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Prof. Dr. Hartmut Lehmann

Academic Vice-Director of the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies
Head of Economics Department
Professor of Economics at the University of Regensburg

Alma Mater Honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna
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  • Curriculum vitae
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Description

After completing his first MA in East European History and Slavic Language and Literature at Freie Universität Berlin, Hartmut Lehmann studied Economics and Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he received his PhD with a thesis on “Labour Market Flows and Labour Market Policies in the British Isles, Eastern Germany and Poland.”

After completing his PhD, Lehmann first took up a position as head of the “Osteuropa” Department at the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (ifo Institute), then as a lecturer in Economics at Trinity College Dublin, and a reader in Economics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. From 2003 to 2019, Lehmann held the Chair of Transformation Economics at the University of Bologna. From November 2019 until February 2022, he was Leading Research Fellow for the Center for Labor Market Research at the Higher School of Economics (HSE University) in Moscow.

The focus of his research is on developments in the labor markets of transition countries, specifically Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. The topics of his research include the costs of job losses due to the restructuring of these economies, the evaluation of labor market policies, the development of informal employment in the post-Soviet space, and effects of preferences and personality traits on the labor market.

Lehmann’s current posts include: Coordinator of the program “Labor Markets in Emerging Economies” at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics; co-editor of the IZA Journal of Development and Migration; member of the Editorial Board of the journal Economic Systems; Alma Mater Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna; and President of the European Association of Comparative Economics Studies (EACES).

Publications

Publikationen

Edited Volumes and Special Issues

Lehmann, Hartmut/Tatsiramos, Konstantinos (Hrsg.): Informal Employment in Emerging and Transition Economies., 2012 (Symposium in Research in Labor Economics, vol. 34).

Brück, Tilman/Lehmann, Hartmut (Hrsg.): In the Grip of Transition: Economic and Social Consequences of Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Lehmann, Hartmut/Terrell, Katherine (Hrsg.): Symposium in Journal of Comparative Economics on the Ukrainian Labor Market., 2006.

Haltiwanger, John/Lehmann, Hartmut/Terrell, Katherine (Hrsg.): Symposium in Economics of Transition on “Job Creation and Job Destruction in Transition Economies”., 2003.

Earle, John/Lehmann, Hartmut (Hrsg.): Symposium in Journal of Comparative Economics on “Microeconometric Analysis of Labor Market Adjustment in Russia”., 2002.

Boeri, T./Lehmann, H. (Hrsg.): Symposium in Journal of Comparative Economics on "Unemployment and Labour Market Policies in Transition Countries"., 1999.

Lehmann, H./Starodubrovsky, V. (Hrsg.): The Labor Market in Russia’s Regions (in Russian). Moscow: Institute for Management and Business Administration, 1999.

Boeri, T./Lehmann, H./Woergoetter, A. (Hrsg.): Labour Market Policies in the Transition Countries: Lessons from their Experience. Paris: OECD, 1996.

Lehmann, H./Wadsworth, J. (Hrsg.): Labour Markets by Design? Labour Market Policies and Creative Use of Household Surveys in Transition Economies. Munich, Cologne and London: Weltforum, 1996.

Disney, R./Bellmann, L./et al. (Hrsg.): Helping the Unemployed. Active Labour Market Policies in Britain and Germany. London: The Anglo-German Foundation, 1992.

Disney, R./Bellmann, L./et al. (Hrsg.): Labour Market Policies in the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany: An Evaluation. London: The Employment Institute, 1990.

Journal Articles

Oshchepkov, Aleksey/Lehmann, Hartmut/Silvagni, Maria Giulia: Regional convergence in Russia: Estimating an augmented Solow model. In: Economic Systems, 47, 4, 2023. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2023.101128

Lehmann, Hartmut/Oshchepkov, Aleksey/Silvagni, Maria Giulia: Regional Convergence in Russia: Estimating an Augmented Solow model, Higher School of Economics mimeo. In: Regional Studies, 2021 (eingereicht). (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal, Open Access)

