Projects per year
Organisation profile
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?
Keywords
- Economics
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Profiles
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Beschäftigungshemmnisse älterer Arbeitnehmer
Pfeifer, C. (Project manager, academic), Puhani, P. A. (Project manager, academic) & Gerlach, K. (Project manager, academic)
04.09.09 → 12.06.12
Project: Research
Research output
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Loneliness, bad health, and the moderating role of friends: Differences between younger and older individuals in Germany
Friehe, T. & Pfeifer, C., 2026, In: Economics Bulletin. 46, 1, p. 342-359 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Organizational Fairness Perceptions, Employee Representation, and Firm Performance
Mohrenweiser, J. & Pfeifer, C., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Industrial Relations. 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
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
Open Access
Activities
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Senat (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member)
01.10.2026 → 30.09.2028Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
01.04.2026 → 31.03.2027Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Mechtel, M. (Chair), Pfeifer, C. (Member), Wein, T. (Deputy member) & Unger, F. (Deputy member)
01.10.2025 → 30.09.2027Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Prizes
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2nd place Leading House Best Paper Award 2013 (Swiss Leading House "Economics of Education") for "Effects of Training on Employee Suggestions and Promotions: Evidence from Personnel Records" in Schmalenbach Business Review (Christian Pfeifer, Simon Janssen, Philip Yang und Uschi Backes-Gellner)
Pfeifer, C. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Best Young Researcher of the Year 2010 der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (3. Platz
Pfeifer, C. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Best Young Researcher of the Year 2012 der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (3. Platz
Pfeifer, C. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Research
Press/Media
Datasets
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StataAnalysis_Petrunyk_Pfeifer.txt
Petrunyk, I. (Creator) & Pfeifer, C. (Creator), ZBW Journal Data Archive, 2016
DOI: 10.15456/jbnst.2016119.085022r, http://journaldata.zbw.eu/dataset/53ff93f9-90ca-42e4-a754-dc21bd361996/resource/f0eac293-0e9e-43ba-bd00-61b0e75efdb7/download/stataanalysispetrunykpfeifer.txt
Dataset
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Life satisfaction in Germany after reunification: Additional insights on the pattern of convergence (replication data)
Petrunyk, I. (Creator) & Pfeifer, C. (Creator), ZBW - Leibniz Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, 2016
DOI: 10.15456/jbnst.2016119.084659, https://doi.org/10.15456%2Fjbnst.2016119.084659
Dataset
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Replication Data for Pfeifer/Weche "Temporary agency work and firm performance"
Pfeifer, C. (Creator) & Weche, J. P. (Creator), ZBW - Leibniz Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, 2019
DOI: 10.15456/jbnst.2019164.122159, https://doi.org/10.15456%2Fjbnst.2019164.122159
Dataset