Christa Katharina Spieß

Christa Katharina Spieß (* 1966 ) is a professor ( W3 ) for family and educational economics at the Free University of Berlin , where she teaches economics .

Life

Christa Katharina Spieß graduated from the University of Mannheim with a degree in economics and political science in 1992 . She then worked as a research assistant at the chair for social policy and public economy at the Ruhr University in Bochum , where she received her doctorate in 1996 with the subject of “State intervention in childcare markets. Theory and empiricism in a German-American comparison ".

From 1997 to 2000 she worked as a project manager in the “Politics and Society” department of Prognos AG in Basel and Berlin, and from 2000 to 2012 as a research assistant in the department “Longitudinal study of socio-economic panel” (SOEP) at the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin . In February 2005, she completed her habilitation at the Faculty of Economics at the Technical University of Berlin.

In July 2006 she was appointed professor (W3) for family and educational economics at the Free University of Berlin, in cooperation with the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin). At this point in time, she had been researching the topic of family and educational economics in early childhood for over ten years, making her one of the pioneers in this field in Germany. Spieß had previously been offered a professorship in "Educational Governance" (W3) at the Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main and a professorship in "Economics of Social Policy" (W2) at the University of Bremen, but had both turned down.

Since 2012 she has switched to the Faculty of Economics at the Free University of Berlin and has been Professor of Educational and Family Economics there. This was realized in the form of an S professorship in cooperation with the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) Berlin. She continues to work at DIW, since 2012 as head of the "Education and Family" department.

Spieß had numerous research stays at home and abroad, for example at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, at the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Institute (NIDI) in The Hague, at the Free University of Amsterdam , and at the Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University in Syracuse (USA) and at Cornell University in Ithaca (USA). She was a member of the Expert Commission for the Seventh Family Report of the Federal Government and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.

Focus of work

C. Katharina Spieß's main focus is on issues of social policy , primarily in the area of family and educational economics.

In the debate about expanding childcare in Germany , Spieß pointed to the economic benefits of such an expansion and pleaded for demand-oriented financing of day-care facilities.

literature

Scientific publications by Katharina Spieß

C. Katharina Spieß, Katharina Wrohlich: Does Distance Determine Who Attends a University in Germany? , IZA, Discussion Paper No. 3615, July 2008 ( PDF 548.46 kB )
C. Katharina Spieß, Katharina Wrohlich: The parental leave benefit reform in Germany: costs and labor market outcomes of moving towards the Scandinavian model , IZA, Discussion Paper No. 2372, July 2008 ( PDF )
C. Katharina Spieß: Estimation of the gross income effects of public budgets and social insurance providers when expanding child day-care facilities , report by DIW Berlin on behalf of the BMFSFJ, German Institute for Economic Affairs, ISBN 3-8329-0244-9 , 2003
Charlotte Büchner, C. Katharina Spiess: The duration of preschool care and educational experiences results based on panel data , DIW Discussion Papers 687, April 2007, ISSN 1433-0210 and ISSN 1619-4535

C. Katharina Spieß: Short lecture at the Demographic Change Forum: "A vision for tomorrow: Successful families in 2020" , December 6, 2006

Karsten Hank, Michaela Kreyenfeld, C. Katharina Spieß: Childcare and Fertility in Germany (PDF; 409 kB), DIW Discussion Papers 331, March 2003, ISSN 1619-4535

C. Katharina Spieß u. a .: Estimation of the (gross) income effects of public budgets and social security agencies when expanding day-care centers for children , report by DIW Berlin on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth, 2002

C. Katharina Spieß; Seal of approval as a new instrument for quality assurance in human services , DIW, 2001

C. Katharina Spieß, Michaela Kreyenfeld, Gert G. Wagner: Financing and organizational models of institutional childcare. Analyzes of the status quo and proposals for reform , 2001

C. Katharina Spieß, Michaela Kreyenfeld, Gert G. Wagner: Childcare Policy in Germany: Possibilities of Demand- Oriented Control and Financial Instruments, Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaften 1/2002, pp. 201–221

C. Katharina Spieß, Felix Büchel: Employment of mothers and day-care centers for children - new results on a well-known connection , quarterly issue of economic research 1/2002, pp. 96–114

C. Katharina Spieß: State intervention in childcare markets: Theory and empiricism in a German-American comparison , Bochum, Univ., Diss., 1996, ISBN 3-593-35938-3

C. Katharina Spieß, Gerd Wagner: Out-of-home childcare in Germany - Institutional analysis of the status quo and a reform proposal , Faculty of Social Sciences, Ruhr University Bochum, 1997

C. Katharina Spieß: American and German mother's child care choice does policy matter? , Faculty of Social Sciences, Ruhr University Bochum, 1997 (English)

C. Katharina Spieß, Gerd Wagner: In-patient long term care in Germany: selected problems of insurance and services , Faculty of Social Sciences, Ruhr University Bochum, 1994 (engl.)

C. Katharina Spieß: Supply and demand of stationary elderly care facilities: Analysis of a regulated market , KDA, 1993

Article with contributions by Katharina Spieß

Private school for everyone , www.sueddeutsche.de, September 14, 2009

Web links

C. Katharina Spieß , Free University of Berlin

C. Katharina Spieß , DIW

Katharina Spieß in the AcademiaNet database of renowned women scientists

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Katharina Spieß appointed university professor. www.uni-protocol.de, July 18, 2006, accessed on January 23, 2010 .

personal data
SURNAME	Spit, Christa Katharina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Spieß, C. Katharina; Spit, Katharina; Spiess, Christa Katharina; Spiess, C. Katharina; Spiess, Katharina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German economist, education economist and professor for family and educational economics at the Free University of Berlin
DATE OF BIRTH	1966

[berufung-2006-1] Katharina Spieß appointed university professor. www.uni-protocol.de, July 18, 2006, accessed on January 23, 2010 .