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?
- 2012
- Published
Base Salaries, Bonus Payments, and Work Absence among Managers in a German Company
Pfeifer, C., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 259).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce ? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 256).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
The Impact of Industrial Relations and Wage Structures on Repayment Agreements for Employer-financed Training
Pfeifer, C., 2012, In: Economics Bulletin. 32, 4, p. 3287-3297 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Training participation of a firm's aging workforce
Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2012, In: Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training . 4, 2, p. 131-148 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Training participation of a firm´s aging workforce
Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2012, Zürich, Bern: Swiss Leading House Economics of Education, 29 p. (Working Paper ; no. 80).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Vereinbarungen zur Chancengleichheit von Frauen und Männern - Verbreitung und Determinanten in Niedersachsen, West- und Ostdeutschland
Krüger, S. & Pfeifer, C., 2012, Arbeitsmarkt und Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Niedersachsen: neuere Ergebnisse. Gerlach, K., Hübler, O. & Thomsen, S. (eds.). Hannover: Niedersächsisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, p. 99-116 18 p. (NIW-Vortragsreihe; no. 18).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Relative wage positions and quit behavior: evidence from linked employer-employee data
Pfeifer, C. & Schneck, S., 01.2012, In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 65, 1, p. 126-147 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Physical Attractiveness, Employment and earnings
Pfeifer, C., 04.2012, In: Applied Economics Letters. 19, 6, p. 505-510 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Explaining Age and Gender Differences in Employment Rates: A Labor Supply Side Perspective
Humpert, S. & Pfeifer, C., 27.06.2012, Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 66 p. (SOEPpaper on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research; no. 449).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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A Note on Smoking Behavior and Health Risk Taking
Pfeifer, C., 01.07.2012, In: Nordic Journal of Health Economics. 1, 2, p. 135-151 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review