Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Princeton University
University of Mannheim
Influences Orley Ashenfelter
David Card
Heinz König
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Christoph Matthias Schmidt (born 25 August 1962) is a German economist. He is the president of the RWI Essen and since 2009 chairman of the German Council of Economic Experts.

Education and career

Schmidt received his Diplom in economics at the University of Mannheim in 1987, and his M.A. in economics from Princeton University in 1989. He also earned his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1991, under supervision of David Card. Schmidt received his Habilitation in 1995 from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Since 2002 he became president of the RWI Essen and in 2009 he replaced Bert Rürup on the German Council of Economic Experts.

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