Dr. Stefan Büchele

Stefan Büchele is lecturer at the Department of Economics/Institute of Economics, Unit: Quantitative Methods and researcher at INCHER. In this function, he is co-project leader in the project “ProWipU - Comparison of doctorates in economics at private universities in Germany” and a member of the research team of thr accompanying research for the BMBF programme line T!Raum - TransferRäume für die Zukunft von Regionen as well as of the DFG research group ‘Multiple Competition in Higher Education’ (Prof. Guido Bünstorf project).

In addition to other project activities, he previously supported Professor Guido Bünstorf as part of his membership of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (EFI) - this included research, data analysis and reporting for the EFI report to the Federal Government.

Stefan Büchele completed his doctorate in economics (magna cum laude) at the University of Kassel in 2020. The title of his dissertation is: Students' Performance in an Economic Study Programme: Investigating the Effectiveness of Math Remediation, Lectures, and Tutorials.

Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Buechele, Stefan; Buenstorf, Guido; Huegel, Matthias; Koenig, Johannes; Theissen, Maria (2026): Is the dominance of graduates from top-tier universities among tenured faculty driven by prestige or output? Evidence from 50 years of university appointments in Germany. Research Policy 55 (3), Article 105411.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105411

Büchele, Stefan; Feiste, Lisa; Müller, Raphael; Schürmann, Mirko (2025): Online self-assessments and student engagement: a causal analysis in university mathematics. Education and Information Technologies 30 (18), 26235–26260. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-025-13794-0

Buechele, Stefan; Huegel, Matthias; Kadriu, Valon; Koenig, Johannes (2025): A longitudinal analysis of research dynamics at German public and private universities. Higher Education [Online First]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-025-01571-4

Buechele, Stefan & Marten, Carina (2025). Unpacking skill growth in higher education: How initial competencies and engagement shape mathematics achievement. Higher Education, [Online First]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-025-01594-x

Buechele, Stefan; Berndt, Sarah; Felix, Annika (2024): Voluntary math remediation for STEM and economics disciplines – who is attending at all? Evidence from Germany. European Journal of Higher Education 14 (1), 60–79. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568235.2022.2118148

Buechele, Stefan; Feiste, Lisa (2024): Exploring determinants of engagement with voluntary mathematics assignments in economics education: a correlational study. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA 43 (4), 339–355. https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrae016

Buechele, Stefan (2023): Navigating success in higher education: Engagement as a mediator between learning strategies and performance in mathematics. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 48 (8), 1356–1370. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2230387

Buechele, Stefan; Feudel, Frank (2023): Changes in students’ mathematical competencies at the beginning of higher education within the last decade at a German university. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 21 (8), 2325–2347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-022-10350-x

Buechele, Stefan; Schuermann, Mirko (2023): Causal evidence of the effect of a course specific mathematical learning and support center on economics students’ performance and affective variables. Studies in Higher Education 49 (9), 1569–1587. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2271029

Buechele, Stefan (2021): Evaluating the link between attendance and performance in higher education: The role of classroom engagement dimensions. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 46 (1), 132–150. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2020.1754330

Buechele, Stefan; Liebendoerfer, Michael; Lankeit, Elisa (2021): Increasing the effect of a remedial mathematics course by switching to an online format during the COVID-19 crisis: evidence from a German university. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA 40 (4), 478–496. https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrab013

Buechele, Stefan (2020): Bridging the gap – How effective are remedial math courses in Germany? Studies in Educational Evaluation 64, 100832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2019.100832

Buechele, Stefan (2020): Should we trust math preparatory courses? An empirical analysis on the impact of students’ participation and attendance on short- and medium-term effects. Economic Analysis and Policy 66, 154–167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2020.04.002

Further publications

Buechele, Stefan; Buenstorf, Guido; Cantner, Uwe; Dreier, Lukas; Eilers, Lea; Welter, Friederike (2025): Soziale Innovationen und Soziale Digitalisierung. In: Michael Opielka, Christian Erfurth (Hrsg.): Soziale Digitalisierung. Wiesbaden: Springer, 73–95. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-46328-1_4

Buechele, Stefan; Huegel, Matthias; Kadriu, Valon; Koenig, Johannes (2025): New players, different output? A longitudinal analysis of research dynamics at German public and private universities. Edited by MAGKS. Phillips Universität Marburg. Marburg (Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics, 6-2025). https://www.uni-marburg.de/en/fb02/research-groups/economics/macroeconomics/research/magks-joint-discussion-papers-in-economics/papers/2025-papers/06-2025.pdf, checked on 6/8/2026.

Buechele, Stefan; Buenstorf, Guido; Huegel, Matthias; Koenig, Johannes; Theissen, Maria (2025): Is the dominance of graduates from top-tier universities among tenured faculty driven by prestige or output? Evidence from 50 years of university appointments in Germany. Marburg (Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics, 16-2025). https://www.uni-marburg.de/en/fb02/research-groups/economics/macroeconomics/research/magks-joint-discussion-papers-in-economics/papers/2025-papers/16-2025.pdf, checked on 6/8/2026.

Fellner, Magdalena; Buechele, Stefan (2025): Abiturnoten und Studierfähigkeit. Eine mehrdimensionale Betrachtung. Wissenschaftsmanagement. https://www.wissenschaftsmanagement.de/dateien/dateien/news/donloads/wima_2025_fellner.pdf, checked on 9/28/2026.

Buechele, Stefan; Buenstorf, Guido; Cantner, Uwe; Dreier, Lukas; Meurer, Petra; Neumann, Liam P. (2024): Commissioned project evaluations of research and innovation policy in Germany: A review. Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation (EFI). Berlin (Studien zum deutschen Innovationssystem, 11-2024). https://hdl.handle.net/10419/285357, checked on 9/27/2026.

Buechele, Stefan; Voßkamp, Rainer (2021): Wirkungsevaluation von mathematikpropädeutischen Maßnahmen in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Tagungsband Perspektiven für Studierenden-Erfolg. Gelingensbedingungen, Stolpersteine und Wirkung von Maßnahmen. https://doi.org/10.26204/KLUEDO/6418

Buechele, Stefan (2020). Students' Performance in an Economic Study Program: Investigating the Effectiveness of Math Remediation, Lectures, and Tutorials. Universität Kassel. Dissertation.

Buechele, Stefan (2020). Selbsteinschätzung und Noten – Prädiktoren für mathematische Leistungen. Beiträge zum Mathematikunterricht 2020, 193-196.

Buechele, Stefan (2019). Wie nachhaltig sind Mathematikvorkurse in wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Studiengängen? Eine Analyse zur Anwesenheit der Studierenden und zu den mittelfristigen Effekten. Beiträge zum Mathematikunterricht 2019, 1039-1042.

Buechele, Stefan (2018). Kurz- und mittelfristige Wirkungsevaluationen von mathematischen Vor- und Brückenkursen im wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Grundstudium. Eine kausale Analyse mit ökonometrischen Methoden. Beiträge zum Mathematikunterricht 2018, 381-384.

Buechele, Stefan & Voßkamp, Rainer (2018). Zielgruppenspezifische Tutorien. Mimeo. Kassel.