Dr. Luis Oberrauch

Journal Publications (Peer Review)

• Oberrauch, Luis; Kaiser, Tim; Lusardi, Annamaria (2024). Assessing Financial Literacy Among the Young. Journal of Financial Literacy and Wellbeing (forthcoming)
• Oberrauch, Luis; Kaiser, Tim (2024). Digital interventions to increase financial knowledge: Evidence from a pilot RCT. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance 43, 100954
• Ring, Malte; Oberrauch, Luis (2024). Measuring economic graph competence. International Review of Economics Education 47, 100302
• Oberrauch, Luis; Kaiser, Tim; Seeber, Günther (2023). Measuring economic competence of youth with a short scale. Journal of Economic Psychology 97, 102633
• Oberrauch, Luis; Brahm, Taiga (2023). Ökonomische Kompetenz und Geschlecht: Ausmaß und Hintergründe des Gender Gaps. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaften (forthcoming)
• Oberrauch, Luis; Kaiser, Tim (2022). Cognitive abilities, financial literacy, and narrow bracketing in time-preference elicitation. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 98, 101844
• Eberle, Mira; Oberrauch, Luis (2022). What a difference three years of economics education make: Evidence from lower-track schools in Germany. International Review of Economics Education (forthcoming)
• Oberrauch, Luis; Seeber, Günther (2022). The impact of mandatory economic education on adolescents’ attitudes. Education Economics 30:2, 208-224
• Kaiser, Tim; Oberrauch, Luis; Seeber, Günther (2020). Measuring economic competences of secondary school students in Germany. The Journal of Economic Education 51:3-4, 227-242
• Oberrauch, Luis; Kaiser, Tim (2020). Economic competences in early secondary school: Evidence from a large-scale assessment in Germany. International Review of Economics Education 35, 100172
• Oberrauch, Luis (2019). Ökonomische Kompetenzen von Heranwachsenden. Entwicklung und Validierung eines Testinstruments. Zeitschrift für ökonomische Bildung 8, 60-98

Working Papers

• Kaiser, Tim; Menkhoff, Lukas; Oberrauch, Luis (2022). Is patience malleable via educational intervention? Evidence from field experiments. CESifo Working Paper No. 10080
• Kaiser, Tim; Oberrauch, Luis (2021). Economic education at the expense of indoctrination? Evidence from Germany. ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Kiel, Hamburg
• Kaiser, Tim; Pang, Ming Fai; Oberrauch, Luis; Seeber, Günther (2021). Using the ‘Test of Economic Competence’ with secondary school students in Hong Kong: Psychometric properties. ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Kiel, Hamburg
• Dinh, Anh; Oberrauch, Luis; Liening, Andreas (2021). The Window of Entrepreneurial Opportunity: Investigation of the Antecedents of Opportunity Recognition. SSRN

Practical Teaching

• Allbauer-Jürgensen, Markus; Oberrauch, Luis (2022). Digitale ökonomische Experimente. In: Brahm, Taiga; Wiepcke, Claudia (Hrsg.). Digitale Instrumente in der Ökonomischen Bildung. Frankfurt a.M.: Wochenschau Verlag (forthcoming)
• Oberrauch, Luis (2021). Der kurzsichtige Mensch. Ein Unterrichtsexperiment zu intertemporalen Entscheidungen. Unterricht Wirtschaft + Politik 4/21: 20–28.
• Oberrauch, Luis (2019). Die Vermessung des Glücks. Lässt sich Lebenszufriedenheit in Zahlen ausdrücken? Unterricht Wirtschaft + Politik 4/19: 12–19.
• Braun, Sara; Oberrauch, Luis (2018). Donald Trumps Wirtschaftsnationalismus. Ursachen und Folgen globaler Handelsungleichgewichte. Unterricht Wirtschaft + Politik 3/18: 15–23.

