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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Relative wage positions and quit behavior: new evidence from linked employer-employee data
Pfeifer, C. & Schneck, S., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 47 p. (Working paper series in Economics; no. 163).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Relative wage positions and quit behavior: evidence from linked employer-employee data
Pfeifer, C. & Schneck, S., 01.2012, In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 65, 1, p. 126-147 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reference wages and turnover intentions: evidence from linked employer-employee data
Mohrenweiser, J. & Pfeifer, C., 2023, In: Applied Economics Letters. 30, 14, p. 1955-1959 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Predicting satisfaction with democracy in Germany using local economic conditions, social capital, and individual characteristics
Friehe, T. & Pfeifer, C., 09.2024, In: Economics of Governance. 25, 3, p. 335-377 43 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review