Curriculum Vitae. Christian Schmitt

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1 Current Position: Research Associate, University of Rostock, Chair for Sociology & Family Demography Research Associate, German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) Date & Place of Birth: 23 December 1970, Gerolzhofen, Germany Postal Address: DIW Berlin, SOEP Department, Berlin Education 1992 A-Level Degree (eq.) (Abitur) Franken Landschulheim Schloss Gaibach B.A. (eq.) in Sociology (Prediploma in Sociology) Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg, (Focus Family Sociology, Economics, Empirical Methods, Statistics) Roehampton Institute of Higher Education, London (Sociology & Art-History) M.A. (eq.) in Sociology (Diploma in Sociology) Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg (Focus Life-Course Studies, Psychology and Communication Sciences), Grade: 1,7 Diploma-Thesis: Alleinlebende im Lebensverlauf (Single Living across the Life-Course), Grade: 1, Ph.D. (eq.) in Sociology (Dr. phil.) University of Bielefeld, International Graduate School in Sociology (IGSS), Dissertation Thesis: The Effects of Labour Market Participation on Fertility Decisions: Gender Differences in Cross-National Perspective, Grade: Summa cum Laude, Supervisor: Martin Diewald 1 of 9

2 Academic Positions Student Assistant: State Institute for Family Research at the University of Bamberg (ifb), Chair of Sociology I, University of Bamberg, Institute for Sociology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Selected Project Topics: Living situation of single parents, occupational mobility Research Associate State Institute for Family Research at the University of Bamberg (ifb) Project Topics: Demography of aging & intergenerational relations Social contexts of volunteering Since Since Since 2007 Research Associate DIW-Berlin, Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) European Community Household Panel (ECHP) Generation and methodological validation of the panel data SOEP: Development, expansion & maintenance of the panel data Individual fertility data Panel innovation & twin data User support and training Expertises for the German Federal Ministry of Family (BMFSFJ) Childlessness among German men Fertility prognosis for the 2006 parental leave reform Low fertility in Germany (in cooperation w. Fraunhofer FIRST) Research Associate Chair of Sociology & Family Demography (Prof. Heike Trappe), Institute of Sociology & Demography, University of Rostock Lecturer Erasmus apointee for international academic exchange Project: Division of Domestic Labor and Parental Duties, (funded by the Federal Institute of Population Research, BiB) 2 of 9

3 Research Interests Cross-national analyses of fertility dynamics Comparative welfare state analysis and political economy Gender inequality Labor market research Life-course studies Longitudinal methods and panel data analyses Non-Academic Positions Freelance journalist Main-Post-Newspaper Group, Würzburg Social service Blindeninstitut Würzburg Grants and Awards Erasmus scholarship Research grant: Division of Domestic Labor and Parental Duties, (based on the Generations and Gender Survey, joint work with Heike Trappe), Federal Institute of Population Research (BiB), ,- Professional Activities Peer Review: Memberships: Schmollers Jahrbuch, Zeitschrift für Familienforschung (ZfF) International Sociological Association (ISA), Research Committee on Stratification and Mobility (RC28), European Society for Population Economics (ESPE), German Sociological Association (DGS), Section of Family Sociology 3 of 9

4 Languages & Professional Skills Languages: Qualitative data analysis: Quantitative data analysis: English (fluent, presentation & publication experience) French (basic), German (native) WinMax (basic skills) SPSS, STATA (advanced skills), SAS (basic skills) Teaching Experience 2005 Introduction to the European Community Household Panel Data (ECHP) (post-graduate course), European Panel User Network / DIW Berlin WS 05/06 Statistical data analysis with the GSOEP (undergraduate course), University of Bielefeld, Faculty of Sociology SS 07 Demography of the Family II Fertility & Nuptiality (undergraduate course), University of Rostock, Institute of Sociology & Demography SS 07 Research Seminar in Family Demography: Childbirth during Phases of Education I, (undergraduate course) University of Rostock, Institute of Sociology & Demography (with Heike Trappe) WS 07/08 Introduction to Studies in the Social Sciences (undergraduate course) University of Rostock, (with Yvonne Niekrenz & Susanne Lexa) WS 07/08 Fertility Dynamics in Cross-National Comparison (undergraduate course) University of Rostock, Institute of Sociology & Demography WS 07/08 Research Seminar in Family Demography: Childbirth during Phases of Education II (undergraduate course), University of Rostock, Institute of Sociology & Demography (with Heike Trappe) WS 08/09 Fertility Decisions as Rational Choice (graduate course), University of Rostock, Institute of Sociology & Demography WS 08/09 Living Arrangements and Labor Markets in Cross National Comparison (undergraduate course), University of Rostock 4 of 9