Other Publications

• Birke, Franziska; Kaiser, Tim; Oberrauch, Luis; Remmele, Bernd (2023): Ökonomische Bildung als Allgemeinbildung. Berlin: Springer
• Kaiser, Tim; Oberrauch, Luis (2023). Testmotivation und Leistungsdifferenzen in der ökonomischen Domäne. In: Birke, Franziska; Kaiser, Tim; Oberrauch, Luis; Remmele, Bernd (Hrsg.): Ökonomische Bildung als Allgemeinbildung. Berlin: Springer
• Brahm, Taiga; Oberrauch, Luis; Ring Malte; Scherzinger, Luisa (2022). Reflexive Wirtschaftsdidaktik – Reflexivität in verschiedenen Facetten der Ökonomischen Bildung. In: Weyland, Michael (Hrsg.). Ökonomisches Denken lehren und lernen. Bielefeld: WBV
• Seeber, Günther; Kaiser, Tim; Oberrauch, Luis; Eberle, Mira (2022). Effekte des neuen Schulfachs „Wirtschaft, Berufs- und Studienorientierung“ in Baden-Württemberg. GW Unterricht (forthcoming)
• Seeber, Günther; Kaiser, Tim; Oberrauch, Luis; Eberle, Mira (2022). Wirtschaft als eigenes Schulfach? Empirische Evidenz zur Facheinführung in Baden-Württemberg. Bielefeld: WBV
• Seeber, Günther; Kaiser, Tim; Oberrauch, Luis; Eberle, Mira; Walter, Christian (2020). Das Schulfach Wirtschaft, Berufs- und Studienorientierung: Effekte auf die ökonomischen Kompetenzen und Einstellungen Jugendlicher in Klasse 7 und 8. Künzelsau: Swiridoff

Media

• Oberrauch, Luis; Seeber, Günther (2021). Was ein Schulfach Wirtschaft bringt. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). 13.09.2021

Keynotes

• Eberle, Mira; Oberrauch, Luis; Seeber, Günther (2021). Do lessons matter? Evidence on the impact of mandatory economic education in Germany (Keynote). 23nd European Economics Education Conference. (Freiburg, Germany)

Conferences

• Kaiser, Tim; Menkhoff, Lukas; Oberrauch, Luis (2022). Is patience malleable via educational intervention? Evidence from field experiments. Cherry Blossom Financial Education Institute. (Washington, D.C.)
• Kaiser, Tim; Lusardi, Annamaria; Mitchell, Olivia; Oberrauch, Luis (2023). Measuring Financial Literacy with the Big Three. Cherry Blossom Financial Education Institute. (Washington, D.C.)
• Kaiser, Tim; Oberrauch, Luis (2023). Testmotivation und Leistungsdifferenzen in der finanziellen Domäne. Evidenz aus PISA 2018. Conference of the German Association of Economic Education (DeGÖB) (Tübingen, Germany)
• Allbauer-Jürgensen, Markus; Oberrauch, Luis (2023). Digitale ökonomische Experimente. Conference of the German Association of Economic Education (DeGÖB) (Tübingen, Germany)
• Kaiser, Tim; Menkhoff, Lukas; Oberrauch, Luis (2022). Is patience malleable via educational intervention? Evidence from field experiments. Mannheim Institute for Financial Education (MIFE), (Mannheim, Germany)
• Kaiser, Tim; Oberrauch, Luis (2022). Economic education at the expense of indoctrination? Evidence from Germany. Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS) (Basel, Swiss)
• Kaiser, Tim; Oberrauch, Luis (2022).Economic education at the expense of indoctrination? Evidence from Germany. Southern Economic Association (SEA) (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
• Kaiser, Tim; Menkhoff, Lukas; Oberrauch, Luis (2022).Is patience malleable via educational intervention? Evidence from field experiments. Conference on Teaching and Research in Economic Education (CTREE) (Chicago, Illinois).
• Kaiser, Tim; Lusardi, Annamaria; Mitchell, Olivia; Oberrauch, Luis; (2022). Measuring financial literacy: Psychometric properties. G53 Financial Literacy and Personal Finance Research Network (digital)
• Oberrauch, Luis; Brahm, Taiga (2022). Geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede in der ökonomischen Kompetenz von Schülerinnen und Schülern. Conference of the German Association of Economic Education (DeGÖB) (digital)
• Kaiser, Tim; Oberrauch, Luis; Seeber, Günther (2022): Wie wirkt ein Schulfach Wirtschaft? Ergebnisse zum Abschluss der Langzeitstudie WIKO-BW. Conference of the German Association of Economic Education (DeGÖB) (digital)
• Kaiser Tim; Oberrauch, Luis; Seeber, Günther (2021). Measuring domain-specific capabilities. A short scale of the Test of Economic Competence (TEC). 23nd European Economics Education Conference. (Freiburg, Germany)
• Oberrauch, Luis; Kaiser, Tim (2021). Cognitive abilities, financial literacy, and narrow bracketing in time-preference elicitation. Verein für Socialpolitik - Annual Congress (digital)
• Oberrauch, Luis; Kaiser, Tim (2021). Financial literacy and intertemporal arbitrage. Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG) (digital)
• Oberrauch, Luis; Kaiser, Tim (2021). The impact of mandatory economic education in secondary school: Evidence from Germany 11th Annual Conference on Teaching & Research in Economic Education (CTREE), AEA Committee on Economic Education (digital)
• Oberrauch, Luis; Kaiser, Tim (2019). Financial Literacy and Intertemporal Arbitrage. Conference of the German Association of Economic Education (DeGÖB), Joachim Herz Association (Germany, Hamburg)
• Oberrauch, Luis; Kaiser, Tim (2019). Financial Literacy and Intertemporal Arbitrage. Section Conference of the German Association of Economic Education (DeGÖB), Austrian National Bank (OeNB) (Austria, Vienna)
• Kaiser Tim; Oberrauch, Luis; Seeber, Günther (2019). Ökonomische Kompetenz am Ende von Klasse 7: Evidenz einer großangelegten Kompetenzmessung in Baden-Württemberg, Conference of the German Association of Economic Education (DeGÖB) (Germany, Dortmund)
• Oberrauch, Luis; Kaiser, Tim (2019). Economic competence in early secondary school: Evidence from a large-scale assessment in Germany. Ninth Annual Conference on Teaching & Research in Economic Education (CTREE), AEA Committee on Economic Education (Missouri, St. Louis)
• Oberrauch, Luis (2018). Economic Capabilities among Youth: Measurement, Predictors and Behavioral Outcomes. Conference of the German Association of Economic Education (DeGÖB) (Germany, Hamburg)
• Oberrauch, Luis; Seeber, Günther (2018). A New Test of Economic Competence (TEC). Framework and selected results of Two Large-Scale Assessments in Germany. 22nd European Economics Education Conference (Denmark, Kopenhagen)

