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Adrian Hille has successfully defended his dissertation

Personalie vom 5. August 2016

Adrian Hille,who joined the DIW Graduate Center in October 2011 and worked at the German Socio-Economic Panel until February 2016, has successfully defended his dissertation at Freie Universität Berlin.

His dissertation entitled “Developing skills through non-formal learning activities: four essays in the economics of education" was supervised by Prof. Dr. C. Katharina Spieß (DIW, Freie Universität Berlin) and Prof. Dr. Silke Anger (Universität Bamberg, Institute for Employment Research).

His dissertation comprised the following essays:

"How learning a musical instrument affects the development of skills" (with Jürgen Schupp), published in the Economics of Education Review

"Mozart or Pelé? The effects of adolescents' participation in music and sports" (with Charlotte Cabane and Michael Lechner), published in the Labour Economics

"How a universal music education program affects time use, behavior, and school attitude (PDF, 2.98 MB)"

"Improving access to non-formal education: evidence from the German Educational Package"


The Dean Prof. Dr. Helmut Lütkepohl congratulates him on his success!

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