Prof. Dr. Lukas D. Schmid
Professor for Empirical Methods
Dr. rer. oec.
T +41 41 229 58 50
lukas.schmid@unilu.ch
Frohburgstrasse 3, Room 4.B34
CV
Lukas Schmid studied in Bern and Lausanne and earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Bern in 2013. Before joining the University of Lucerne in August 2016, he was a Senior Research Assistant at the University of St. Gallen. His research interests include political economy, labor economics, and applied econometrics. Lukas teaches mathematics, statistics and econometrics in the new bachelor's program "Economics and Management" at the University of Lucerne.
Research
Research Focus
- Political Economy
- Applied Econometrics
- Causal Inference
- Labor Economics
Please see the CV for details.
Publications
- Luechinger, S., Schelker, M., & Schmid, L. (2024). Measuring closeness in proportional representation systems. Political Analysis, 32 (1), 101–114.
- The Impact of Host Language Proficiency on Migrants’ Employment Outcomes. (2023). American Economic Review: Insights, 5 (4), 477–493.
- Benesch, C., Heim, R., Schelker, M., & Schmid, L. (2023). Do Voting Advice Applications Change Political Behavior? The Journal of Politics, 85 (2), 684–700.
- Fensore, I., Legge, S., & Schmid, L. (2022). Ancestry and international trade. Journal of Comparative Economics, 50 (1), 33–51. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2021.05.002
- Salvi, M., Schaltegger, C. A., & Schmid, L. D. (2020). Fiscal Rules Cause Lower Debt: Evidence from Switzerland’s Federal Debt Containment Rule. Kyklos.
- Meier, A., Schmid, L., & Stutzer, A. (2019). Rain, Emotions and Voting for the Status Quo. European Economic Review.
- Dyadic Value Distance: Determinants and Consequences. (2018). Economics Letters.
- Bechtel, M., Hangartner, D., & Schmid, L. (2017). Compulsory Voting, Habit Formation, and Political Participation. Review of Economics and Statistics.
- Foellmi, R., Legge, S., & Schmid, L. (2016). Do Professionals Get It Right? Limited Attention and Risk-Taking Behavior. Economic Journal,.
- Bechtel, M., Hangartner, D., & Schmid, L. (2016). Does Compulsory Voting Increase Support for Leftist Policy? American Journal of Political Science, 752–767.
- Legge, S., & Schmid, L. (2016). Media attention and betting markets. European Economic Review, 304–333.
- Boes, S., Hangartner, D., & Schmid, L. (2 February 2020). Does Tracking Matter for Short- and Long-Term Educational Outcomes? Evidence from School Entry Tests.
- Hangartner, D., & Schmid, L. (2 February 2020). Migration, Language, and Employment.
- Fensore, I., Legge, S., & Schmid, L. (2019). Human Barriers to International Trade.
- Bechtel, M., & Schmid, L. (8 March 2018). Does Tracking Matter for Short- and Long-Term Educational Outcomes? Evidence from School Entry Tests.
- Meier, A., Schmid, L., & Stutzer, A. (8 March 2018). Rain, Emotions and Voting for the Status Quo.
- Bechtel, M., & Schmid, L. (5 January 2017). Direct Democracy, Postal Voting, and the Composition of Turnout.
- Schmid, L. (2017). Concurrent Elections, the Calculus of Voting, and Political Decisions.
- Schaltegger, C., Salvi, M., & Schmid, L. (2017). Do Fiscal Rules Cause Lower Debt? A Case Study of Switzerland.
- Fensore, I., Legge, S., & Schmid, L. (2017). Human Barriers to International Trade.
- Hangartner, D., Bechtel, M., & Schmid, L. (30 November 2016). Compulsory Voting, Habit Formation, and Political Participation.
- Schmid, L. (2015). Concurrent Elections, the Calculus of Voting, and Political Decisions.
- Boes, S., Hangartner, D., & Schmid, L. (2015). Does Tracking Matter for Short- and Long-Term Educational Outcomes?
Team
- Anita Bossard, administrative assistant
- Rino Heim, postdoctoral researcher
- Valentina Sontheim, research assistant
- Benedikt Marxer, research assistant
- Cornelia Brunnschweiler, research assistant
- Jonas Furrer, junior research assistant