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

    Unfair wage perceptions and sleep: Evidence from German survey data

    Pfeifer, C., 2015, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 135, 4, p. 413-428 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Training participation of an aging workforce in an internal labor market

    Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, (Working paper series in economics; no. Working Paper No 170).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Training participation of a firm´s aging workforce

    Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2012, Zürich, Bern: Swiss Leading House Economics of Education, 29 p. (Working Paper ; no. 80).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Training participation of a firm's aging workforce

    Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2012, In: Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training . 4, 2, p. 131-148 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The nexus between top managers’ human capital and firm productivity

    Pfeifer, C., 13.08.2015, In: Applied Economics Letters. 22, 12, p. 982-986 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The impact of participation in sports on educational attainment: New evidence from Germany

    Pfeifer, C. & Cornelißen, T., 02.2010, In: Economics of Education Review. 29, 1, p. 94-103 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. 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