apl. Prof. Dr. Ronald Bachmann

Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Universitätsstr. 1
40225 Düsseldorf
Germany

Building 24.31 Room 01.07

Educational Background
2007	Dr.rer.pol. (PhD Economics), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Doctoral
2000	MSc Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
1999	BA Economics, University of Cambridge, England

Positions
since 04/2018	Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), apl. Professor
since 2013	Head, “Labor Markets, Education, Population” department at RWI
03/2009 - 2013	Deputy Head, “Labor Markets, Education, Population” department at RWI
04/2007 - 04/2018	Researcher at RWI, research department “Labour Markets, Population and Health”
09/2006 - 03/2007	Research assistant at Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Chair for Economics, esp. Economic Policy, Prof. R. Schettkat
09/2000 - 07/2006	Research assistant at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute for Economic Theory II, Prof. M.C. Burda

Representative Publications
Bachmann, R., F. Hertweck (2025), The gender gap in digital literacy: A cohort analysis for Germany. Applied Economics Letters, online first. Bachmann, R., M. Gonschor, P. Lewandowski, K. Madon (2024), The effects of robots on labour market transitions in Europe. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 70: 422-441. Aghelmaleki, H., R. Bachmann, J. Stiebale (2022), The China shock, employment protection, and European jobs. ILR Review 75(5): 1269-1293. Bachmann, R., G. Demir, H. Frings (2022), Labour market polarisation, job tasks, and monopsony power. Journal of Human Resources 57: S11-S49. Bachmann, R., M. Cim and C. Green (2019), Long-run patterns of labour market polarisation: Evidence from German micro data. British Journal of Industrial Relations 52 (2): 350-376. Bachmann, R. and H. Frings (2017), Monopsonistic competition, low-wage labour markets, and minimum wages - An empirical analysis. Applied Economics 49 (51): 5268-5286.

Representative Publications

Bachmann, R., F. Hertweck (2025), The gender gap in digital literacy: A cohort analysis for Germany. Applied Economics Letters, online first.
Bachmann, R., M. Gonschor, P. Lewandowski, K. Madon (2024), The effects of robots on labour market transitions in Europe. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 70: 422-441.
Aghelmaleki, H., R. Bachmann, J. Stiebale (2022), The China shock, employment protection, and European jobs. ILR Review 75(5): 1269-1293.
Bachmann, R., G. Demir, H. Frings (2022), Labour market polarisation, job tasks, and monopsony power. Journal of Human Resources 57: S11-S49.
Bachmann, R., M. Cim and C. Green (2019), Long-run patterns of labour market polarisation: Evidence from German micro data. British Journal of Industrial Relations 52 (2): 350-376.
Bachmann, R. and H. Frings (2017), Monopsonistic competition, low-wage labour markets, and minimum wages - An empirical analysis. Applied Economics 49 (51): 5268-5286.

Current Research

Bachmann, R., M. Gonschor, P. Lewandowski, K. Madon (2022), The effects of robots on labour market transitions in Europe. IZA Discussion Paper No. 15303.
Bachmann, R., M. Gonschor (2022), Technological Progress, occupational structure and gender gaps in the German labour market. IZA Discussion Paper No. 15419.
Bachmann, R., G. Demir, C. Green, A. Uhlendorff (2022), The role of within-occupation task changes in wage development. Mimeo.

Teaching and Research Interests
Labour economics and labour market policies Technological progress The ecological transformation of the labour market

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