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?
- Published
Effective working hours and wages: the case of downward adjustment via paid absenteeism
Pfeifer, C., 2015, In: Economics Bulletin. 35, 1, p. 612-626 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Editorial: Effects of the Introduction of the Statutory Minimum Wage in Germany
Dütsch, M., Himmelreicher, R., Pfeifer, C. & Wunsch, C., 25.02.2020, In: Jahrbucher für Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 240, 2-3, p. 155-160 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Editorial: Minimum Wages-Experiences of European Countries
Dütsch, M., Ohlert, C., Pfeifer, C. & Wunsch, C., 01.2025, In: Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 245, 1-2, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Do workers perceive high wage settlements of craft unions as fair?
Pfeifer, C., Stephan, G., Dütsch, M. & Struck, O., 02.09.2017, In: Applied Economics Letters. 24, 15, p. 1093-1096 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Do unfair perceived own pay and top managers’ pay erode satisfaction with democracy?
Pfeifer, C. & Schneck, S., 07.10.2017, In: Applied Economics Letters. 24, 17, p. 1263-1266 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Diverse effects of shorter potential unemployment benefit duration on labor market outcomes in Germany
Petrunyk, I. & Pfeifer, C., 01.09.2022, In: Labour - Review of labour economics and industrial relations. 36, 3, p. 367-388 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Differences in adjustment flexibility between regular and temporary agency work
Pfeifer, C. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2015, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 14, 5, p. 437-442 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Determinants of promotions in an internal labour market: testing implications from tournament theory and efficient allocation
Pfeifer, C., 2010, In: Schmalenbach Business Review. 62, 1, p. 342-358 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Determinants of Female Employment in Egyptian Firms
Abdelgouad, A. F. & Pfeifer, C., 2014, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 13, 12, p. 1267-1275 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review