Prof. Helmut Rainer, Ph.D.

Prof. Helmut Rainer, Ph.D.
Director of the Ifo Center for Labour Market Research and Family Economics
Ifo Institute
Ifo Center for Labour Market Research and Family Economics
Poschingerstraße 5
81679 München
Phone: +49(0)89/9224-1607
Fax: +49(0)89/985369
Email: rainer @ ifo.de (nur mit aktiviertem Javascript anklickbar)
Website: http://www.cesifo-group.de/rainer-h
Personal website: http://www.helmut-rainer.com
Current Positions
since 2010
Director of the Ifo Center for Labour Market Research and Family Economics
since 2010
Professor of Economics,
esp. Social Policy and Labour Markets
Faculty of Economics, University of Munich
Website: http://www.sam.vwl.uni-muenchen.de
Main focus
Family Economics, Population Economics, Labour Economics.
Professional Experience
Academic Background
10/2000 - 03/2005 Ph.D. in Economics, University of Essex
(Dissertation: "Essays on the Economics of the Family"; Supervisor: Prof. Abhinay
Muthoo)
03/1994 - 10/1999 M.A. in Economics (Mag.rer.soc.oec), Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz
Languages
German, English.
Professional Experience
since 2010
Director of the Ifo Center for Labour Market Research and Family Economics
since 2010
Professor of Economics, esp. Social Policy and Labour Markets, Faculty of
Economics, University of Munich
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08/2009 - 12/2009 Reader (Associate Professor), School of Economics and Finance, University of St.
Andrews
08/2005 - 07/2009 Lecturer (Assistant Professor), School of Economics and Finance, University of St.
Andrews
09/2003 - 07/2005 Teaching Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Essex
10/2000 - 08/2003 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Essex
09/1999 - 08/2000 Civil Service (“Zivildienst”), Gedenkstätte Hadamar, Hadamar, Germany
Scholarships, awards and prizes
since 2007
Research Associate, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of
Essex
2002
Graduate teaching assistant prize, University of Essex
2000
- 2003
1999
1996
Research Stipend, University of Essex
Prize for master thesis in economics, University Graz
- 1997
Erasmus Scholarship, University of Paris X
Publications
Articles in refereed journals
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster, Timo Hener), "When Labor Disputes Bring Cities to a Standstill: The Impact of
Public Transit Strikes on Traffic, Accidents, Air Pollution, and Health", American Economic Journal: Economic Policy,
Forthcoming
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster, Timo Hener), "Children of a (Policy) Revolution: The Introduction of Universal
Child Care and its Effect on Fertility", Journal of the European Economic Association 14 (4), 2016, 975-1005
Helmut Rainer (with Volker Meier), "Pigou Meets Ramsey: Gender-Based Taxation with Non-Cooperative Couples",
European Economic Review 77, 2015, 28–46
Helmut Rainer (with Timo Hener and Thomas Siedler), "Political Socialization in Flux? Linking Family Non-Intactness during
Childhood to Adult Civic Engagement ", Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A 179 (3), 2016, 633-656
Helmut Rainer (with Dan Anderberg, Jonathan Wadsworth and Tanya Wilson), "Unemployment and Domestic Violence:
Theory and Evidence", Economic Journal 126 (597), 2016, 1947-1979
Helmut Rainer (with M. Francesconi, W. van der Klaauw), "Unintended Consequences of Welfare Reform for Children with
Single Parents: A Theoretical Analysis", Review of Economics of the Household 13 (3), 2015, 709-733
Helmut Rainer (with Helena Holmlund and Thomas Siedler), "Meet the Parents? Family Size and the Geographic Proximity
between Adult Children and Older Mothers", Demography 50 (3), 2013, 903-931, Information
Helmut Rainer (with Marco Faravelli, Oliver Kirchkamp), "The Effect of Power Imbalances on Incentives to Make
Non-Contractible Investments", European Economic Review 61, 2013, 169-185, Information
Helmut Rainer (with Dan Anderberg), "Economic Abuse: A Theory of Intrahousehold Sabotage", Journal of Public
Economics 97 (1), 2013, 282-295
Helmut Rainer (with Ian Smith), "Education, Communication and Wellbeing: An Application to Sexual Satisfaction", Kyklos
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65 (4), 2012, 581-598
Helmut Rainer (with Volker Meier), "On the Optimality of Joint Taxation for Non-Cooperative Couples", Labour Economics
19 (4), 2012, 633-641, Accpeted: 2012
Helmut Rainer (with Thomas Siedler), "Family Location and Caregiving Patterns from an International Perspective",
Population and Development Review 38 (2), 2012, 337-351
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster), "Political Regimes and the Family: How Sex-Role Attitudes Continue to Differ
in Reunified Germany", Journal of Population Economics 25 (1), 2012, 05-27, Information
Helmut Rainer (with G. Selvaretnam and D. Ulph), "Assisted Reproductive Technologies in a Model of Fertility Choice",
Journal of Population Economics 24 (3), 2011, 1101–1132
Helmut Rainer (with Ian Smith), "Staying Together for the Sake of the Home? House Price Shocks and Partnership
Dissolution in the UK", Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A 173 (3), 2010, 557–574
Rainer, Helmut (with T. Siedler), "Social Networks in Determining Migration and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the
German Reunification”, Economics of Transition 17 (4), 2009, 739-767
Rainer, Helmut (with T. Siedler), "O Brother, Where Art Thou? The Effects of Having a Sibling on Geographic Mobility and
Labor Market Outcomes”, Economica 76 (303), 2009, 528-556
Rainer, Helmut (with T. Siedler), "Does Democracy Foster Trust?”, Journal of Comparative Economics 37 (2), 2009, 251-269
Rainer, Helmut (with M. Francesconi and W. van der Klaauw), "The Effects of In-Work Benefit Reform in Britain on Married
Couples: Theory and Evidence”, Economic Journal 119 (535), 2009, F66-F100
Rainer, Helmut (with T. Siedler), "Subjective Income and Employment Expectations and Preferences for Redistribution”,
Economics Letters 99 (3), 2008, 449-453.
Rainer, Helmut, "Gender Discrimination and Efficiency in Marriage: the Bargaining Family under Scrutiny”, Journal of
Population Economics 21 (2), 2008, 305-329.
Rainer, Helmut, "Should We Write Prenuptial Contracts”, European Economic Review 51 (2), 2007, 337-363.
Monographs (Authorship)
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster, Natalia Danzer, Timo Hener, Christian Holzner and Janina Reinkowski),
Kindergeld, ifo Forschungsberichte 60, ifo Institut, 2013
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster, Wolfgang Auer, Natalia Danzer, Mine Hancioglu, Bastian Hartmann, Timo
Hener, Christian Holzner, Notburga Ott, Janina Reinkowski and Martin Werding), Kinderbetreuung, ifo Forschungsberichte
59, ifo Institut, 2013
Monographs (Editorship)
Helmut Rainer (with Fabienne Becker-Stoll, Hans-Peter Klös and Gregor Thüsing) (eds.), Expertisen zum Achten
Familienbericht – „Zeit für Familie“, ifo Institut, München, 2012, Information
Papers in academic volumes
Helmut Rainer, "Einleitung: Ist Deutschland noch zu retten? Hans-Werner Sinn und die arbeits- und sozialpolitischen
Reformen", in: Gabriel Felbermayr et. al. (Hrsg.): Hans-Werner Sinn und 25 Jahre deutsche Wirtschaftspolitik, Hanser,
München, 2016, 94-95
Articles in non-refereed journals
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Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster, Anita Fichtl, Timo Hener), "Streiks im öffentlichen Nahverkehr: Negative Folgen
für Verkehr, Umwelt und Gesundheit ", ifo Schnelldienst 67 (24), 2014, 31-36
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster, Anita Fichtl, Timo Hener), "Kinder einer Politikreform: Führen mehr
Krippenplätze zu mehr Kindern?", ifo Schnelldienst 67 (10), 2014, 30-37
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster, Natalia Danzer, Anita Fichtl, Timo Hener, Christian Holzner and Janina
Reinkowski), "Child Benefit and Child Allowances in Germany: Their Impact on Family Policy Goals", CESifo DICE Report
12 (1), 2014, 37-45
Helmut Rainer (with Holger Bonin, Anita Fichtl, C. Katharina Spieß, Holger Stichnoth and Katharina Wrohlich), "Lehren für
die Familienpolitik – Zentrale Resultate der Gesamtevaluation familienbezogener Leistungen", ifo Schnelldienst 66 (18),
2013, 22-30
Helmut Rainer (with Timo Hener, Thomas Siedler and Anita Fichtl), "Politische Sozialisation im Wandel? Zusammenhang
von Familienstruktur und bürgerschaftlichem Engagement ", ifo Schnelldienst 66 (17), 2013, 30-38
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster, Natalia Danzer, Anita Fichtl, Timo Hener, Christian Holzner and Janina
Reinkowski), "Kindergeld und Kinderfreibeträge in Deutschland: Evaluierung der Auswirkungen auf familienpolitische Ziele",
ifo Schnelldienst 66 (09), 2013, 28-36
Helmut Rainer (with Wolfgang Auer, Stefan Bauernschuster, Natalia Danzer, Anita Fichtl, Timo Hener, Christian Holzner,
Janina Reinkowski and Martin Werding), "Öffentlich geförderte Kinderbetreuung in Deutschland: Evaluierung der
Auswirkungen auf die Arbeitsmarktbeteiligung von Müttern", ifo Schnelldienst 66 (07), 2013, 31-40
Helmut Rainer (with Anita Fichtl, Timo Hener), "Betreuungsgeld", ifo Schnelldienst 65 (21), 2012, 38-44
Helmut Rainer (with Wolfgang Auer, Herbert Hofmann and Janina Reinkowski), "Zeit für Familie – Thema des 8.
Familienberichts", ifo Schnelldienst 64 (23), 2011, 31-33
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster, Wido Geis, Christian Holzner), "Das Bundesverfassungsgerichtsurteil zu den
Hartz-IV-Regelsätzen: Hintergrund und Bedeutung", ifo Schnelldienst 63 (05), 2010, 21-29
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster), "Politik und Kultur: Unterschiedliche Einstellungen bezüglich der Rolle der Frau
in Ost und West", Ökonomenstimme, 2010
Working papers
Helmut Rainer (with Christina Felfe and Judith Saurer), "Why Birthright Citizenship Matters for Immigrant Children: Impacts
on Parental Educational Choice", CESifo Working Paper No. 6037, August 2016
Helmut Rainer (with Dan Anderberg and Kerstin Roeder), "Family-Specific Investments and Divorce: A Theory of
Dynamically Inconsistent Household Behavior", CESifo Working Paper No. 5996, July 2016
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster, Timo Hener), "When Labor Disputes Bring Cities to a Standstill: The Impact of
Public Transit Strikes on Traffic, Accidents, Air Pollution, and Health", CESifo Working Paper No. 5313, April 2015
Helmut Rainer (with Volker Meier), "Daddy Months", CESifo Working Paper No. 5033, October 2014
Helmut Rainer (with Volker Meier), "Pigou Meets Ramsey: Gender-Based Taxation with Non-Cooperative Couples", Ifo
Working Paper No. 179, 2014
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster, Timo Hener), "Children of a (Policy) Revolution: The Introduction of Universal
Child Care and its Effect on Fertility", CESifo Working Paper No. 4776, April 2014
Helmut Rainer (with Dan Anderberg, Jonathan Wadsworth and Tanya Wilson), "Unemployment and Domestic Violence:
Theory and Evidence", CESifo Working Paper No. 4315, June 2013
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster, Timo Hener), "Does Expanding Public Child Care Encourage Fertility?
