Uta Schönberg

6.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
49 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Uta Schönberg is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Uta Schönberg has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Uta Schönberg's work include Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (22 papers), Economic Policies and Impacts (11 papers) and Migration and Labor Dynamics (11 papers). Uta Schönberg is often cited by papers focused on Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (22 papers), Economic Policies and Impacts (11 papers) and Migration and Labor Dynamics (11 papers). Uta Schönberg collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Uta Schönberg's co-authors include Christian Dustmann, Johannes Ludsteck, Christina Gathmann, Jan Stuhler, Thomas Cornelißen, Alexandra Spitz‐Oener, Bernd Fitzenberger, Anna Raute, Francesco Fasani and Tommaso Frattini and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics and Journal of Political Economy.

In The Last Decade

Uta Schönberg

47 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Revisiting the German Wage Structure* 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2010 2014 2018 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Revisiting the German Wage Structure*
    2009 529 citations Christian Dustmann, Johannes Ludsteck et al. profile →
  2. How General Is Human Capital? A Task‐Based Approach
    2010 374 citations Christina Gathmann, Uta Schönberg Journal of Labor Economics profile →
  3. From Sick Man of Europe to Economic Superstar: Germany's Resurgent Economy
    2014 333 citations Christian Dustmann, Uta Schönberg et al. profile →
  4. Who Benefits from Universal Child Care? Estimating Marginal Returns to Early Child Care Attendance
    2018 170 citations Thomas Cornelißen, Christian Dustmann et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Uta Schönberg United Kingdom 26 2.0k 1.4k 843 519 509 49 3.5k
Paul Gregg United Kingdom 35 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 428 0.8× 480 0.9× 115 3.9k
Patrick Kline United States 24 3.6k 1.8× 2.4k 1.7× 720 0.9× 577 1.1× 401 0.8× 47 6.0k
Andrea Weber Austria 27 2.6k 1.3× 714 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 829 1.6× 693 1.4× 91 4.1k
Jochen Kluve Germany 24 2.0k 1.0× 737 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 519 1.0× 464 0.9× 93 3.4k
Regina T. Riphahn Germany 26 1.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 906 1.1× 398 0.8× 712 1.4× 124 2.7k
Harry J. Holzer United States 33 2.2k 1.1× 2.4k 1.7× 1.0k 1.2× 859 1.7× 360 0.7× 141 4.5k
Robert A. Margo United States 31 1.8k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 362 0.4× 417 0.8× 358 0.7× 134 3.4k
Chinhui Juhn United States 19 2.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 662 0.8× 870 1.7× 409 0.8× 42 3.1k
Gary Solon United States 32 2.6k 1.3× 3.2k 2.3× 1.0k 1.2× 618 1.2× 533 1.0× 59 5.7k
Katharine G. Abraham United States 27 2.0k 1.0× 661 0.5× 853 1.0× 363 0.7× 546 1.1× 89 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Uta Schönberg

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Fields of papers citing papers by Uta Schönberg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Uta Schönberg

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Raute, Anna, et al.. (2025). Wind of Change? Cultural Determinants of Maternal Labor Supply. American Economic Journal Applied Economics. 17(2). 41–74. 3 indexed citations
2.
Schönberg, Uta, et al.. (2023). Displacement Effects in Manufacturing and Structural Change. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
3.
Battisti, Michèle, Christian Dustmann, & Uta Schönberg. (2023). Technological and Organizational Change and the Careers of Workers. Journal of the European Economic Association. 21(4). 1551–1594. 16 indexed citations
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Battisti, Michèle, Christian Dustmann, & Uta Schönberg. (2022). Technological and Organizational Change and the Careers of Workers. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Schönberg, Uta, et al.. (2022). The role of schools in transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus: quasi-experimental evidence from Germany. Economic Policy. 37(109). 87–130.
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Raute, Anna, et al.. (2021). Wind of Change? Cultural Determinants of Maternal Labor Supply. SSRN Electronic Journal. 40 indexed citations
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Dustmann, Christian, Francesco Fasani, Tommaso Frattini, Luigi Minale, & Uta Schönberg. (2017). On the economics and politics of refugee migration. Economic Policy. 32(91). 497–550. 156 indexed citations
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Cornelißen, Thomas, Christian Dustmann, & Uta Schönberg. (2017). Peer Effects in the Workplace. American Economic Review. 107(2). 425–456. 131 indexed citations
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Dustmann, Christian, Francesco Fasani, Tommaso Frattini, Luigi Minale, & Uta Schönberg. (2016). On the Economics and Politics of Refugee Migration. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Dustmann, Christian, Francesco Fasani, Tommaso Frattini, Luigi Minale, & Uta Schönberg. (2016). On the Economics and Politics of Refugee Migration. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations
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Cornelißen, Thomas, Christian Dustmann, Anna Raute, & Uta Schönberg. (2016). From Late to MTE: Alternative Methods for the Evaluation of Policy Interventions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 25 indexed citations
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Cornelißen, Thomas, Christian Dustmann, & Uta Schönberg. (2013). Peer Effects in the Workplace. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Dustmann, Christian & Uta Schönberg. (2012). What Makes Firm-based Vocational Training Schemes Successful? The Role of Commitment. American Economic Journal Applied Economics. 4(2). 36–61. 45 indexed citations
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Dustmann, Christian & Uta Schönberg. (2012). Expansions in Maternity Leave Coverage and Children's Long-Term Outcomes. American Economic Journal Applied Economics. 4(3). 190–224. 163 indexed citations
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Gathmann, Christina & Uta Schönberg. (2010). How General Is Human Capital? A Task‐Based Approach. Journal of Labor Economics. 28(1). 1–49. 374 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schönberg, Uta. (2009). Does the IAB employment sample reliably identify maternity leave taking? A data report. Journal for Labour Market Research. 42(1). 49–70. 9 indexed citations
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Dustmann, Christian, Stephen Machin, & Uta Schönberg. (2008). Educational Achievement and Ethnicity in Compulsory Schooling. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5 indexed citations
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Gathmann, Christina & Uta Schönberg. (2007). How General is Human Capital? A Task-Based Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal. 25 indexed citations
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Schönberg, Uta & Johannes Ludsteck. (2007). Maternity Leave Legislation, Female Labor Supply, and the Family Wage Gap. SSRN Electronic Journal. 77 indexed citations
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Schönberg, Uta. (2007). Testing for Asymmetric Employer Learning. Journal of Labor Economics. 25(4). 651–691. 109 indexed citations

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