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. Published

    Age and gender composition of the workforce, productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises

    Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 232).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    Physical Attractiveness, Employment and earnings

    Pfeifer, C., 04.2012, In: Applied Economics Letters. 19, 6, p. 505-510 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Determinants of fair own wage perceptions: The moderating effect of works councils and performance evaluations

    Pfeifer, C., 02.01.2014, In: Applied Economics Letters. 21, 1, p. 47-50 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Base salaries, bonus payments, and work absence among managers in a German company

    Pfeifer, C., 01.11.2014, In: Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 61, 5, p. 523-536 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Published

    Explaining age and gender differences in employment rates: a labor supply side perspective

    Humpert, S. & Pfeifer, C., 01.03.2013, In: Journal for Labour Market Research. 46, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. 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

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Publications

  1. Notting Hill Gate 4
  2. From the Substantive to the Ceremonial
  3. Darstellung der Referenzarbeit "Schmidt, Torben (2007) Gemeinsames Lernen mit Selbstlernsoftware im Englischunterricht"
  4. Nachhaltiger Ressourcenschutz und Recht
  5. Political Culture
  6. Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves
  7. Personality Effects on Children’s Speech in Everyday Life
  8. Effects of Institutions on Human Capital Investment: A Comparison of Policies in Japan, Germany and the USA
  9. Vielfalt in der Schuldenberatung
  10. Kommentierung Präambel AEUV
  11. Stadtverkehrsrevolution Pedelec
  12. Empowering women
  13. Riparian Atlantic Forest restoration: water table depth and planting spacing affected the growth of planted trees
  14. Rechtschreibunterricht innovieren. Wie die Zusammenarbeit in einer „Community of Practice“ die Unterrichtspraxis von Lehrpersonen verändert
  15. Parteien in parlamentarischen Demokratien: das Lebenswerk von Peter Mair
  16. Governing global telecoupling toward environmental sustainability
  17. Sammelrezension zum Thema „Fallbasiertes Lernen in der Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung
  18. Lewis A. Coser. Refugee scholars in America: Their impact and their experiences. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1984. xviii + 351 pp. (cloth)
  19. Lautheitsurteil und akustischer Kontext
  20. Die Grundschul-Bibel
  21. Führung von Rückkehrern aus dem Ausland zur Unterstützung des Wissenstransfers
  22. Eine neue Zeit bricht an
  23. Dem Wissenschafts-Kult aufs Maul geschaut
  24. Finale - Prüfungstraining Hauptschulabschluss Nordrhein-Westfalen
  25. Gravierende Irrtümer der Flusskonferenz vom 15. September 2002
  26. Der Fall Trawny
  27. Unterricht theorie- und evidenzbasiert analysieren und gestalten.
  28. Inside-out sustainability
  29. Outdoor education in school curricula
  30. Ecopreneure haben eine Schlüsselrolle
  31. Berufliche Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung – Whole School Approach und Unterrichtsgestaltung an berufsbildenden Schulen
  32. The interplay of social rank perceptions of Trump and Biden and emotions following the U.S. presidential election 2020