Nicolas R. Ziebarth

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Nicolas Ziebarth is head of ZEW’s Research Unit "Labour Markets and Social Insurance" and a professor of economics at the University of Mannheim. Before joining ZEW in July 2022, he was a tenured associate professor at Cornell University. Dr. Ziebarth earned his PhD in economics at TU Berlin/DIW Berlin in 2011; his advisors were Gert Wagner and Regina Riphahn.

Nicolas Ziebarth's research is in the field of applied health and labor economics. In particular, he analyzes the interaction of social insurance systems with labor markets and population health. Another focus of his work is the driving forces and implications of health-related behavior.

Nicolas Ziebarth's work has been published in leading economic journals but also in multidisciplinary and policy journals.

Nicolas Ziebarth joined IZA as a Research Fellow in March 2011.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16165
Patient versus Provider Incentives in Long-Term Care
Martin B. Hackmann, Vincent Pohl, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2024, 16 (3), 178–218
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15671
Regression Discontinuity Evidence on the Effectiveness of the Minimum Legal E-cigarette Purchasing Age
Jeff DeSimone, Daniel Grossman, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: American Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 9 (3), 461 – 485
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14905
"The Better You Feel, the Harder You Fall": Health Perception Biases and Mental Health among Chinese Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Peng Nie, Lu Wang, Davide Dragone, Haiyang Lu, Alfonso Sousa-Poza, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: China Economic Review, 2022, 71, 101708
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14246
The Long-Run Effects of Sports Club Vouchers for Primary School Children
Jan Marcus, Thomas Siedler, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2022, 14 (3), 128-165
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13530
Positive Health Externalities of Mandating Paid Sick Leave
Stefan Pichler, Katherine Wen, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2021, 40 (3), 715-743
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13308
Biased Health Perceptions and Risky Health Behaviors: Theory and Evidence
Patrick Arni, Davide Dragone, Lorenz Götte, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 76, 102425
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13132
Mandated Sick Pay: Coverage, Utilization, and Welfare Effects
J. Catherine Maclean, Stefan Pichler, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13100
Cream Skimming by Health Care Providers and Inequality in Health Care Access: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
Anna Werbeck, Ansgar Wübker, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 188, 1325-1350
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12731
How Do Low-Income Enrollees in the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces Respond to Cost-Sharing?
Kurt Lavetti, Thomas DeLeire, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
revised version published in: Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2023, 90 (1), 155 - 183
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12547
Quantifying the Intangible Impact of the Olympics Using Subjective Well-Being Data
Paul Dolan, Georgios Kavetsos, Christian Krekel, Dimitris Mavridis, Renuka Metcalfe, Claudia Senik, Stefan Szymanski, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 177, 104043
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11631
The Health Effects of Smoking Bans: Evidence from German Hospitalization Data
Michael Kvasnicka, Thomas Siedler, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: Health Economics, 2018, 27 (11), 1738-1753
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10918
Social Insurance and Health
Nicolas R. Ziebarth
short version published as 'Social Insurance and Health' in: Baltagi, B. H. and Moscone, F. (eds.), Health Econometrics, Emerald Publishing, 1st ed., 2018.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10871
Exit, Voice or Loyalty? An Investigation into Mandated Portability of Front-Loaded Private Health Plans
Juan Pablo Atal, Hanming Fang, Martin Karlsson, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2019, 86 (3), 697-727
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10870
Introducing Risk Adjustment and Free Health Plan Choice in Employer-Based Health Insurance: Evidence from Germany
Adam Pilny, Ansgar Wübker, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 56, 330-351
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9900
US Child Safety Seat Laws: Are they Effective, and Who Complies?
Lauren E. Jones, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2017, 36 (3), 584–607
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9867
Labor Market Effects of US Sick Pay Mandates
Stefan Pichler, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
revised version published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2020, 55 (2), 611-659
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9709
Profiling the US Sick Leave Landscape
Philip Susser, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
short version published in: Health Services Research, 2016, 51 (6), 2305-2317
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9186
