Dr. Maria Alejandra Cattaneo
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin bei der SKBF seit 2007. Maria Cattaneo hat an der Universidad Nacional del Sur in Argentinien Ökonomie studiert und 2006 an der Universität Zürich in angewandter Ökonometrie promoviert.
- Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin bei der Schweizerische Koordinationsstelle für Bildungsforschung SKBF|CSRE
- 2002-2006: wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin Lehrstuhl für Statistik und Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung, Sozialökonomisches Institut, Universität Zürich
- 2006: Doktorat oec. publ., Schwerpunkt: Angewandte Ökonometrie, Universität Zürich
- 2000: Lizentiat Ökonomie, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentinien
1. Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
- Cattaneo, Maria A. (2024): What wages do people expect for vocational and academic education backgrounds in Switzerland? Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 160(1).
- Cattaneo, Maria A.; & Stefan C. Wolter (2022): «Against all odds»; Does awareness of the risk of failure matter for educational choices?, Economics of Education Review. doi: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2022.102225
- Aurélien Abrassart; Marius R. Busemeyer; Maria A. Cattaneo & Stefan C. Wolter (2020): Do adult foreign residents prefer academic to vocational education? Evidence from a survey of public opinion in Switzerland, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Vol 46 (15), 3314-3334. doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2018.1517595)
- Cattaneo, M.A., Lergetporer, P., Schwerdt, G., Werner, K., Woessmann, L. & Wolter, S.C. (2020). Information Provision and Preferences for Education Spending: Evidence from Representative Survey Experiments in three Countries, European Journal of Political Economy, forthcoming
- Cattaneo, Maria A., Oggenfuss, Chantal & Wolter, Stefan C. (2017). The more, the better? The impact of instructional time on student performance, Education Economics, 25(5), 433-445.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2015). Better Migrants: Better PISA Results. Findings from a Natural Experiment, IZA Journal of Migration, 4:18.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. (2011). New estimation of private returns to higher professional education and training, Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training 3(2), 71-84, 2011.
- Busemeyer, M.R., Cattaneo, M.A. & Wolter, S.C. (2011): Individual Policy Preferences for Vocational versus Academic Education. Micro Level Evidence for the Case of Switzerland, Journal of European Social Policy, 21(3), S. 253-273.
- Bertschy, K., Cattaneo, M.A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2009). PISA and the Transition into the Labour Market, LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 23, 111-137.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2009). Are the Elderly a Threat to Educational Expenditures? European Journal of Political Economy, 25, 225-236.
- Lalive, R. & Cattaneo, M.A. (2009) Social Interactions and Schooling Decisions, Review of Economics and Statistics, 91(3), pp. 457-477.
- Cattaneo, M.A., Hanslin, S. & Winkelmann, R. (2007). The Apple Falls Increasingly Far: Parent-Child Correlation in Schooling and The Growth of Post-Secondary Education in Switzerland, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 143, 133-154.
- Cattaneo, M.A. & Winkelmann, R. (2005). Earnings Differentials between French and German Speakers in Switzerland, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 141, 191-212.
- Cattaneo, Maria A.; Gschwendt, Christian & Wolter, Stefan C. (2024). How Scary is the Risk of Automation? Evidence from a Large Survey Experiment, Leading House Working Paper No. 213.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2021). “Against all odds” Does awareness of the risk of failure matter for educational choices?, Leading House Working Paper No. 181.
- Cattaneo, M.A., Lergetporer, P., Schwerdt, G., Werner, K., Woessmann, L., Wolter, S.C. (2019). Information Provision and Preferences for Education Spending: Evidence from Representative Survey Experiments in Three Countries. IZA Discussion Paper 12749.
- Cattaneo, Maria A., Oggenfuss, Chantal & Wolter, Stefan C. (2016). The More, the Better? The Impact of Instructional Time on Student Performance. IZA Discussion Paper 9797.
- Cattaneo M.A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2016). Die Berufsbildung in der Pole Position. Die Einstellungen der Schweizer Bevölkerung zum Thema Allgemeinbildung vs. Berufsbildung. SKBF Staff Paper 18.
- Cattaneo M.A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2016). Wie viel darf es kosten und wer soll es bezahlen?Einstellungen der Schweizer Bevölkerung zu Fragen der Finanzierung. SKBF Staff Paper 16.
- Cattaneo, M.A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2013). Nationale Eigenheiten von Bildungssystemen in Zeiten der Globalisierung.
SKBF Staff Paper 10. - Cattaneo, M.A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2012). Migration Policy Can Boost PISA Results. IZA Discussion Paper No. 6300.
- Busemeyer, Marius R., Cattaneo, M.A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2011). Individual Policy Preferences for Vocational versus Academic Education. Micro Level Evidence for the Case of Switzerland, MPIfG Discussion Paper 10/11.
- Bertschy, Kathrin, Cattaneo, Maria A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2008). What happened to the PISA 2000 participants five years later? Leading House Working Paper No. 13.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2007). Are the Elderly a Threat to Educational Expenditures? CESifo Discussion Paper No. 2089.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. Returns to Second Language Skills in Switzerland, unveröffentlichtes Arbeitspapier.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. The Determinants of Semi-Retirement in Switzerland, unveröffentlichtes Arbeitspapier.
3. Contributions to edited volumes
- Cattaneo, Maria A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2020). Selected Findings from 10 Years of Public Opinion Surveys on Education in Switzerland. In: Martin R. West, Ludger Woessmann (eds.), Public Opinion and the Political Economy of Education Policy around the World. Cambridge: MIT Press, forthcoming.
- Oggenfuss, C., Cattaneo, M. & Wolter, S.C. (2016). Raising attainment with more instructional time? A partially successful strategy with undesirable side effects. CIDREE Yearbook 2016, 184-193.
- Bertschy, Kathrin, Cattaneo, Maria A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2011). PISA and the Transition into the Labour Market, in: Bergmann M.M. et al. (Hrsg.): Transitionen im Jugendalter, Ergebnisse der Schweizer Längsschnittstudie TREE, Seismo Verlag, Zürich 217-245.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. & Wolter, Stefan C (2020). Wird alles besser ohne Prüfung? Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 1.10.20, S. 12.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2020). Wird der Wandel nachhaltig sein? eduport Gastbeitrag 10.9.20.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2020). Wird die Berufsbildung den Wandel meistern? Panorama, 3¦2020, 19-21.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. & Stefan C. Wolter (2018). Ist Bildung eine rentable Investition?, Die Volkswirtschaft, 3/2018, 42-43.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. & Stefan C. Wolter (2011). Der individuelle Ertrag einer höheren Berufsbildung, Die Volkswirtschaft, 2011-12, 63-66.
- Cattaneo, Maria A. & Stefan C. Wolter (2011). Eine höhere Berufsbildung rentiert durchaus, Panorama, 2011-6, 16-17.
- Bertschy, Kathrin, Cattaneo, Maria A. & Wolter, Stefan C. (2008). What happened to the PISA 2000 participants five years later? Panorama, Sondernummer, S. 18-19. Einstieg in den Arbeitsmarkt – teilweise ein Weg mit Hürden (PDF)