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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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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Wage Structures, Fairness Perceptions, and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data
Mohrenweiser, J. & Pfeifer, C., 10.2023, In: Journal of Happiness Studies. 24, 7, p. 2291-2308 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Why women do not ask: Gender differences in fairness perceptions of own wages and subsequent wage growth
Pfeifer, C. & Stephan, G., 29.03.2019, In: Cambridge Journal of Economics. 43, 2, p. 295-310 16 p., bey035.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Work effort during and after employment probation: Evidence from German personnel data
Pfeifer, C., 01.02.2010, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 230, 1, p. 77-91 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Works Councils and the Management of Human Resources: Evidence from German Establishment Data
Pfeifer, C., 02.2014, In: Economic and Industrial Democracy. 35, 1, p. 143-163 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Works councils, union bargaining and quits in German firms
Pfeifer, C., 05.2011, In: Economic and Industrial Democracy. 32, 2, p. 243-260 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review