Protecting Working-Age People with Disabilities: Experiences of Four Industrialized Nations
Richard V. Burkhauser, Mary C. Daly, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: Journal of Labour Market Research, 2016, 49 (4), 367-386
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9088
Does Daylight Saving Time Really Make Us Sick?
Lawrence Jin, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
revised version published as 'Sleep, Health, and Human Capital: Evidence from Daylight Saving Time' in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020,170, 174-192
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8967
Economic Development, Novelty Consumption, and Body Weight: Evidence from the East German Transition to Capitalism
Davide Dragone, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published as 'Non-Separable Time Preferences, Novelty Consumption, and Body Weight: Theory and Evidence from the East German Transition to Capitalism' in: Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 51, 41-65.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8907
Behavioral Responses to Taxation: Cigarette Taxes and Food Stamp Take-Up
Kyle Rozema, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published as 'Taxing Consumption and the Take-Up of Public Assistance: The Case of Cigarette Taxes and Food Stamps' in: Journal of Law & Economics, 2017, 60 (1), 1-27.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8850
The Pros and Cons of Sick Pay Schemes: A Method to Test for Contagious Presenteeism and Shirking Behavior
Stefan Pichler, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
revised version published as 'The Pros and Cons of Sick Pay Schemes: Testing for Contagious Presenteeism and Noncontagious Absenteeism Behavior' in:Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 156, 14-33
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8590
Successful Scientific Replication and Extension of Levitt (2008): Child Seats Are Still No Safer than Seat Belts
Lauren E. Jones, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2016, 31(5), 920-928
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7875
The Short-Term Population Health Effects of Weather and Pollution: Implications of Climate Change
Nicolas R. Ziebarth, Maike Schmitt, Martin Karlsson
revised version published as: Karlsson, M.; Zierbarth, N.R., 'Population health effects and health-related costs of extreme temperatures: Comprehensive evidence from Germany' in:Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2018, 91, 93-117
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7691
Natural Disaster, Policy Action, and Mental Well-Being: The Case of Fukushima
Jan Goebel, Christian Krekel, Tim Tiefenbach, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published as 'How Natural Disasters Can Affect Environmental Concerns, Risk Aversion, and Even Politics: Evidence from Fukushima and Three European Countries' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2015, 28(4), 1137-1180
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7428
A Model of Worker Investment in Safety and Its Effects on Accidents and Wages
José R. Guardado, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
revised version published as 'Worker Investment in Safety, Workplace Accidents, and Compensating Wage Differentials' in: International Economic Review, 2019, 60 (1), 133-155
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7409
Analyzing Regional Variation in Health Care Utilization Using (Rich) Household Microdata
Peter Eibich, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: Health Policy, 2014, 114 (1), 41-53
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7279
Top?Down vs. Bottom?Up: The Long?Term Impact of Government Ideology and Personal Experience on Values
Nicolas R. Ziebarth, Gert G. Wagner
published as 'Inevitable? Doping Attitudes among Berliners in 2011: The Role of Socialist State Socialisation and Athlete Experience' in: European Journal of Public Health, 2016, 26 (3), 520-522
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7250
The Effects of Expanding the Generosity of the Statutory Sickness Insurance System
Nicolas R. Ziebarth, Martin Karlsson
short version published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2014, 29(2), 208-230
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6241
In Absolute or Relative Terms? How Framing Prices Affects the Consumer Price Sensitivity of Health Plan Choice
Hendrik Schmitz, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
revised version published as: 'Does Price Framing Affect the Consumer Price Sensitivity of Health Plan Choice?' in: Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52(1): 89-128
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5602
Assessing the Effectiveness of Health Care Cost Containment Measures
Nicolas R. Ziebarth
published in: International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 2014, 14(1), 41-67
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4787
Revisiting the Income-Health Nexus: The Importance of Choosing the
Nicolas R. Ziebarth, Joachim R. Frick
revised version published as 'Welfare-Related Health Inequality: Does the Choice of Measure Matter?' in: European Journal of Health Economics, 2013, 14 (3), 431-442
IZA Policy Paper No. 206
Sick Leave and Medical Leave in the United States: A Categorization and Recent Trends
Stefan Pichler, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
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