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?
- 2013
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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. 511-538Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2012
- 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 contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Transfer
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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
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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 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