Selected ongoing projects
Job Search in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Impact of Job Disruptions on Households During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Minimum Wage Effects on Employment and Unemployment in Germany
Evaluation of Labor Market Programs to Integrate Refugees in Germany
Firm Demand for Flexible Employment: Evidence from 60 Million Job Adverts
Migration Shocks and Housing: Evidence from the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan
Recent Publications
Colussi, Tommaso; Isphording, Ingo E.; Pestel, Nico (2021): Minority Salience and Political Extremism. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 13 (3), 237-271.
DellaVigna, Stefano; Heining, Jörg; Schmieder, Johannes F.; Trenkle, Simon (2021): Evidence on Job Search Models from a Survey of Unemployed Workers in Germany. Quarterly Journal of Economics (forthcoming).
Isphording, Ingo E.; Lipfert, Marc; Pestel, Nico (2021): Does Re-opening Schools Contribute to the Spread
of SARS-CoV-2? Evidence from Staggered Summer Breaks in Germany. Journal of Public Economics, 198, 104426.
Isphording, Ingo E.; Pestel, Nico (2021): Pandemic Meets Pollution: Poor Air Quality Increases Deaths by COVID-19. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 108, 102448.
Pestel, Nico; Wozny, Florian (2021): Health Effects of Low Emission Zones: Evidence from German Hospitals. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 109, 102512.
Bonin, Holger; Isphording, Ingo E.; Krause-Pilatus, Annabelle; Lichter, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Rinne, Ulf (2020): The German Statutory Minimum Wage and Its Effects on Regional Employment and Unemployment. Journal of Economics and Statistics, 240 (2-3), 295-319.
Gaudecker, Hans-Martin von; Holler, Radost; Janys, Lena; Siflinger, Bettina M; Zimpelmann, Christian (2020): Labour Supply during Lockdown and a "New Normal": The Case of the Netherlands. IZA Discussion Paper No. 13623.
Gaudecker, Hans-Martin von; Holler, Radost; Janys, Lena; Siflinger, Bettina M; Zimpelmann, Christian (2020): Labour Supply in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Empirical Evidence on Hours, Home Office, and Expectations. IZA Discussion Paper No. 13158
Schmieder, Johannes F,: Trenkle, Simon (2020): Disincentive Effects of Unemployment Benefits and the Role of Caseworkers. Journal of Public Economics, 182 (505), 104096.
Künn, Steffen; Palacios, Juan; Pestel, Nico (2019): Indoor Air Quality and Cognitive Performance. IZA Discussion Paper No. 12632.
Chevalier, Arnaud; Elsner, Benjamin; Lichter, Andreas; Pestel, Nico (2018): Immigrant Voters, Taxation and the Size of the Welfare State. IZA Discussion Paper No. 12063.
Eichhorst, Werner; Rinne, Ulf (2017): Digital Challenges for the Welfare State. CESifo Forum, 18 (4), 3-8.
Lichter, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Sommer, Eric (2017): Productivity Effects of Air Pollution: Evidence from Professional Soccer. Labour Economics, 48, 54-66.
Events
The Economics of Long-Term Care and Healthy Aging