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?

  1. German Economic Review (Journal)

    Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)

    2007 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  2. Firms’ wage structures, workers’ fairness perceptions, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions: Evidence from linked employer-employee data

    Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)

    03.01.202005.01.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  3. Fakultät W allgemein (Organisational unit)

    Pfeifer, C. (Chair)

    04.201804.2022

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  4. Fairness und Kündigungen: Theorie, Empirie und Vorüberlegungen für eine gesamtdeutsche Studie 2004

    Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)

    15.03.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Fairness, layoffs, and the provision of jobs and job security: What do the people think in Germany?

    Pfeifer, C. (Lecturer)

    03.05.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  6. Faculty of Economics and Management University Paderborn - 2011

    Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)

    17.01.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. European Economic Association (External organisation)

    Pfeifer, C. (Member)

    2007 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  8. European Association of Labour Economists Conference 2008

    Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)

    20.09.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. European Association of Labour Economics (External organisation)

    Pfeifer, C. (Member)

    2007 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch