Christoph Gwosć studied Economics at the University of Duisburg-Essen, where he graduated with a master's degree in 1999. Subsequently he worked there until 2005 as research assistant at the Institute for European Economic and Social Policy. Teaching activities in Economics at Jacksonville University, Florida, and Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria, followed. He has been employed at DZHW since 2007, where he has been involved in national and international empirical projects on funding of studies and higher education institutions, the social dimension of higher education, and student mobility. Alongside his work at DZHW he was lecturer for Economics of Education in the master’s programme Science and Society at Leibniz University Hannover from 2013 to 2018. In 2018 he completed his doctorate at the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the University of Münster.
Dr. Christoph Gwosć
Research Area Governance in Higher Education and Science
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Inflation among students in the EUROSTUDENT countries - the return of an old spectre.Gwosć, C. (2024).Inflation among students in the EUROSTUDENT countries - the return of an old spectre. (EUROSTUDENT Intelligence Briefs). Hannover: German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW). Abstract
Following the outbreak of the war on Ukraine, Europe experienced a strong rise in inflation in 2022/23, which posed and partially continues to pose major challenges for companies, workers, consumers, and governments. Students were also affected by inflation. We take the recent inflation as an opportunity to take a long-term look back at how inflation has affected students in Europe. |
Students’ resources.Gwosć, C. (2024).Students’ resources. In Hauschildt, K. (Hrsg.), Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe. EUROSTUDENT 8 Synopsis of Indicators 2021–2024 (S. 168-201). Bielefeld: wbv Publikation. https://doi.org/10.3278/6001920ew007 |
Students’ housing situation.Gwosć, C. (2024).Students’ housing situation. In Hauschildt, K. (Hrsg.), Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe. EUROSTUDENT 8 Synopsis of Indicators 2021–2024 (S. 238-262). Bielefeld: wbv Publikation. https://doi.org/10.3278/6001920ew009 |
Students’ expenses.Gwosć, C. (2024).Students’ expenses. In Hauschildt, K. (Hrsg.), Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe. EUROSTUDENT 8 Synopsis of Indicators 2021–2024 (S. 202-236). Bielefeld: wbv Publikation. https://doi.org/10.3278/6001920ew008 |
Hochschulen: Ein regionaler Wirtschaftsfaktor in Krisenzeiten.Gwosć, C. (2023).Hochschulen: Ein regionaler Wirtschaftsfaktor in Krisenzeiten. In T. Korn, J. Lempp, & G. van der Beek (Hrsg.), Wirtschaftsförderung in der Krise (S. 291-308). Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-41390-3_17 |
Krisenbewältigung beim BAföG durch einen Systemwechsel?Gwosć, C., & van der Beek, G. (2022).Krisenbewältigung beim BAföG durch einen Systemwechsel? Wirtschaftsdienst - Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, 102(6), 479-485. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-022-3217-1 |
„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 |
Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe.Hauschildt, K., Gwosć, C., Schirmer, H., & Wartenbergh-Cras, F. (2021).Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe. EUROSTUDENT VII Synopsis of Indicators 2018–2021. Bielefeld: wbv. Abstract
The EUROSTUDENT VII – Synopsis of Indicators is the central publication of the EUROSTUDENT project and the result of the collaboration of a European-wide network. It comprises data from student surveys conducted in 25 countries in the European Higher Education Area during the seventh round of the EUROSTUDENT project. Adopting a broad, comparative perspective, the EUROSTUDENT VII – Synopsis of Indicators provides information on students’ socio-economic and study-related backgrounds, their study conditions and experiences, including international mobility, and their living conditions. It aims to inspire policy debates on the topic of the social dimension and lay the ground for further research. |
Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe, Conference Version: EUROSTUDENT Synopsis of Indicators 2018-2021.Hauschildt, K., Gwosć, C., Schirmer, H., & Wartenbergh-Cras, F. (Hrsg.). (2021).Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe, Conference Version: EUROSTUDENT Synopsis of Indicators 2018-2021. Hannover: DZHW. |
The social dimension of student life in the European Higher Education Area in 2019. Selected indicators from EUROSTUDENT VII.Hauschildt, K., Gwosć, C., Schirmer, H., & Cras, F. (2020).The social dimension of student life in the European Higher Education Area in 2019. Selected indicators from EUROSTUDENT VII. Hanover, Germany: DZHW. Abstract
This publication presents indicators on the social dimension of higher education in the European Higher Education Area in four key areas: Demographics and social background of students, transition and access into higher education, students’ employment, and the financial situation of students. To what extent can students of different backgrounds be found within the higher education systems? How open and flexible are European higher education systems in providing access to students entering higher education at different points in their lives, and with different past experiences? What are the circumstances under which students pursue their studies and how do they make a living? |
Studienfinanzierung und studienbegleitende Erwerbstätigkeit als Determinanten des studentischen Workloads: Negative Effekte der Selbstfinanzierung?Apolinarski, B., & Gwosć, C. (2020).Studienfinanzierung und studienbegleitende Erwerbstätigkeit als Determinanten des studentischen Workloads: Negative Effekte der Selbstfinanzierung? In D. Großmann, C. Engel, J. Junkermann, & T. Wolbring (Hrsg.), Studentischer Workload. Definition, Messung und Einflüsse (S. 119-143). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. |
Die Finanzsituation von Studierenden unter verschiedenen Institutionen der Studienfinanzierung - ein internationaler Vergleich.Gwosć, C. (2019).Die Finanzsituation von Studierenden unter verschiedenen Institutionen der Studienfinanzierung - ein internationaler Vergleich. Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik. 68 (3), 278-308. https://doi.org/10.1515/zfwp-2019-2012 Abstract
Market, state, and the family of students are important sources of student funding. An empirical analysis for 25 countries in the European Higher Education Area reveals that in 80 % of countries, there is a pattern according to which students who depend on self-financing through the market reach the highest level of total monthly income. Their fellow students, who financially depend on their families, have a median income level and students who are mainly funded by the state have the lowest revenue. The significant differences in revenue between the three groups of students also involve financial problems of varying degrees. |
Ungleichheiten in der Hochschulbildung in Deutschland und Europa - theoretische und empirische Analysen aus bildungsökonomischer Perspektive.Gwosć, C. (2019).Ungleichheiten in der Hochschulbildung in Deutschland und Europa - theoretische und empirische Analysen aus bildungsökonomischer Perspektive. Dissertation; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. |
Income inequality among students in European higher education.Gwosć, C. (2019).Income inequality among students in European higher education. EUROSTUDENT Intelligence Brief 1/2019. Hannover, Germany: DZHW GmbH. Abstract
The paper analyses in brief the distribution and concentration of student income in 25 EUROSTUDENT countries. Furthermore, the concentration of income between students and the total population is compared by means of the Gini coefficient |
