Dr. Frauke Peter joined the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) in November 2019. She is deputy head of the Research Area "Educational Careers and Graduate Employment". Previously she worked as junior researcher (Ph.D. candidate) at the German Socio-Economic Panel Study at DIW Berlin (2008-2013) and as senior researcher (Post Doc) at the Department Education and Family at DIW Berlin (2013-2019). She holds a master's degree in Economics from Royal Holloway University of London and a Ph.D. in Economics from Freie Universität Berlin.
Dr. Frauke Peter
Research Area Educational Careers and Graduate Employment
Acting Head of Department
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Males Should Mail? Gender Discrimination in Access to Childcare.Hermes, H., Lergetporer, P., Mierisch, F., Peter, F., & Wiederhold, S. (2023).Males Should Mail? Gender Discrimination in Access to Childcare. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 113, 427-431. https://doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20231060 |
How Early Childcare Can Boost the Labour Market Success of Lower-Educated Mothers.Hermes, H., Krauss, M., Lergetporer, P., Peter, F., & Wiederhold, S. (15. April 2023).How Early Childcare Can Boost the Labour Market Success of Lower-Educated Mothers [Blogbeitrag]. Abgerufen von https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/how-early-childcare-can-boost-labour-market-success-lower-educated-mothers |
Gender gaps in early wage expectations.Leibing, A., Peter, F., Waights, S., & Spieß, K. C. (2023).Gender gaps in early wage expectations. Economics of Education Review , 94(June 2023), 102398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2023.102398 |
Einfach anders oder vielfältig verschieden? Ein differenzierter Blick auf Hochschulabsolvent*innen mit beruflicher Vorqualifikation.Dahm, G., & Peter, F. (2023).Einfach anders oder vielfältig verschieden? Ein differenzierter Blick auf Hochschulabsolvent*innen mit beruflicher Vorqualifikation. In J. Ordemann, F. Peter, & S. Buchholz (Hrsg.), Vielfalt von hochschulischen Bildungsverläufen. Wege in das, durch das und nach dem Studium (S. 223-262). Wiesbaden: Springer VS (online first). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39657-2_9 Abstract
Although, for decades, a high number of students in Germany have completed vocational education and training before starting university, higher education research has hardly considered vocationally pre-qualified students in a differentiated way. Against this background, this paper aims to paint a more detailed picture of higher education graduates with previous vocational education and training. Specifically, we will answer two questions: What distinguishes these graduates from others without previous vocational training? Moreover, how diverse is this group in itself? In addition to conducting an exploratory, descriptive comparison of various characteristics, including personality traits, this article uses a machine learning approach. ... |
Vielfalt von hochschulischen Bildungsverläufen – neue Aspekte, Erkenntnisse und Entwicklungen.Ordemann, J., Peter, F., & Buchholz, S. (2023).Vielfalt von hochschulischen Bildungsverläufen – neue Aspekte, Erkenntnisse und Entwicklungen. In J. Ordemann, F. Peter, & S. Buchholz (Hrsg.), Vielfalt von hochschulischen Bildungsverläufen (S. 1-20). Wiesbaden: Springer (online first). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39657-2_1 Abstract
Educational and employment careers do not always follow a straight line, as the nine chapters of this volume demonstrate. The chapters cover various topics related to access to higher education and transition to the labour market. They address the direct and indirect pathways to higher education, the potential complexity of the decision-making involved, and possible returns to the multiple educational pathways. The variety of educational trajectories, the focus of the volume, has gained importance in empirical educational research, not least because there are now rich longitudinal data sets such as the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers or the National Education Panel (NEPS). Only by monitoring individuals over an extended period ... |
Vielfalt von hochschulischen Bildungsverläufen.Ordemann, J., Peter, F., & Buchholz, S. (Hrsg.) (2023).Vielfalt von hochschulischen Bildungsverläufen.Wege in das, durch das und nach dem Studium. Wiesbaden: Springer (online first). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39657-2 Abstract
Individual educational and life paths are far more diverse today than is often assumed. Many paths with and without a university entrance qualification lead to higher education at different points in time. Diversity persists in higher education and beyond. Students have different backgrounds, change their course of study, interrupt their studies, or drop out. The current findings in this anthology impressively explore this diversity, from the paths to a degree program to the labor market. |
Gender Gap bei Einkommenserwartungen: Schon kurz nach dem Abitur rechnen Frauen mit niedrigerem Gehalt als Männer.Leibing, A., Peter, F., & Spieß, K. C. (2022).Gender Gap bei Einkommenserwartungen: Schon kurz nach dem Abitur rechnen Frauen mit niedrigerem Gehalt als Männer. (DIW Wochenbericht 42|2022). Berlin: DIW Berlin. |
„Am Geld allein liegt es nicht“.Buchholz, S., Peter, F., Lang, S., & Gwosć, C. (2022).„Am Geld allein liegt es nicht“. Wissenschaftliche Impulse zur Reform des BAföG. (DZHW Brief 02|2022). Hannover: DZHW. https://doi.org/10.34878/2022.02.dzhw_brief |
Information Provision and Postgraduate Studies.Berkes, J., Peter, F., Spiess, K. C., & Weinhardt, F. (2022).Information Provision and Postgraduate Studies. Economica, 89(355), 627-646. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fecca.12416 |
Distanzunterricht in der Covid-19-Pandemie: Wer häufig Kontakt zu seiner Lehrkraft hat, lernt mehr für die Schule.Anger, S., Christoph, B., Hörl, T., Lesching, L., Margaryan, S., ... & Siedler, T. (2021).Distanzunterricht in der Covid-19-Pandemie: Wer häufig Kontakt zu seiner Lehrkraft hat, lernt mehr für die Schule. (IAB-Forum 8. Dezember 2021). Nürnberg: IAB. |
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Curriculum Vitae
Professional Experience
since 11/2019
Senior researcher (Post Doc) at German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Research Area "Educational Careers and Graduate Employment"
04/2013 - 10/2019
Senior Researcher (Post Doc) at DIW Berlin, Department Education and Family
10/2008 - 03/2013
Junior Researcher (Ph.D. candidate) at DIW Berlin, Department German Socio-Economic Panel Study, from January 2012 Department of Education and Family
02/2008
Internship at Urban Institute, Washington D.C., Center of Labor, Human Services, and Population, with Prof. Robert I. Lehrman
12/2007
Internship, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs in Berlin, Department of International Affairs and family-related benefits
Education and academic degrees
09/2007 - 01/2013
Ph.D. in Economics, Freie Universität Berlin, summa cum laude, received January 2013; Supervisors: Professor C. Katharina Spiess and Professor Ronnie Schöb
09/2005 - 11/2006
M.Sc. Economics, Royal Holloway University of London, pass with distinction, received November 2006
01/2003 - 08/2005
B.A. International Economics, American University of Paris, summa cum laude, received August 2005