Bortolotti, Stefania/Dohmen, Thomas/Lehmann, Hartmut/et al.: Patience, Cognitive Abilities, and Cognitive Effort: Survey and Experimental Evidence from a Developing Country. In: American Behavioral Scientist, 65, 11, 2021, S. 1512 – 1530 (list of all authors: Stefania Bortolotti, Thomas Dohmen, Hartmut Lehmann, Frauke Meyer, Norberto Pignatti, Karine Torosyan). (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)
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Lehmann, Hartmut/Razzolini, Tiziano/Zaiceva, Anzelika: The Great Recession and Labor Market Adjustment: Evidence from Latvia. In: Comparative Economic Studies, 62, 1, 2020, S. 149–181. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Ayhan, Sinem H./Gatskova, Kseniia/Lehmann, Hartmut: The Impact of Non-cognitive Skills and Risk Preferences on Rural-to-Urban Migration in Ukraine. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 48, 1, 2020, S. 144 – 162. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Pignatti, Norberto: Informal employment relationships and the labor market: Is there segmentation in Ukraine?. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 46, 3, 2018, S. 838-857. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Dohmen, Thomas/Lehmann, Hartmut/Pignatti, Norberto: Time-varying individual risk attitudes over the Great Recession: A comparison of Germany and Ukraine. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 44, 1, 2016, S. 182-200. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Zaiceva, Anzelika: Redefining Informality and Measuring its Determinants: Evidence from the Russian Labour Market. In: Journal of International Development, 27, 2015, S. 464 – 488. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut: Presidential Address: Informal Employment in Transition Economies, Empirical Evidence and Research Challenges. In: Comparative Economic Studies, 57, 2015, S. 1 – 30. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Dohmen, Thomas/Lehmann, Hartmut/Schaffer, Mark E.: Wage Policies of a Russian Firm and the Financial Crisis of 1998: Evidence from Personnel Data, 1997 to 2002. In: Industrial Labor Relations Review, 67, 2, 2014, S. 504-531. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Muravyev, Alexander/et al.: The Monetary and Non-monetary Costs of Displacement: Evidence from Russia. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 41, 4, 2013, S. 1185-1201. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Ge, Yuhao/Lehmann, Hartmut: The costs of worker displacement in urban labor markets of China. In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2, 4, 2013. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal, Open Access)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Razzolini, Tiziano/Zaicev, Anzelika: Job Separations and Informality in the Russian Labor Market. In: Research in Labor Economics, 34, 2012, S. 257-290. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Muravyev, Alexander: Labor Market Institutions and Labor Market Performance: What Can We Learn from Transition Countries?. In: Economics of Transition, 20, 2, 2012, S. 235-269. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Muravyev, Alexander/Zimmermann, Klaus F: The Ukrainian longitudinal monitoring survey: towards a better understanding of labor markets in transition. In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 1, 9, 2012. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal, Open Access)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Wadsworth, Jonathan: The Impact of Chernobyl on Health and Labour Market Performance. In: Journal of Health Economics, 30, 5, 2011, S. 843-857. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Kluve, Jochen/Lehmann, Hartmut/Schmidt, Christoph M.: Disentangling Treatment Effects of Active Labor Market Policies: The Role of Labor Force Status Sequences. In: Labour Economics, 15, 6, 2008, S. 1270-1295. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Dohmen, Thomas/Lehmann, Hartmut/Zaiceva, Anzelika: The Gender Earnings Gap inside a Russian Firm: First Evidence from Personnel Data – 1997 to 2002. In: Journal for Labor Market Research, 41, 2/3, 2008, S. 157-180. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Christev, Atanas/Kupets, Olga/Lehmann, Hartmut: Trade Liberalization and Employment Effects in Ukraine. In: Comparative Economic Studies, 50, 2, 2008, S. 318-340. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Wadsworth, Jonathan: Wage Arrears and the Inequality in the Distribution of Pay: Lessons from Russia. In: Research in Labor Economics, 26, 2007, S. 125-155. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Pignatti, Norberto/Wadsworth, Jonathan: The Incidence and Cost of Job Loss in the Ukrainian Labor Market. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 34, 2, 2006, S. 248-271. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Brown, David J./Earle, John/et al.: Nonstandard Forms and Measures of Employment and Unemployment in Transition: A Comparative Study of Estonia, Romania and Russia. In: Comparative Economic Studies, 48, 3, 2006, S. 248-271. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Terrell, Katherine: The Ukrainian Labor Market in Transition: Evidence from a New Panel Data Set. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 34, 2, 2006, S. 195-199. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Philips, Kaia/Wadsworth, Jonathan: The Incidence and Cost of Job Loss in a Transition Economy: Displaced Workers in Estonia, 1989-1999. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 33, 1, 2005, S. 59-87. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Haltiwanger, John/Lehmann, Hartmut/Terrell, Katherine: Job Creation and Job Destruction in Transition Countries. In: Economics of Transition, 11, 2, 2003, S. 205-219. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Konings, Jozef/Kupets, Olga/Lehmann, Hartmut: Job Creation and Job Destruction in Ukraine: Size, Ownership and Trade Effects. In: Economics of Transition, 11, 2, 2003, S. 321-356. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Earle, John S./Lehmann, Hartmut: Microeconometric Studies of Russian Labor Markets in Transition: Introduction to a Symposium. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 30, 1, 2002, S. 91-95. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Konings, Jozef/Lehmann, Hartmut: Marshall and Labour Demand in Russia: Going Back to Basics. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 30, 1, 2002, S. 134-159. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Wadsworth, Jonathan/Lehmann, Hartmut: Tenures that Shook the World: Worker Turnover in Russia, Poland and Britain. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 28, 4, 2000, S. 639-664. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Kluve, Jochen/Lehmann, Hartmut/Schmidt, Christoph: Active Labor Market Policies in Poland: Human Capital Enhancement, Stigmatization or Benefit Churning?. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 27, 1, 1999, S. 61-89. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Boeri, Tito/Lehmann, Hartmut: Unemployment and Labor Market Policies in Transition Countries. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 27, 1, 1999, S. 1-3. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Wadsworth, Jonathan/Acquisti, Alessandro: Grime and Punishment: Job Insecurity and Wage Arrears in the Russian Federation. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 27, 4, 1999, S. 595-617. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Wadsworth, Jonathan: New Jobs, Worklessness and Households in Poland. In: European Economic Review, 41, 3-5, 1997, S. 915-923. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Konings, Jozef/Lehmann, Hartmut/Schaffer, Mark: Job Creation and Job Destruction in a Transition Economy: Ownership, Firm Size, and Gross Job Flows in Polish Manufacturing. In: Labour Economics, 3, 1996, S. 299-317. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Schaffer, Mark: Productivity, Employment and Labour Demand in Polish Industry in the 1980s: Some Preliminary Results from Enterprise-level Data. In: Economics of Planning, 28, 1, 1995, S. 1-27. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Bellmann, Lutz/Estrin, Saul/et al.: The Eastern German Labour Market in Transition: Gross Flow Estimates from Panel Data. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, 20, 1, 1995, S. 137-170. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Góra, Marek/Lehmann, Hartmut: Flow and Stock Analysis of Polish Unemployment: January 1990 - June 1991. In: Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 6, 1, 1992, S. 87-119. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Bellmann, Lutz/Estrin, Saul/et al.: Gross Flows in A Labour Market in Transition: Panel Data Estimates from Eastern Germany. In: 44th Proceedings of the Industrial Relations Research Association of America, 1992. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Bellmann, Lutz/Lehmann, Hartmut: Der Rückgang der Arbeitslosigkeit in Grossbritannien seit 1986 - Eine segmentationstheoretische Interpretation. In: Mitteilungen aus der Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, 3, 1991, S. 577-582. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Lehmann, Hartmut/Walsh, Patrick Paul: Employment Schemes in Ireland: An Evaluation. In: The Economic and Social Review, 22, 1, 1990, S. 43-56. (Journal with Impact Factor, Refereed Journal)

