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?
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Religious activity, risk-taking preferences and financial behaviour: Empirical evidence from German survey data
León, A. K. & Pfeifer, C., 01.08.2017, In: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 69, p. 99-107 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Risk Aversion and Sorting into Public Sector Employment
Pfeifer, C., 01.02.2011, In: German Economic Review. 12, 1, p. 85-99 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Shortening the potential duration of unemployment benefits and labor market outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment in Germany
Petrunyk, I. & Pfeifer, C., 01.2018, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 48 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 377).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Students' Time Allocation and School Performance: A Comparison between Student Jobs, Sports and Music Participation
Pfeifer, C. & Seidel, K., 25.10.2020, In: Jahrbucher für Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 240, 5, p. 607-652 46 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Temporary Agency Work and Firm Performance: A Replication Study with Extensions
Pfeifer, C. & Weche, J. P., 01.08.2020, In: Jahrbucher für Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 240, 4, p. 455-465 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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The effects of training on employee suggestions and promotions in an internal labor market
Pfeifer, C., 2011, Book of abstracs: EALE, cyprus 22-24 September 2011. European Association of Labour Economists, p. 34 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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The Gender Composition of Establishments' Workforces and Gender Gaps in Wages and Leadership Positions
Pfeifer, C., 01.12.2014, In: The Manchester School. 82, S2, p. 69-81 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The heterogeneous economic consequences of work council relations
Pfeifer, C., 2011, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 131, 1, p. 59-71 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Heterogeneous Economic Consequences of Works Council Relations
Pfeifer, C., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 19 p. (Working paper series in Econonomics ; no. 203).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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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