Nico Pestel

Research Fellow and Associated Member

Maastricht University

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Nico Pestel is an Associate Professor at the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. He obtained his PhD in economics from the University of Cologne in 2013. Before joining ROA in November 2021, he held various positions at IZA in Bonn. He was head of the institute's research team "Policy Challenges" and coordinator of IZA's network program area "Environment, Health, and Labor Markets". He continues to work closely with IZA's local research team as an Associated Member.

Nico's research interests are in applied labor, environmental and public economics as well as in political economy. He is particularly interested in the role of environmental conditions for labor market outcomes, human capital formation as well as decision-making.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17436

Long-Term Employment Effects of the Minimum Wage in Germany: New Data and Estimators

Marco Caliendo, Nico Pestel, Rebecca Olthaus

published in: Labour Economics, 2025, 92, 102648

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17344

Polluted Job Search: The Impact of Poor Air Quality on Reservation Wages

Mariët Bogaard, Steffen Künn, Juan Palacios, Nico Pestel

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14885

Why Do Relatively Few Economists Work on Climate Change? A Survey

Nico Pestel, Andrew J. Oswald

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14844

Schools under Mandatory Testing Can Mitigate the Spread of SARS-CoV-2

Ingo E. Isphording, Marc Diederichs, Reyn van Ewijk, Nico Pestel

revised version published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022, 119 (26), e2201724119

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14718

Air Pollution Affects Decision-Making: Evidence from the Ballot Box

Luna Bellani, Stefano Ceolotto, Benjamin Elsner, Nico Pestel

published as 'The Political Fallout of Air Pollution' in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024, 121(18), e2314428121

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14376

Killing Prescriptions Softly: Low Emission Zones and Child Health from Birth to School

Hannah Klauber, Felix Holub, Nicolas Koch, Nico Pestel, Nolan Ritter, Alexander Rohlf

revised version published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2024, 16 (2), 220-248

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14180

Job Search during a Pandemic Recession: Survey Evidence from the Netherlands

Maria Balgova, Simon Trenkle, Christian Zimpelmann, Nico Pestel

published in: Labour Economics, 2022, 75, 102142

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13790

School Re-Openings after Summer Breaks in Germany Did Not Increase SARS-CoV-2 Cases

Ingo E. Isphording, Marc Lipfert, Nico Pestel

revised version published as 'Does re-opening schools contribute to the spread of SARS2? Evidence from staggered summer breaks in Germany' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 198, 104426

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13418

Pandemic Meets Pollution: Poor Air Quality Increases Deaths by COVID-19

Ingo E. Isphording, Nico Pestel

revised version published in: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2021, 108, 102448

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12632

Indoor Air Quality and Cognitive Performance

Steffen Künn, Juan Palacios, Nico Pestel

revised version published as 'Indoor Air Quality and Strategic Decision Making' in: Management Science, 2023, 69 (9), 5354-5377

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12545

Low Emission Zones for Better Health: Evidence from German Hospitals

Nico Pestel, Florian Wozny

revised version published as 'Health Effects of Low Emission Zones: Evidence from German Hospitals' in: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 109, 2021, 102512

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11725

Immigrant Voters, Taxation and the Size of the Welfare State

Arnaud Chevalier, Benjamin Elsner, Andreas Lichter, Nico Pestel

published as 'Forced Migration and Local Public Policies: Evidence from Post-War West Germany' in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2024, 22 (2), 915-962

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11175

Searching on Campus? Marriage Market Effects of the Student Gender Composition

Nico Pestel

revised version published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2021, 19(4), 1175-1207

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10417

Minority Salience and Political Extremism

Tommaso Colussi, Ingo E. Isphording, Nico Pestel

revised version published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2021, 13 (3), 237-271

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9822

Labour Supply after Inheritances and the Role of Expectations

Karina Doorley, Nico Pestel

published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 82(4), 843-863

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9151

The Impact of Short- and Long-Term Participation Tax Rates on Labor Supply

Charlotte Bartels, Nico Pestel

revised version published as 'Short- and Long-term Participation Tax Rates and Their Impact on Labor Supply' in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2016, 23(6), 1126-1159

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8964

Productivity Effects of Air Pollution: Evidence from Professional Soccer

Andreas Lichter, Nico Pestel, Eric Sommer

revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2017, 48, 54-66

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8553

Documentation IZAΨMOD v3.0: The IZA Policy Simulation Model

Max Löffler, Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Sebastian Siegloch, Eric Sommer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8482

Beyond Inequality Accounting: Marital Sorting and Couple Labor Supply

Nico Pestel

published as 'Marital Sorting, Inequality and the Role of Female Labour Supply: Evidence from East and West Germany' in: Economica , 2017, 84 (333), 104-127

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7804

Shifting Taxes from Labor to Consumption: Efficient, but Regressive?

Nico Pestel, Eric Sommer

revised version published as 'Shifting Taxes from Labor to Consumption: More Employment and more Inequality?' in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63 (3), 524-563

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7190

Partisan Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1979-2007

Olivier B. Bargain, Mathias Dolls, Herwig Immervoll, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Sebastian Siegloch

revised version published as 'Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the United States, 1979–2007' in: Economic Inquiry, 2015, 53 (2), 1061-1085

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6585

Fiscal Union in Europe? Redistributive and Stabilising Effects of an EU Tax-Benefit System

Olivier B. Bargain, Mathias Dolls, Clemens Fuest, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Sebastian Siegloch

revised version published as 'Fiscal Union in Europe? Redistributive and Stabilizing Effects of a European Tax-Benefit System and Fiscal Equalization Mechanism' in: Economic Policy, 2013, 28 (75), 375-422

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6170

Multidimensional Well-Being at the Top: Evidence for Germany

Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel

revised version published in: Fiscal Studies, 2013, 34 (3), 355-371

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5926

Multidimensional Affluence: Theory and Applications to Germany and the US

Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel

revised version published in: Applied Economics, 2013, 45 (32), 4591-4601

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5910

Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1978-2009: A Decomposition Approach

Olivier B. Bargain, Mathias Dolls, Herwig Immervoll, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Sebastian Siegloch

elements published in "Connecting People with Jobs: Australia", https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264269637-en

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5520

The Politicians' Wage Gap: Insights from German Members of Parliament

Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Sebastian Siegloch

revised version published in: Public Choice, 2013, 156(3-4), 653-676

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4825

Multidimensional Measurement of Richness: Theory and an Application to Germany

Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel

substantially revised version available as: IZA DP 5926

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4770

Does Size Matter? The Impact of Changes in Household Structure on Income Distribution in Germany

Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Hilmar Schneider

revised version published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2012, 58 (1), 118-141

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4197

Demografie und Ungleichheit: Der Einfluss von Veränderungen der Haushaltsstruktur auf die Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland

Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Hilmar Schneider

substantially revised version available as IZA Standpunkt No. 18, published in: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung / Journal for Labour Market Research, 2011, 43(4), 327-338

IZA Policy Paper No. 145

The German Statutory Minimum Wage and Its Effects on Regional Employment and Unemployment

Holger Bonin, Ingo E. Isphording, Annabelle Krause-Pilatus, Andreas Lichter, Nico Pestel, Ulf Rinne

published in: Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 240 (2-3), 295-319 [Details & Download]

IZA Policy Paper No. 89

Earnings Inequality

Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel

published in: International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, 2015, Vol. 6, 765-772

IZA Policy Paper No. 74

Labor Demand Effects of Rising Electricity Prices: Evidence for Germany

Michael Cox, Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Sebastian Siegloch

published in: Energy Policy, 2014, 75, 266-277