Chapters in Edited Volumes

Lehmann, Hartmut: Polonia: dalla transizione allo sviluppo tenendo dritta la barra delle riforme. In: Paolazzi, L./Sylos Labini, M. (Hrsg.): L’Italia al bivio: Riforme o declino: la lezione dei paesi di successo.: LUISS University Press, forthcoming, S. 235-284.

Lehmann, Hartmut/Muravyev, Alexander: Labor Markets Institutions and Informality in Transition Economies and in Latin America. In: Pages, C./Rigolini, J./Robalino, D. (Hrsg.): Social Insurance and Labor Markets: How to Protect Workers while Creating Good Jobs.: Oxford University Press, 2014.

Lehmann, Hartmut/Muravyev, Alexander: Labor Markets and Labor Market Institutions in Transition Economies. In: Hare, Paul/Turley, Gerard (Hrsg.): The Handbook on the Economics and the Political Economy of Transition.: Routledge, 2013.

Lehmann, Hartmut/Muravyev, Alexander/et al.: Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis Using Micro Data. In: Brück, Tilman/Lehmann, Hartmut (Hrsg.): In the Grip of Transition: Economic and Social Consequences of Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, S. 7-46.

Lehmann, Hartmut/Zaiceva, Anzelika: The Evolution of Labour Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data. In: Brück, Tilman/Lehmann, Hartmut (Hrsg.): In the Grip of Transition: Economic and Social Consequences of Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, S. 98-127.

