Joachim Merz

Research Fellow

Leuphana University Lüneburg

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Joachim Merz is University Professor (Economics and Econometrics) for Statistics and Professions (retired), former Director of the Research Institute on Professions (FFB), and Speaker of the Center for Research in Entrepreneurship, Professions and Small Business Economics (CREPS) at the Department of Economic and Social Sciences, University of Lueneburg,

His research interests include microanalyses based on microeconomic theory, microeconometrics and microsimulation of policy impacts. In the field of welfare economics he deals with such issues as income and income distribution, high income, time-use and economic well-being, taxes, labor market, consumption, economic and social policy with emphasis on professions, as well as self-employed and employees.

He is a member of various scientific advisory boards, managing editor of the electronic International Journal of Time Use Research (www.eIJTUR.org), and co-editor of the Review of Income and Wealth.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in May 2003.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12145
Parental Child Care Time, Income and Subjective Well-Being: A Multidimensional Polarization Approach for Germany
Joachim Merz, Normen Peters
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11832
Are Retirees More Satisfied? Anticipation and Adaptation Effects of Retirement on Subjective Well-Being: A Panel Analysis for Germany
Joachim Merz
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9912
Entrepreneurs and Freelancers: Are They Time and Income Multidimensional Poor? The German Case
Joachim Merz, Tim Rathjen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7418
Polarization of Time and Income – A Multidimensional Approach with Well-Being Gap and Minimum 2DGAP: German Evidence
Joachim Merz, Bettina Scherg
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6022
Intensity of Time and Income Interdependent Multidimensional Poverty: Well-Being and Minimum 2DGAP – German Evidence
Joachim Merz, Tim Rathjen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5629
Are Self-Employed Really Happier Than Employees? An Approach Modelling Adaptation and Anticipation Effects to Self-Employment and General Job Changes
Dominik Hanglberger, Joachim Merz
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5084
Human Capital Investments in Children: A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Parent-Child Shared Time in Selected Countries
Eva Österbacka, Joachim Merz, Cathleen D. Zick
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5072
Cumulation of Cross-Section Surveys: Evaluation of Alternative Concepts for the Cumulated Continuous Household Budget Surveys (LWR) 1999 until 2003 Compared to the Sample Survey of Income and Expenditures (EVS) 2003
Joachim Merz, Henning Stolze
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4358
Time Use and Time Budgets: Improvements, Future Challenges and Recommendations
Joachim Merz
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4337
Time and Income Poverty: An Interdependent Multidimensional Poverty Approach with German Time Use Diary Data
Joachim Merz, Tim Rathjen
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