5 Publications Book Chapters & Journal Articles In English: Schmitt, Christian (2008): Increasing Childlessness in Germany. In: Headey, Bruce & Elke Holst (eds.): A Quarter Century of Social and Economic Change: Results from the German Panel Survey (SOEP), Berlin: Schmitt Christian (2008): The Impact of Labour Market Integration on Fertility Decisions A Comparison of Germany and the UK. In: Rehberg, Karl-Siegbert (ed.): Die Natur der Gesellschaft. Verhandlungen des 33. Kongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie. Schäfer, Christin & Schmitt, Christian (2007): Determinants of Fertility - An Application of Machine Learning Techniques. In: Grabka, Markus & Martin Kroh (eds.): Proceedings of the "7th International Conference of German Socio-Economic Panel Study Users (SOEP2006). Schmollers Jahrbuch - Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften. In German: Schmitt, Christian (2007): Familiengründung und Erwerbstätigkeit im Lebenslauf. In: Frickel, Sybille (ed.): Familienforschung. Sozialwissenschaftlicher Fachinformationsdienst 2/2007. Gesis-IZ Sozialwissenschaften, Bonn: Schmitt, Christian (2007): Familiengründung und Erwerbstätigkeit im Lebenslauf. In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte. 7/2007. Schmitt, Christian & Ulrike Winkelmann (2005): Wer bleibt kinderlos? Was sozialstrukturelle Daten über Kinderlosigkeit bei Frauen und Männern verraten. In: Feministische Studien. 1/2005. Schmitt, Christian (2005): Kinderlosigkeit bei Männern Geschlechtsspezifische Determinanten ausbleibender Elternschaft. In: Tölke, Angelika & Karsten Hank (eds.): Das vernachlässigte Geschlecht in der Familienforschung: Untersuchungen zu Partnerschaft und Elternschaft bei Männern. 4. Sonderheft der Zeitschrift für Familienforschung. 5 of 9

6 Diskussion Papers & Monographs In English: (2008): The Effects of Labour Market Participation on Fertility Decisions: Gender Differences in Cross-National Perspective. Dissertation, University of Bielefeld (forthcoming). (2008): Labour Market Integration and the Transition to Parenthood - A Comparison of Germany and the UK. SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Research, 119. (2008): Gender-Specific Effects of Unemployment on Family Formation: A Cross-National Perspective. SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Research, 127 (2008): Gender-Specific Effects of Unemployment on Family Formation: A Cross-National Perspective. DIW Discussion Paper Series, 841. (2008): Labour Market Integration and the Transition to Parenthood - A Comparison of Germany and the UK. DIW Discussion Paper Series, 808. (2008): Patterns of Low Fertility in Industrialized Countries. SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Research (forthcoming). In German: Büchner, Charlotte; Peter Haan; ; C. Katharina Spieß; & Kathraina Wrohlich (2006): Wirkungsstudie Elterngeld. Gutachten des DIW Berlin im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend. DIW Berlin, Policy Advice Compact, 18/2006. Schmitt, Christian & Gert G. Wagner (2006): Kinderlosigkeit von Akademikerinnen überbewertet. DIW Berlin Weekly Report, 73, 21/2006. Schmitt, Christian & Ulrike Winkelmann (2005): Wer bleibt kinderlos?: Sozialstrukturelle Daten zur Kinderlosigkeit von Frauen und Männern. DIW Discussion Paper Series, 473. Schmitt, Christian (2004): Kinderlose Männer in Deutschland - Eine sozialstrukturelle Bestimmung auf Basis des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP). DIW Research Notes, 34. Hammer, Veronika & (2002): Computer in der Familie. Umgang und Auswirkungen. Bamberg: Staatsinstitut für Familienforschung an der Universität Bamberg. Dallinger, Ursula & Schmitt, Christian (2001): Zusammenleben der Generationen und Perspektiven der Generationenarbeit. Bamberg: Staatsinstitut für Familienforschung an der Universität Bamberg. 6 of 9