Coupé, Tom/Lehmann, Hartmut: The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data. In: Brück, Tilman/Lehmann, Hartmut (Hrsg.): In the Grip of Transition: Economic and Social Consequences of Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, S. 156-172.

Lehmann, Hartmut/Kluve, Jochen: Assessing Active Labor Market Policies in Transition Economies. In: Caroleo, Floro Ernesto/Pastore, Francesco (Hrsg.): A New Regional Geography of Europe? The Labour Market Impact of the EU Enlargements. Heidelberg: Physica Verlag, 2010, S. 275-307.

Dohmen, Thomas/Lehmann, Hartmut/Schaffer, Mark: Wage Determination and Wage Inequality Inside a Russian Firm in Late Transition : Evidence from Personnel Data – 1997 to 2002. In: Kanbur, Ravi/Svejnar, Jan (Hrsg.): Labor Markets and Economic Development. London and New York: Routledge, 2009.

Lehmann, Hartmut: Active Labour Market Policies in Central Europe: First Lessons. In: Riphahn, Regina T./Snower, Dennis J./Zimmermann, Klaus S. (Hrsg.): Employment Policy in the Transition: Lessons from German Integration. Berlin and London: Springer, 2001, S. 254-293.

Lehmann, Hartmut: Chapter 2. In: (Hrsg.): Labour Market and Social Policy in Bulgaria. Paris, 1998.

Lehmann, Hartmut/Wadsworth, Jonathan: Employment Insecurity and Wage Arrears in the Russian Federation: Some Micro-economic Evidence. In: Lippoldt, D. (Hrsg.): Labour Market Dynamics in Russia. Paris, 1997.

Lehmann, Hartmut/Wadsworth, Jonathan: Labour Force Participation and the Household: Evidence from five Russian Regions. In: Lippoldt, D. (Hrsg.): Labour Market Dynamics in Russia. Paris, 1997.

Góra, Marek/Lehmann, Hartmut/et al.: Labour Market Policies in Poland: An Assessment. In: Boeri, T./Lehmann, H./Woergoetter, A. (Hrsg.): Labour Market Policies in the Transition Countries: Lessons from their Experience. Paris, 1996.

Lehmann, Hartmut: Labour Market Flows and the Evaluation of Labour Market Policies in Poland: 1990-92. In: Lehmann, Hartmut/Wadsworth, Jonathan (Hrsg.): Labour Markets by Design? Labour Market Policies and Creative Use of Household Surveys in Transition Economies. Munich, Cologne and London, 1996.

Konings, Jozef/Lehmann, Hartmut/Schaffer, Mark E.: Employment Growth, Job Creation and Job Destruction in Polish Industry: 1988-91. In: Quaisser, W./Woodward, R./Blaszczyk, B. (Hrsg.): Privatization in Poland and East Germany: A Comparison. Munich, 1995, S. 553-566 (vol. II).

Góra, Marek/Lehmann, Hartmut: How Divergent is Regional Labour Market Adjustment in Poland?. In: Scarpetta, S./Woergoetter, A. (Hrsg.): The Regional Dimension of Unemployment in Transition Countries : A Challenge for Labour Market and Social Policies. Paris, 1995.

Discussion Papers

Dohmen, Thomas/Khamis, Melanie/Lehmann, Hartmut: Risk attitudes and informal employment in Ukraine. In: IZA discussion papers 2023. (Open Access)
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Ayhan, Sinem/Lehmann, Hartmut/Pelek, Selin: Job Creation and Job Destruction in Turkey: 2006 - 2021. In: IZA discussion Papers 2023. (Open Access)
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Wang, Feicheng/Liang, Zhe/Lehmann, Hartmut: Import Competition and Informal Employment: Evidence from China. In: IZA Discussion Paper, 14650 2021 (eingereicht im Dezember 2021 bei Economic Journal). (Open Access)
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Ananyev, M./Dohmen, Th./Lehmann, H.: The Bonding Effect of Deferred Compensation: Worker Separations from a Large Firm in Early Transition Russia. In: IZA Discussion Paper, No. 13358 2020. (Open Access)

Dohmen, T./Khamis, M./Lehmann, H.: Risk Attitudes, Informal Employment and Wages: Evidence from a Transition Country. In: IZA Discussion Paper 2017. (Open Access)

Lehmann, H./Razzolini, T./Zaiceva, A.: Worker Flows and Labour Market Adjustment during the Great Recession: Evidence from a Large Shock. In: IZA Discussion Paper, No. 9588, Bonn 2015. (Open Access)

