Ulf Zölitz
University of Zurich
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I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics of the University of Zurich and the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development. My primary research interests are in the field of applied microeconomics. My research focuses on the economics of education and child and youth development. I have studied Economics at the University of Bonn and received my PhD in Economics from Maastricht University in 2014. I am IZA research fellow and CESifo and CEPR Research Affiliate.
Working papers
Same-Sex Teacher Effects
with Alexandra de Gendre, Jan Feld and Nicolás Salamanca
revise & resubmit Review of Economic Studies , University of Zurich Working Paper 438
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The Value of a Peer
with Ingo Isphording and Albert Thieme, University of Zurich Working Paper No. 342
reject & resubmit Journal of Political Economy
Publications
Peers Affect Personality Development
with Xiaoyue Shan
Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming)
The Causal Impact of Socio-Emotional Skills Training on Educational Success
with Giuseppe Sorrenti, Denis Ribeaud & Manuel Eisner
Review of Economic Studies (92)1, 2025
The Effect of Higher-Achieving Peers on Major Choices and Labor Market Outcomes with Jan Feld
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (196), 2022
The Impact of Peer Personality on Academic Achievement
with Bart Golsteyn and Arjan Non
Journal of Political Economy (129)4, 2021
Achievement Rank Affects Performance and Major Choices in College
with Benjamin Elsner and Ingo Isphording
Economic Journal (131)632, 2021
The Effect of Peer Gender on Major Choice in Business School with Jan Feld
Management Science (67)11, 2021
Exposure to More Female Peers Widens the Gender Gap in STEM Participation with Anne Ardila Brenøe
Journal of Labor Economics (38)4, 2020
Are Professors Worth It? The Value-added and Costs of Tutorial Instructors
with Jan Feld and Nicolás Salamanca
Journal of Human Resources (55)3, 2020
IZA newsroom article | The Conversation
Gender Bias in Teaching Evaluations
with Friederike Mengel and Jan Sauermann
Journal of the European Economic Association (17)2, 2019
The Economist
Students are Almost as Effective as Professors in University Teaching
with Jan Feld and Nicolás Salamanca
Economics of Education Review (73), 2019
«High» Achievers? – Cannabis Access and Academic Performance
with Olivier Marie
Review of Economic Studies 84(3), 2017
The Guardian | The Washington Post | Interview with BYUradio
Understanding Peer Effects – On the Nature, Estimation and Channels of Peer Effects with Jan Feld
Journal of Labor Economics 35(2), 2017
Parental Preferences for Primary School Characteristics
with Lex Borghans and Bart Golsteyn
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (Contributions) 15(1), 2015
School Quality and the Development of Cognitive Skills between Age Four and Six with Lex Borghans and Bart Golsteyn
PLoS One 10(7), 2015
Research in progress
Disconnecting Women: Gender Disparities in the Impact of Online Instruction
with Xiaoyue Shan and Uschi Backes-Gellner
Global Evidence on Parenting
with Marta Golin and Helge Liebert