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Prof. Dr. Boris Hirsch

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C4.223
Fon +49.4131.677-2609, boris.hirsch@leuphana.de
Professor, Professorship of Economics, in par­ti­cu­lar Mi­cro­eco­no­metrics and Po­li­cy Eva­lua­ti­on

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Vita

Boris Hirsch (born 1981) has been Full Professor (W3) of Economics, in particular Microeconometrics and Policy Evaluation at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg since August 2016. From 2001‒2006 he studied economics at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and from 2004‒2006 mathematics at the University of Hagen. From 2006‒2009 he was PhD student and foundationer of the Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics. In 2009, he received his doctorate degree from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg where he was postdoctoral researcher from 2009‒2016.

His research interests lie in the theory and empirics of imperfectly competitive labour markets, empirical labour economics, and industrial relations. His research appeared in outlets such as the Economic Journal, the Journal of Labor Economics, the Journal of Human Resources, and the ILR Review. He serves as an editor to the German Economic Review and as an associate editor the Journal for Labour Market Research and is Research Fellow of the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), of the Labor and Socio-Economic Research Center (LASER) at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, and of the IZA Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) as well as co-opted member and deputy chairperson of the Standing Field Committee of Labour and Population Economics of the Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS).

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Selected Publications:

Dobbelaere, S., Hirsch, B., Müller, S., and Neuschäffer, G. (2024), “Organized labor, labor market imperfections, and employer wage premia”, ILR Review, 77(3): 396‒427

Hirsch, B., Jahn, E. J., Manning, A., and Oberfichtner, M. (2022), “The urban wage premium in imperfect labor markets”, Journal of Human Resources, 57(S): S111‒S136

Hirsch, B., and Müller, S. (2020), “Firm wage premia, industrial relations, and rent sharing in Germany”, ILR Review, 73(5): 1119‒1146

Hirsch, B., Jahn, E. J., and Schabel, C. (2018), “Do employers have more monopsony power in slack labor markets?”, ILR Review, 71(3): 676‒704

Hirsch, B. (2016), “Dual labor markets at work: The impact of employers’ use of temporary agency work on regular workers’ job stability”, ILR Review, 69(5): 1191‒1215

Hirsch, B., and Jahn, E. J. (2015), “Is there monopsonistic discrimination against immigrants?”, ILR Review, 68(3): 501‒528

Hirsch, B., and Müller, S. (2012), “The productivity effect of temporary agency work: Evidence from German panel data”, Economic Journal, 122(562): F216‒F235

Hirsch, B., Schank, T., and Schnabel, C. (2010), “Differences in labor supply to monopsonistic firms and the gender pay gap: An empirical analysis using linked employer‒employee data from Germany”, Journal of Labor Economics, 28(2): 291‒330

Projects

Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Monopsonistic Labour Markets and the Gender Pay Gap: Theory and Empirical Evidence
    Boris Hirsch (Author) , 2010 Berlin, Heidelberg , 259 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. Monopsonistic Labour Markets: Editorial
    Hartmut Egger (Author) , Boris Hirsch (Author) , 01.12.2025 , in: German Economic Review, 26, 4 , p. 305-313 , 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research

  2. Organized labor, labor market imperfections, and employer wage premia
    Sabien Dobbelaere (Author) , Boris Hirsch (Author) , Steffen Müller (Author) , Georg Neuschäffer (Author) , 01.05.2024 , in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 77, 3 , p. 396-427 , 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. Unions as insurance: Workplace unionization and workers' outcomes during COVID-19
    Nils Braakmann (Author) , Boris Hirsch (Author) , 01.04.2024 , in: Industrial Relations, 63, 2 , p. 152-171 , 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. Uncovered workers in plants covered by collective bargaining: Who are they and how do they fare?
    Boris Hirsch (Author) , Philipp Lentge (Author) , Claus Schnabel (Author) , 01.12.2022 , in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 60, 4 , p. 929-945 , 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Non-base compensation and the gender pay gap
    Boris Hirsch (Author) , Philipp Lentge (Author) , 01.09.2022 , in: Labour - Review of labour economics and industrial relations, 36, 3 , p. 277-301 , 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Monopsonistic labour markets
    Boris Hirsch (Author) , Elke J. Jahn (Author) , 19.09.2023 Cheltenham , p. 130-133 , 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

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Activities

Press / Media

Prizes

  1. Promotionspreis der Hermann Gutmann Stiftung
    Boris Hirsch (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  2. Sparkassen-Förderpreis 2007 der Sparkasse Nürnberg für die Diplomarbeit „Monopsony Power in the Labour Market“
    Boris Hirsch (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  3. Stipendiat des Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics (BGPE)
    Boris Hirsch (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Courses

Research Seminar in Economics
Boris Hirsch, Johannes Lohse, Mario Mechtel, Christian Pfeifer, Florian Unger, Joachim Wagner, Thomas Wein
Vorträge zu laufenden Forschungsarbeiten von Promovierenden und Wissenschaftlern des Instituts sowie von auswärtigen Gästen.

Die Referenten sollten möglichst min. eine Woche vor dem Vortrag ihr Papier an Boris Hirsch schicken, der es dann für alle Teilnehmer zugänglich in MyStudy hochladen wird. Hierdurch sollen tiefergehende Diskussionen der Papiere ermöglicht werden.

* im Seminarplan: Externe Gäste, mit denen wir vermutlich am Dienstagabend Essen gehen werden, wozu alle Interessierten gerne mitkommen können (Info bei Boris Hirsch).
Next appointment:
Tuesday, 2026-07-07 at 12:15
Room: C 5.019 Seminarraum