Lehmann, H./Zaiceva, A.: Informal Employment in Russia: Definitions, Incidence, Determinants and Labour Market Segmentation. In: OECD Economics Department Working Papers, No. 1098: OECD Publishing 2013. (Open Access)

Lehmann, H./Silvagni, M.G.: Is There Convergence of Russian Regions? Exploring the Empirical Evidence: 1995-2010. In: IZA Discussion Paper, No. 7603, Bonn 2013. (Open Access)

Lehmann, H./Pignatti, N.: Informal Employment and Labor Market Segmentation in Transition Economies: Evidence from Ukraine. In: IZA Discussion Paper, No. 3269, Bonn 2007. (Open Access)

Lehmann, H./Walsh, P.P.: Gradual Restructuring and Long-term Unemployment in Poland: A Legacy of Central Planning. In: LICOS Centre for Transition Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, discussion paper, no. 78, Leuven 1999. (Open Access)

Lehmann, H.: Active Labour Market Policies in the OECD and in Selected Transition Countries. In: Economic Policy Working Paper, no. 1502, Washington: The World Bank 1995. (Open Access)

Lehmann, H.: The Effectiveness of the Restart Programme and the Enterprise Allowance Scheme. In: London School of Economics, Centre for Economic Performance discussion paper, no. 139, London 1993. (Open Access)

Lehmann, H.: Labour Market Policies in Poland: Some Critical Remarks in the Light of Western Experience. In: Warsaw University, Polish Policy Research Group Discussion Paper, no. 17, Warsaw 1992. (Open Access)

Lehmann, H./Kwiatkowski, E./Schaffer, M.E.: Polish Regional U/V Ratios and the Pre-reform Structure of Employment in Poland. In: London School of Economics, Centre for Economic Performance working paper, no. 149, London 1991. (Open Access)

Lehmann, H.: The Polish Economy in Transition: Unemployment and the Role of Labour Market Policies. In: London School of Economics, Centre for Economic Performance working paper, no. 128, London 1991. (Open Access)

Bellmann, L./Lehmann, H.: Measures to Combat Long-term Unemployment: An Economic Evaluation. In: London School of Economics, Centre for Economic Performance working paper, no.18, London 1990. (Open Access)

Jackman, R./Lehmann, H.: British Policies to Help the Unemployed: Fresh Evidence. In: London School of Economics, Centre for Economic Performance working paper, no. 13, London 1990. (Open Access)

Lehmann, H.: Employment Measures in Britain: Their Effect on the Overall and Duration Specific Outflow Rates from Unemployment. In: London School of Economics, Centre for Labour Economics working paper, no. 1173, London 1989. (Open Access)

Other Publications

Lehmann, H./Schaffer, M.E.: Transition, Convergence and Labor Market Adjustment in Prospect and in Hindsight. 2019 (ifo DICE Report 3). (Open Access)

Lehmann, H.: The Polish Growth Miracle: Outcome of Persistent Reform Efforts. 2012 (IZA Policy Paper, No. 40, Bonn). (Open Access)

Lehmann, H.: Policies to Combat Informality and to Broaden the Tax Base: Lessons for Transition Countries. 2010 (Background Paper for the World Bank, Bologna). (Open Access)

Lehmann, H.: Macedonia’s Accession to the EU and the Labor Market: What Can Be Learned from the New Member States?. 2010 (IZA Policy Paper No. 14, Bonn). (Open Access)

Dohmen, Th./Khamis, M./Lehmann, H.: Risk Attitudes, Time Preferences and the Incidence of Informality among Workers: Evidence from a Transition Country. 2009 (Bologna and Maastricht). (Open Access)

Lehmann, H./Kupets, O./Pignatti, N.: Labor Market Adjustment in Ukraine: An Overview. 2005 (Background Paper for the World Bank, Bologna and Kyiv). (Open Access)

