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.
Main research areas
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?
Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2018: "Microeconomics"
Pfeifer, C. (Organiser), Hirsch, B. (Organiser) & Mechtel, M. (Organiser)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2019
Hörisch, J. (Speaker), Pfeifer, C. (Organiser), Hirsch, B. (Organiser) & Mechtel, M. (Organiser)
28.02.2019 → 01.03.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2021
Mechtel, M. (Organiser), Hirsch, B. (Organiser), Görges, L. (Organiser) & Pfeifer, C. (Organiser)
04.03.2021 → 05.03.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Lüneburg Workshop on Microeconomics 2016
Mechtel, M. (Organiser) & Pfeifer, C. (Organiser)
03.03.2016 → 04.03.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Managing Turnover
Pfeifer, C. (Lecturer)
27.10.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Mercator School of Management
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
19.07.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Peace Science and Public Policy (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Religious Activity, Risk Taking Preferences, and Financial Economic Behavior: Empirical Evidence from German Survey Data
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
18.04.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Rückzahlungsvereinbarungen und Kostenübernahme durch Arbeitgeber bei betrieblicher Weiterbildung: Determinanten und Lohneffekte
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
13.10.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Full member)
01.10.2010 → 2020Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees