Christian Pfeifer

Christian Pfeifer is a Professor of Economics at Leuphana University Lüneburg, holding the Professorship for Applied Microeconomics within the Institute of Economics since 2013. He previously served as an Assistant Professor (W1) at the same institution from 2009 to 2013 after completing postdoctoral work at Leibniz University Hannover and UC Berkeley.

His academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Economics (Dr. rer. pol.) from Leibniz University Hannover in 2007 and a Master's degree in Economics and Management (Diplom-Ökonom) from the same university in 2003.

Professor Pfeifer's research focuses on empirical labor economics with strong connections to behavioral and public economics. His work examines wage dynamics, gender disparities in compensation, public sector employment choices, absenteeism patterns, and human capital development through sports participation. He frequently utilizes linked employer-employee datasets to investigate microeconomic phenomena in real-world contexts.

Analysis of his publication record reveals consistent expertise in labor market institutions, particularly how wage structures influence employee behavior and organizational outcomes. His research bridges theoretical microeconomics with policy-relevant empirical analysis, often highlighting psychological and behavioral dimensions in economic decision-making.

He actively contributes to the Research Cluster Behavioral Economics and Societal Transformation, co-organizes the Lüneburg Workshop in Economics and the Workshop: Experiments for the Environment, and participates in the PhD Program Behavioral Economics and Societal Transformation.