Curriculum vitae

Professional Career
  • Academic Vice-Director, Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS Regensburg), since 04/2021
  • Leading Research Fellow, Centre for Labour Market Studies Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russian Federation, since 09/2018
  • Program Coordinator "Labor in Post-transition and Emerging Economies", Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany, since 07/1999
  • Research Professor in Economics, LICOS Centre for Transition Economics, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, 09/1998—09/1999
  • Director of the Department of Central and Eastern Europe, Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, 01/1994—03/1996
  • Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics, Programme on Post-communist Reform, 1991—1993
  • Assistant of Professors Richard Layard and Richard Jackman, Centre for Labour Economics/Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics, 1988—1990
  • Assistant of Professors George Judge and David Zilberman, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1986—1988
Education
  • London School of Economics, Department of Economics, Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE, Ph.D. in Economics, Title of doctoral thesis: "Labour Market Flows and Labour Market Policies in the British Isles, Eastern Germany and Poland", Supervisor: Richard Jackman, Members of the dissertation committee: Christopher Pissarides and Phil Hanson, 1988—1993
  • University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Giannini Hall, Berkeley, Ca. 94117, Ph.D. Program, (GPA: 3.728), 1986—1988
  • california State University at San Jose, Department of Economics, Master of Arts in Economics (GPA in Economics: 4.0), 1981—1983
  • Free University of Berlin, Magister Artium in East-European History and Slavic Languages, 1975 
Refereeing Activities (journals)

Referee for:
American Economic Review, American Political Science Review, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Bulletin of Economics Research, Comparative Economic Studies, Eastern European Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Economics of Transition, Economica, Economic Systems, European Economic Review, Industrial Labor Relations Review, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Corporate Governance, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of International Manpower, Journal of Population Economics, Konjunkturpolitik, Labour Economics, Labour, Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economics and Statistics, Review of Income and Wealth, Schmollers Jahrbuch and World Bank Economic Review

Other Professional References
  • Labor  Market  Expert  at  the  Research  in  Economics  and  Management Incubator (REMI) project of the Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, since 2019
  • Tenure:  Referee  for  the  Conferring of Tenure on Klara Sabiarianova Peter at Georgia  State  University;  Fabian Slonimczyk and Olga Lazareva, both at the Higher School of  Economics, Moscow; and on Maksym Obrizan, at the Kiev School of Economics, 2014—2018
  • Member of the Evaluation Committee of the German Science Council (“Wissenschaftsrat) for conferring the title “Leibniz Institute” to the Institute for East and Southeast European Studies, Regensburg, Germany, 2015
  • Member of the Evaluation Committee for the annual conferences of the European Economic Association, 2007—2011
  • Member  of  the  Team  producing  the  UNDP  Report  “Social  and Economic Effects of Macedonia’s EU Accession”, 10/2008—05/2009
  • "Resource Person" at semi-annual workshops of EERC, Moscow, Tasks:  Evaluation  of  projects  presented  by  Russian  researchers  in  the area "Labour markets and social policy, 2000—2004

