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?
- 2025
Fakultät S allgemein (Organisational unit)
Mechtel, M. (Chair), Pfeifer, C. (Member), Wein, T. (Deputy member) & Unger, F. (Deputy member)
01.10.2025 → 30.09.2027Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2024
Fakultät S allgemein (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Member) & Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member)
01.10.2024 → 30.09.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Senat (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member) & Görges, L. (Deputy member)
01.10.2024 → 30.09.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2023
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
01.02.2023 → 30.09.2025Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
01.02.2023 → 30.09.2024Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2022
Dekanat Fakultät S (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member)
01.04.2022 → 30.09.2024Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2021
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
- 2020
12th Lüneburg Workshop on Microeconomics - 2020
Pfeifer, C. (Organiser), Hirsch, B. (Organiser) & Mechtel, M. (Organiser)
05.03.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Firms’ wage structures, workers’ fairness perceptions, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions: Evidence from linked employer-employee data
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
03.01.2020 → 05.01.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
- 2019
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
09.10.2019 → 31.03.2020Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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
- 2018
Shortening the potential duration of unemployment benefits and labor market outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment in Germany
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
05.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member)
01.04.2018 → 08.10.2019Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Fakultät W allgemein (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
04.2018 → 04.2022Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
04.2018 → 04.2022Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member)
2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2017
International Journal for Re-Views in Empirical Economics (IREE) (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Editor)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2017
Pfeifer, C. (Organiser), Hirsch, B. (Organiser) & Mechtel, M. (Organiser)
2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2017 → 2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2016
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
Institute of Economics (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Coordinator)
2016 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member)
2016 → 2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
2016 → 2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2016 → 2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2015
Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Editor)
2015 → 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Editor)
2015 → 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2015
Pfeifer, C. (Organiser)
2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2015Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2014
Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Editorial Board)
2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2014
Pfeifer, C. (Organiser)
2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2014 → 2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2014 → 2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2014Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
2014 → 2015Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2013
Journal for Labour Market Research (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Editor)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
2013 → 2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
2013 → 2014Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
2013 → 2014Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2012
User Conference IAB Establishment Panel 2012
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
19.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Base Salaries, Bonus Payments, and Absenteeism among Managers in a German Company
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
27.08.2012 → 31.08.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Intra-firm Wage Dispersion and Cost Coverage of Training: Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
20.06.2012 → 23.06.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › 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
sneep Podiumsdiskussion
Pfeifer, C. (Opponent)
19.01.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
- 2011
Rückzahlungsvereinbarungen und Kostenübernahme durch Arbeitgeber bei betrieblicher Weiterbildung: Determinanten und Lohneffekte
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
13.10.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The effects of training on employee suggestions and promotions in an internal labor market
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
23.09.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Erklärung alters- und geschlechtsspezifischer Unterschiede in der Erwerbsbeteiligung: Eine arbeitsangebotsorientierte Perspektive
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
20.09.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Base Salaries, Bonus Payments, and Absenteeism among Managers in a German Company
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
26.05.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
14th Colloquium in Personnel Economics
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
09.02.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
The effects of training on employee suggestions and promotions in an internal labor market
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
09.02.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Faculty of Economics and Management University Paderborn - 2011
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
17.01.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
- 2010
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Full member)
01.10.2010 → 2020Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Co-determination Workshop Lüneburg 2010
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
23.09.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik - 2009
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
09.09.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Mercator School of Management
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
19.07.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2010 → 2016Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2009
Effective working hours and wages: the case of downward adjustment via paid absenteeism
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
04.11.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Managing Turnover
Pfeifer, C. (Lecturer)
27.10.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Universität Zürich
Pfeifer, C. (Visiting researcher)
26.10.2009 → 29.10.2009Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Antrittsvorlesung, Leuphana University Lüneburg
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
18.09.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Deferred Compensation Schemes, Fairness Concerns, and Employment of Older Workers
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
09.09.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Deferred Compensation Schemes, Fairness Concerns, and Employment of Older Workers
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
09.09.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
12th Colloquium in Personnel Economics - COPE 2009
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
05.05.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Institutionen ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit, Evangelische Akademie Tutzing (Keynote) 2009
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
10.03.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
An intra-firm perspective on wage profiles and employment of older workers
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
08.01.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2009 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
The Econometric Society (External organisation)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2009 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
- 2008
European Association of Labour Economists Conference 2008
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
20.09.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Verein für Socialpolitik (presented by co-author)
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
09.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Workshop of the Anglo-German Foundation - 2008
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
05.07.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Department of Economics, University Bonn
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
26.06.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Department of Economics, University of Würzburg
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
17.06.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Department of Economics 2008
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
09.05.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Aarhus School of Business, Denmark 2008
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
28.04.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Spring Meeting of Young Economists - 2008
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
18.04.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
11th Colloquium in Personnel Economics
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
06.03.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
- 2007
Congress of the European Economic Association - EEA-ESEM 2007
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
30.08.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Chair for Business and Personnel Economics, University of Zurich
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
12.06.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
10th Colloquium in Personnel Economics
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
01.03.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Association of Economic Researchers at Leibniz University Hannover (External organisation)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Economic and Industrial Democracy (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
European Association of Labour Economics (External organisation)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
European Economic Association (External organisation)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
German Economic Review (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Human Relations (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Industrielle Beziehungen (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Journal for Labour Market Research (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Journal of Labor Research (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Labour Economics (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Peace Science and Public Policy (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Spring Meeting of Young Economists - 2008 (Event)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Verein für Socialpolitik e.V. (External organisation)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
WSI-Mitteilungen (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
- 2006
Workshop „Labour and Fairness“ - 2006
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
02.12.2006Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Conference of the German Industrial Relations Association - GIRA 2006
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
13.10.2006Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Institute for Employment Research (DiskAB, IAB) - 2006
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
22.03.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
- 2005
Australian Conference of Economists 2005 - ACE 2005
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
28.09.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
IAB/IWH-Workshop „Beschäftigungsanalysen mit Daten des IAB-Betriebspanels" - 2005
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
28.06.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Social Justice in a Changing World
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
11.05.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Fairness, layoffs, and the provision of jobs and job security: What do the people think in Germany?
Pfeifer, C. (Lecturer)
03.05.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Endbericht zum Projekt „Arbeit und Gerechtigkeit: Die Akzeptanz von Lohn- und Beschäftigungsanpassungen in Deutschland“
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2005Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
- 2004
2. Tagung des AKempor 2004
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
03.12.2004Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Fairness und Kündigungen: Theorie, Empirie und Vorüberlegungen für eine gesamtdeutsche Studie 2004
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
15.03.2004Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research