Prof. Dr. Christian Pfeifer
Professur für Volkswirtschaftslehre
Mitglied im Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre
adresse
Scharnhorststr. 1, C4.220b
21335 Lüneburg
Fon +49.4131.677-2301
Fax +49.4131.677-2026
christian.pfeifer@uni.leuphana.de
Christian Pfeifer ist Professor (W1) für Volkswirtschaftslehre mit dem Forschungsschwerpunkt Arbeits- und Personalökonomik.
Positions and Work Experience
- 09/2009-present: Professor (W1), Institute of Economics, Department of Labour and Personnel Economics, Leuphana University Lüneburg
- 12/2007-08/2009: Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Labour Economics, Leibniz University Hannover (Prof. P. Puhani)
- 09/2008-12/2008: Post-Doc, Department of Economics, University of California Berkeley, USA
- 06/2004-11/2007: Research Assistant, Institute of Labour Economics, Leibniz University Hannover (Prof. K. Gerlach, Prof. P. Puhani)
- 10/2003-12/2005: Research Assistant, Institute of Economic Policy, Leibniz University Hannover (Prof. L. Hübl, Prof. W. Meyer)
- 08/2001-12/2002: Student Assistant, Institute of Human Resource Management, Leibniz University Hannover (Prof. H.-G. Ridder)
- 10/1996-10/1997: Civil Service
- 1995-1999: Youth Basketball Coach (Tum-Klubb zu Hannover)
Education
- 11/2007: Ph.D. in Economics (Dr. rer. pol.), Leibniz University Hannover
- 02/2004-11/2007: Ph.D. Student in Economics and Management, Leibniz University Hannover; Thesis: Contributions in Empirical Labour Economics; Supervisors: Prof. P. Puhani, Prof. K. Gerlach
- 10/2006-06/2007: Programme for doctoral students in Economics of Education, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- 04/2007: 10th IZA Summer School
- 10/1997-09/2003: Student in Economics and Management, Leibniz University Hannover, and Maastricht University, Netherlands; Final degree “Diplom-Ökonom” (equivalent to Master in Economics and Management)
- 1996: German High School Diploma (“Abitur”), Leibnizschule Hannover
- 01/1994-06/1994: Littelton High School, Colorado, USA
Awards, Rankings, and Scholarships
- 2011: Rank 60 in Handelsblatt VWL Ranking for researchers under 40
- 2011: SOEP Prize "Best junior publication 2011" (joint with T. Cornelissen)
- 2011: Leuphana Award "Best young researcher of the year 2010" (3rd place)
- 2010: Rank 90 in Handelsblatt VWL Ranking for researchers under 40
- 09//2008-12/2008: DAAD scholarship for Post-Docs
- 10/2004: Viktor Rizkallah Foundation
- 11/2003: Wilhelm-Launhardt-Award for excellent student achievement, Faculty of Economics and Management, Leibniz University Hannover0
- 9/2002-01/2003: ERASMUS/SOKRATES scholarship of the European Union
Memberships
IZA Research Affiliate, European Economic Association, European Association of Labour Economists, Econometric Society, Verein für Socialpolitik, Association of Economic Researchers at Leibniz University Hannover
Referee Activities
Journal of Population Economics; Journal of Health Economics; Journal of Human Resources; Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization; Labour Economics; Journal of Labor Research; Journal of Business Ethics; Peace Economic, Peace Science and Public Policy; Economic and Industrial Democracy; German Economic Review; Schmollers Jahrbuch; Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik; Zeitschrift für Arbeitsmarktforschung (Journal for Labour Market Research); Human Relations; WSI-Mitteilungen; Industrielle Beziehungen; Spring Meeting of Young Economists