Projects

Projekte

Completed Projects

Organization and Co-ordination of International Research Projects

  • 11/2011–10/2017, Project on “Understanding Informal Employment in Transition: the Case of Georgia”, financed by the Volkswagen Foundation – in collaboration with  Stefania  Bartolotti  (University  of  Bologna),  Thomas  Dohmen (Bonn  University)  Melanie  Khamis  (Wesleyan  University,  USA)  and Randall Filer, Norberto Pignatti and Karen Tarosyan (ISET, Georgia)
  • 01/2011–12/2013, Project  on  “Risk  Attitudes  and  Informality:  with  a  Case  Study  of Russia”,  financed  by  the  Fritz  Thyssen  Foundation  –  in  collaboration with  John  Bennett  (Brunel  University,  UK)  and  Alexander  Muravyev (St. Petersburg University)
  • 09/2007–08/2011, Project on “The Political Economy of unemployment  in transition countries: a Comparative Analysis”; financed by the Fondazione Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì and the Volkswagen Foundation
  • 11/2006–10/2010, Project on “Inside the Black Box: Internal Labor Markets in Russia and Ukraine”, financed by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Department of Economics, University of Bolonga – in collaboration with Thomas Dohmen, Maastricht University
  • Since 2003, Project on “The Ukrainian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey  – A Basis for the Analysis of Labour Market Adjustment in Ukraine“, financed by IZA, Bonn, the WDI, University of Michigan, CERT, RWI-Essen and EERC, Ukraine.  Partners:  David  Brown  (U.K.),  John  Earle  (U.S.),  Klara  Sabirianova (U.S.),  Mark  Schaffer  (U.K.),  Christoph  Schmidt  (Germany)  and Jonathan Wadsworth (UK)
  • 02/2000–01/2001, Project  on  “Economic  Reform  and  the  Microeconomics  of  Labour Market Adjustment in the Russian Federation”, financed by the Thyssen Foundation. Partners: V. Gimpelson and R. Yemtsov (Russia), J. Earle (Sweden) and J. Wadsworth (UK)
  • 01/2000–07/2001, PHARE-ACE  project  on  "Labour  Market  Adjustment  in  Estonia: Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Aspects". Partners:  P.C.  Padoan  (Italy),  J.  Wadsworth  (U.K.)  and  Raul  Eamets (Estonia)
  • 09/1997–12/2000, Project  on  "Foreign  Direct  Investment  in  Eastern  Europe:  Micro-evidence  from  Belgium,  Germany  and Italy", financed by the Thyssen Foundation. Partners: J. Konings (Belgium), G. Bonvicini, P.C. Padoan (Italy) and R. Dumke (Germany)
  • 01/1997–09/1998, TACIS-ACE project on  "Job Creation, Job Destruction and Labour  Turnover in Regional Labour Market Types in the Russian Federation". Partners: M. Schaffer (UK), J. Konings (Belgium), D. Lippoldt (France), V. Gimpelson and R. Yemtsov (Russia)
  • 10/1996–09/1998, Project on "Labour Market Policies in Transition Countries - Monitoring and Evaluation", financed by the Volkswagen Foundation. With participation of Tito Boeri (Bocconi University, Milan)
  • 01/1997–09/1998, PHARE-ACE  project  on  "Labour  Market  Policies  in  Transition Countries - Monitoring and Evaluation", matching funds for the above mentioned Volkswagen Foundation project. Partners: T. Boeri (Italy), J. Micklewright (Italy), G. Nagy (Hungary), M. Gora (Poland), C. Schmidt (Germany), K. Terell (Czech Republic and US),  M.  Vodopivec  (Slovenia),  J.  Van  Ours  (Netherlands)  and  M. Lubyova (Slovak Republic)
  • 09/1995–10/1997, TACIS-ACE project on  "The Performance of Regional Labour Market Types in the Russian Federation". Participants: E. Gontmacher, V. Starodubrovskij, R. Yemtsov (Russia),  I. Leiprecht (Germany) and J. Wadsworth (United Kingdom)
  • 01/1995–07/1997, PHARE-ACE project  on "Extent and Causes of Regional Labour  Market Diversification in Hungary and Poland". Participants: K. Fazekas, J. Köllö, K. Foti (Hungary), M. Gora, U. Sztanderska (Poland), J. Wadsworth (United Kingdom) and P. P.  Walsh (Ireland)

 

Participation in International Research Projects

 

  • 06/2013–02/2015, Senior Consultant to the OECD. Directing  research  on  informal employment in Russia and on labor market adjustment in Latvia over the Great Recession (jointly with Anzelika Zaiceva, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
  • 10/2012–09/2014, Senior Consultant to the World Bank. Directing project “Skills Towards Employment and Productivity (STEP): Ukraine” (jointly with Johannes Koettl)
  • 10/2009–07/2010, Senior Consultant to the World Bank. Production of Background Paper on “Innovative policy approaches to decrease informal employment and extend the contribution base for social security”
  • 10/2008–05/2009, Member  of  the  Team  producing  the  UNDP  Report  “Social  and Economic Effects of Macedonia’s EU Accession“
  • 04/2007–06/2008, Member  of  the  Commission  “Ethik  und  Weltwirtschaft”  (“Ethics  and World Economy”) of the German Bishops Conference
  • 01/2005–04/2005, Senior Consultant to the World Bank Study on Ukrainian Labor Market
  • 07/2000–06/2002, Project  on  “Analysis  of  Labour  Market  Adjustment  in  Poland  and Estonia  with  Large  Micro  Data  Sets“,  financed  by  the  Volkswagen Foundation. Participants:  C.M.  Schmidt  (Germany,  co-ordinator),  R.  Eamets (Estonia), J. Witkowski (Poland) and J. Wadsworth (UK)
  • 10/1997–07/1999, PHARE-ACE project "Growth and Restructuring of Private, Privatisedand State-owned Firms in Transition Economies".  Participants: J. Konings (Belgium, co-ordinator), S. Bojnec (Slovenia), I. Anton (Romania) and R. Panov (Bulgaria)
  • 03/1996–09/1996, OECD Review of the Labour Market and Social Policies in Bulgaria. Project Co-Leader
  • 1995, Author of Background Paper to the World Development Report 1995 on Active Labour Market Policies in Transition Countries

 

Organization of International Conferences and Workshops

 