County-Level Evidence from Germany", Ifo Working Paper No. 158, 2013
Helmut Rainer (with Volker Meier), "Beyond Ramsey: Gender-Based Taxation with Non-Cooperative Couples", CESifo
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Working Paper No. 3966, October 2012
Helmut Rainer (with Timo Hener and Thomas Siedler), "Political Socialization in Flux? Linking Family Non-Intactness during
Childhood to Adult Civic Engagement", CESifo Working Paper No. 3918, August 2012
Helmut Rainer (with Dan Anderberg), "Domestic Abuse: Instrumental Violence and Economics Incentives", CESifo Working
Paper No. 3673, December 2011
Helmut Rainer (with Volker Meier), "On the Optimality of Joint Taxation for Non-Cooperative Couples", CESifo Working
Paper No. 3128, July 2010
Helmut Rainer (with Thomas Siedler), "Family Location and Caregiving Patterns from an International Perspective", CESifo
Working Paper No. 2989, March 2010
Helmut Rainer (with Stefan Bauernschuster), "From Politics to the Family: How Sex-Role Attitudes Keep on Diverging in
Reunified Germany", CESifo Working Paper No. 2957, February 2010
Helmut Rainer (with Marco Faravelli, Oliver Kirchkamp), "Social Welfare versus Inequality Concerns in an Incomplete
Contract Experiment", CESifo Working Paper No. 2933, January 2010
Helmut Rainer (with Helena Holmlund, Thomas Siedler), "Meet the Parents? The Causal Effect of Family Size on the
Geographic Distance between Adult Children and Older Parents", IZA Discussion Paper No. 4398, 2009
Helmut Rainer (with Marco Faravelli, Oliver Kirchkamp), "Social Welfare versus Inequality Aversion in an Incomplete
Contract Experiment", Jena Economic Research Papers 2009-016, 2009
Helmut Rainer (with Geethanjali Selvaretnam, David Ulph), "Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in a Model of
Fertility Choice", ISER Working Paper 2008-02, 2008
Helmut Rainer (with Marco Francesconi, Wilbert van der Klaauw), "Unintended Consequences of Welfare Reform: The Case
of Divorced Couples", CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7107, 2008
Projects
Current projects
Economic Uncertainty and the Family (EcUFam)
Client: supported by the Leibniz Association • Project period: July 2015 - June 2018 • Department: Ifo Center for Labour
Market Research and Family Economics
Germany 2017 (Deutschland 2017)
Client: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy • Project period: March 2016 – December 2017 • Department: Ifo
Center for Labour Market Research and Family Economics
Concluded projects
Ex Post Evaluation of Monetary Family Related Benefits in Germany (Child Benefits and Allowances)
Client: Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth; Federal Ministry of Finance • Project period:
December 2010 - 2011 • Department: Social Policy and Labour Markets
Ex-Post-Evaluation of Public Subsidies for Child Care
Client: Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth; Federal Ministry of Finance • Project period:
October 2010 - December 2011 • Department: Social Policy and Labour Markets
Monetary and non-monetary benefits of a doctoral degree
Client: Institute for Innovation and Technology, Berlin • Project period: June 2015 – January 2016 • Department: Ifo Center
for Labour Market Research and Family Economics
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Optimal Immigration Policies in Europe: From Conflicting Interests to Mutual Gains
Client: Aided by the Leibniz Association • Project period: January 2012 - December 2015 • Departments: Ifo Center for
International Institutional Comparisons and Migration Research, Ifo Center for Labour Market Research and Family
Economics, Ifo Center for International Economics, Ifo Center for the Economics of Education
Presentations
Parental and Public Investments and Child Outcomes (Turin 2013)
Verfassungsrechtliche Grundlagen der Familienpolitik (Eichstätt 2013)
ESPE (Bern 2012, Essen 2010, London 2008, Verona 2006)
Journees Louis-Andre Gerard-Varet (Marseille 2012)
Annual Meeting of the Ausschuss für Sozialpolitik des Vereins für Socialpolitik (Berlin 2012, 2011)
EALE (Bonn 2012, Cyprus 2011)
Taxation and the Family (Max Planck Reseach Center for Tax Law and Public Finance, Munich 2010)
RES Annual Conference (London, 2013,Warwick 2007, Nottingham 2006)
CESifo Area Conference on Employment and Social Protection (Munich 2010, 2011, 2013)
EEA Annual Conference (Gothenburg 2013, Budapest 2007, Amsterdam 2005, Stockholm
2003)
ESEM (Gothenburg 2013, Vienna 2006)
IFAU/IZA Conference on Labor Market Policy Evaluation (Uppsala 2006)
9th World Congress of the Econometric Society (London 2005)
Teaching
2005 - 2009: Intermediate Microeconomics (BSc. level), Law and Economics (BSc. level), Contemporary Issues: Auctions
(BSc. level), The Economics of Negotiations (MSc. level)
2003 - 2005: Mathematical Methods in Economics (BSc. level), Contemporary Topics in Microeconomics (BSc. level), The
Economics of Negotiations (BSc. level), Advanced Mi-croeconomics (MSc. level), Game Theory (MSc. level)
2000 - 2003: Mathematical Methods (MSc. level, Pre-Sessional), Introduction to Econom-ics (BSc. level), Intermediate
Microeconomics (BSc. level), Introduction to Quantitative Economics (BSc. level)
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