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. 2012
  2. Published

    Fixed-term Contracts and Wages Revisited Using Linked Employer-Employee Data from Germany

    Pfeifer, C., 01.07.2012, In: Journal for Labour Market Research. 45, 2, p. 171-183 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Non-linear effects of comparison income in quit decisions: status versus signal !

    Pfeifer, C. & Schneck, S., 09.2012, In: Labour - Review of labour economics and industrial relations. 26, 3, p. 356-368 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Aging Workforce, Training Participation, and Training Effects: Evidence from Personnel Data

    Pfeifer, C., 28.09.2012, In: Adapt International Bulletin. 29, 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Transfer

  5. 2013
  6. Published

    An Empirical Note on Religiosity and Social Trust using German Survey Data

    Köbrich Leon, A. & Pfeifer, C., 2013, In: Economics Bulletin. 33, 1, p. 753-763 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Effects of training on employee suggestions and promotions

    Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2013, In: Schmalenbach Business Review. 65, 3, p. 270-288 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Life satisfaction and the consumption values of partners and friends: Empirical evidence from German panel survey data

    Pfeifer, C., 2013, In: Economics Bulletin. 33, 4, p. 3131-3142 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Unfair wahrgenommene eigene Entlohnung, Arbeitszufriedenheit und Kündigungsabsicht: Empirische Evidenz auf Basis des SOEPs

    Kersting, F. M. & Pfeifer, C., 2013, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 133, 4, p. 511-538

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Adjustments of Wage-Tenure Profiles with Respect to Entry Age

    Pfeifer, C., 01.02.2013, In: Journal of Business Economics : JBE. 83, 2, p. 171-191 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Careers and productivity in an internal labor market

    Yang, P., Janssen, S., Pfeifer, C. & Backes-Gellner, U., 01.02.2013, In: Journal of Business Economics : JBE. 83, 2, p. 121-143 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Cyclical absenteeism among private sector, public sector and self-employed workers

    Pfeifer, C., 03.2013, In: Health Economics. 22, 3, p. 366-370 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review