  • 10/2021, Fourth IZA/HSE Workshop on “Thirty years after the fall of the Iron Curtain: The contribution of labor market adjustment to transition and convergence”, online (jointly with Vladimir Gimpelson and Alexander Muravyev)
  • 10/2019, Third IZA/HSE Workshop on “Skills and Preferences and Labor Market Outcomes in Post-transition and Emerging Economies”, in St. Petersburg, Russia (jointly with Vladimir Gimpelson and Alexander Muravyev)
  • 10/2018, Second IZA/HSE Workshop on “Ten Years after the Financial Crisis – Labor Market Adjustment in Emerging and Post-Transition Economies”, in Moscow, Russia (jointly with Vladimir Gimpelson and Alexander Muravyev)
  • 10/2017, IZA/Volkswagen  Foundation workshop on “Preferences,  Personality Traits and the Labor Market” in Bertinoro (in collaboration with Maria Bigoni, University of Bologna and Marco Casari, University of Bologna)
  • 09/2017, ICID/IZA/Renmin University/UCW workshop on “Labor Markets in Transition in China, Mognolia and Central Asia” (in collaboration with Furio Rosati, UCW and Zhong Zhao, Renmin University)
  • 11/2016, ICID/IZA/Renmin University/UCW workshop on “The Chinese Labor Market in Transition” (in collaboration with Furio Rosati, UCW and Zhong Zhao, Renmin University)
  • 10/2016, IZA/OECD/World Bank/UCW workshop on “Job Quality in Post- Transition, Developing and Emerging Economies” in Rome (in collaboration with David Robalino, World Bank, Stefano Scarpetta, OECD and Furio Rosati, UCW)
  • 10/2014, IZA/OECD/World Bank workshop on “Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills and Development” in Bertinoro (in collaboration with David Robalino, World Bank and Stefano Scarpetta, OECD)
  • 10/2012, IZA/Higher School of Economics Workshop on “Labor Market Adjustment in the Commonwealth of Independent States, Central Asia and China in the Wake of the Great Recession” in Moscow, Russia
  • 06/2011, IZA/World Bank workshop on “Institutions and Informal Employment in Emerging and Transition Economies, in Bonn, Germany
  • 10/2009, Final Conference  of the EU project “The Economic and Social Consequences of Economic Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine (ESCIRRU)”, at the Higher School of Economics, Moscow
  • 10/2009, IZA-Volkswagen Foundation Topic Week on “The political economy of labor market reform in transition and emerging economies”, in Bonn
  • 05/2005, International IZA-EBRD conference on “Labor Market Dynamics, the Role of Institutions and Internal Labor Markets in Transition and Emerging Market Economies”, in Bologna
  • 08/2003, Erste internationale Konferenz, gemeinsam organisiert von IZA, Upjohn Institute, Michigan, William Davidson Institute (WDI), Ann Arbor, Michigan, zu „Microeconomic Aspects of Labor Reallocation“, in Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • 04/2002, Zweite internationale Konferenz, gemeinsam organisiert von IZA und WDI zu „Labour Markets in Emerging Economies“, in San Jose, Costa Rica
  • 05/2000, Erste gemeinsam von IZA und WDI organisierte internationale Konferenz zu „Labour Markets in Transition Economies“, in Bonn, Deutschland

 

 

Teachings

Winter term 2023/24
  • Introduction into Economic Growth, University of Regensburg
Summer term 2023
  • Topics in Labor Economics, University of Regensburg
  • Introduction into Migration (Online), University of Rome Tor Vergata
Winter term 2022/23
  • Topics in Labor Economics, University of Regensburg
Summer term 2022
  • Topics in Labor Economics, Vorlesung und Tutorial, Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Regensburg
  • Political Economy of Transition, Vorlesung im 2. Semester, Universität Bologna

Presentations

2023
  • Youth Unemployment in a Global Perspective: International Conference in Memory of Francesco Pastore University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 29.05.2023.
2022
  • Import Competition and Informal Employment: Empirical Evidence from China. Vortrag im Rahmen der IZA Konferenz zum Thema „Inequality in Post-Transition and Emerging Economies“ (Online-Veranstaltung). IZA, Bonn, 28.10.2022.
  • Globalization, Inequality and the Labor Market – 1980-2010. Vortrag im Rahmen der CITAS Ringvorlesung im SoSe 2022 11.07.2022.
2021
  • Labor Market Adjustment of the Special Kind – the Russian Labor Market from Early Transition to the Covid-Crisis. Konferenz "Thirty Years On: Is There Still a Post-Soviet Space?" The International Institute for Peace, Wien, 16.11.2021.
  • Import Competition and Informal Employment: Evidence from China. IOS-IZA-HSE International Labor Seminar online, 05.10.2021.

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