Academic Positions

• Since 4/2023 Postdoctoral researcher, Technical University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU), Division of Economics
• Since 10/2021 Lecturer (International Economics), University of Education Ludwigsburg
• Since 10/2020 Lecturer (Principles in Economics), Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)
• 4/2021 – 3/2023 Postdoctoral researcher, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Chair of Economic Education
• 10/2022 – 2/2023 Lecturer (Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences), University of Koblenz-Landau
• 4/2018 – 3/2021 Academic associate, University of Koblenz-Landau, Department of Economics
• 1/2017 – 3/2021 Project associate, University of Koblenz-Landau, Department of Economics
  Research projects:
  • Economic Competences and attitudes towards economics among adolescents
  • The effect of economic education on economic behaviors of adolescents

Education

• 2017 – 2020 Doctoral studies (Dr. rer. pol.) in Economics and Economic Education (summa cum laude), University of Koblenz-Landau, Department of Economics
  Thesis: “Economic capabilities among youth: Measurement, predictors and behavioral outcomes”
• 2013 – 2015 Master studies Economics (M.Sc.), Vienna University of Economics and Business
  Thesis: “Determinants of Current Account Balances in Germany and France”
• 2007 – 2011 Bachelor studies (B.A.) Social and communication science (with specialization in economics), University of Vienna
  Thesis: “Media Economics: Concentration versus Diversity”

Awards

• 2022 Award of the German Association for Economic Education for the best dissertation in 2022 (1000€)

Research Grants

• 2021 – 2023 Disentangling the effects of indoctrination and selection in economics education (joint with Günther Seeber and René Buschong) (funded by Stiftung Würth, Germany)
• 2022 – 2025 Adaptive Learning in Economic Education (joint with Taiga Brahm) (funded by Dieter-von-Holtzbrinck Foundation, Germany)

Memberships

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ökonomische Bildung (DeGÖB)
• Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS)

Refereeing

• Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance
• Economic Notes: Review of Banking
• Finance and Monetary Economics
• Education Economics
• Journal of Economic Education