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
Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 01.09.2014, In: Journal for Labour Market Research. 47, 3, p. 223-231 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
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 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
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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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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
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review