Professorship for Economics, Applied Microeconomics
Organisational unit: Professoship
Organisation profile
The department of Applied Microeconomics analyzes primarily with microeconometric research methods the behavior of individuals and firms in the areas labor, health, and education.
Topics
The subsequent questions are for example analyzed:
- How should an incentive compatible incentive scheme be designed?
- What determines labor supply and labor demand?
- What role does fairness play in employment and pay?
- What are the effects of works councils and unions?
- What are the effects of demographic change on employment, pay, productivity, education, and health?
- What determines health and absenteeism of workers?
- What are the effects of risk preferences on health related decisions?
- How can teaching evaluations been used for research in economics of education?
- In how far are gender specific differences rational or discriminatory?
Most downloaded publications
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297
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Effective working hours and wages: the case of downward adjustment via paid absenteeism
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Gender Composition of Establishments' Workforces and Gender Gaps in Wages and Leadership Positions
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Before-after differences in labor market outcomes for participants in medical rehabilitation in Germany
Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Base Salaries, Bonus Payments, and Work Absence among Managers in a German Company
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Age and gender effects of workforce composition on productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review