7 Klocke, Andres; Ruth Limmer; Detlev Lück; Eckhard Priller & (2001): Das Ehrenamt im Umfeld der Familie. Die Bedeutung ehrenamtlicher Leistungen für junge Familien. Bamberg: Staatsinstitut für Familienforschung an der Universität Bamberg. Walter, Wolfgang; Kurt Bierschock; Rottraut Oberndorfer; & Adelheid Smolka (2000): Familienbildung als präventives Angebot. Einrichtungen, Ansätze, Weiterentwicklung. Bamberg: Staatsinstitut für Familienforschung an der Universität Bamberg. Policy Advice & Expertise Schäfer, Christin & (2005): Ursachen der Diskrepanz zwischen Kinderwunsch und Kinderzahl: Sozio-ökonomische Faktoren der Fertilität. Report for the Federal Ministry for Family (BMFSFJ); Project Heads: Klaus R. Müller & Gert G. Wagner. Schmitt, Christian (2005): Wirkungsstudie Elterngeld, Chapter 3. Wirkungsanalyse auf der Basis von statistischen Modellen zur Abbildung des Geburtenverhaltens. In: Wrohlich, Katharina; Peter Haan; & C. Katharina Spieß. Wirkungsstudie Elterngeld. Expertise for the Federal Ministry for Family (BMFSFJ). Schmitt, Christian (2003): Kinderlose Männer in Deutschland - Eine sozial-strukturelle Bestimmung auf Basis des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP). Expertise for the Federal Ministry for Family (BMFSFJ). Technical Papers & Instruction Materials Frick, Joachim; Lena Jacobi & (2006, 2007, 2008): Biographical Information in the Meta File PPFAD (Month of Birth, Year of Death, Immigration Variables). DIW-Berlin. Frick Joachim & (2006, 2007, 2008). BIOBIRTH A Data Set on the Birth Biography of Female Respondents. DIW-Berlin. Schmitt, Christian. (2006, 2007, 2008). BIOBIRTM The Birth Biography of Male Respondents in the SOEP. DIW Berlin. 7 of 9

8 Journalistic Contributions Since 2000 Schmitt, Christian & Gert G. Wagner (2006): Der Untergang des Abendlandes fällt aus. Die Kinderlosigkeit von Akademikerinnen wird überbewertet. In: Frankfurter Rundschau, 26. May. Work in Progress Aggregate Unemployment and Fertility. An Overview on Causes and Patterns of Low Fertility in Industrialized Countries Individual Risk Attitudes in a Cross National Perspective and Their Impact on the Transition to Parenthood. Rational Choice Theoretical Modelling of Childbearing Behaviour in Intertemporal Perspective. Social Factors and Their Impact on the Propensity of Twin Births. Conference Contributions Selected National Conferences Arbeitslosigkeit und Familiengründung im internationalen Vergleich. Advisory Board SGB II Sachsen Anhalt. Ministry of Labor and Economy, Dresden, 26. June Fertilitätsentwicklung in Europa Die Rolle der Familien- und Sozialpolitik. Plenum 4. Kulturen und Sozialtechnologien der Fertilität. 33. Congress of the German Sociological Association (DGS), Kassel, October Kinderlosigkeit in Deutschland und Frankreich. Seminar of the French Embassy: Demography and Family Policy in France and Germany, Berlin, 13. December Kinderlose Männer - Ergebnisse auf Basis des SOEP. Workshop of the Max-Planck-Institute for Demographic Research: Ein Leben ohne Kinder? Kinderlosigkeit in Deutschland, Rostock, 6. & 7. October of 9

9 Selected International Conferences Parenthood and the Gender Division of Domestic Labour in Germany (with Heike Trappe & Annelene Wengler). European Population Conference: Migration and Migrants in Europe, Barcelona, Spain, July Socio-Economic Determinants of Fertility - An Application of Machine Learning Techniques Using Panel Data. (together with Frank C. Meinecke, Christin Schäfer, Klaus-Robert Müller & Gert G. Wagner). SOEP 2006 Conference. WZB - Social Science Research Centre Berlin, Germany, July Labour Market Integration and Fertility Decisions. XX Annual meeting of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE), Verona, Italy, June Labour Market Integration and Fertility Decisions a Comparison of Germany and the UK. Presentation for the International Sociological Association - Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility (RC28), Los Angeles, USA, August, Gender Specific Effects of Unemployment on Family Formation Evidence from a Cross National View. IUSSP XXV International Population Conference, Tours, France, July Childless Men as Compared to Childless Women. 2 nd Congress of the European Society on Family Relations (ESFR). 30. September 2. October 2004, Fribourg, Switzerland. Gender Specific Effects of Unemployment on Family Formation Evidence from a Cross National View. International Sociological Association (ISA). Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility (RC28), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August (Paper accepted, no presentation). [ Workshops The Division of Domestic and Parental Duties among Couples. University of Rostock, 9. November 2007 (together with Heike Trappe & Annelene Wengler). European Panel User Network (EPUNet) Training Course for European Community Household Panel Data. EPUNET Research Network Workshop & Seminar. DIW Berlin, April 2005 (together with Olaf Jürgens). 9 of 9