After the successful defense of his thesis on  16th of April 2019, Viktor Bozhinov obtained the doctoral degree. In his dissertation entitled “Women on Boards: An Empirical Analysis of Role and Effects in Germany” he analyzed the prevalence of women in senior supervisory board positions and established the existence of a second glass ceiling in German supervisory boards. Moreover, he studied the link … Continued

Summer Schoolon Advanced Econometricswith Jeffrey WooldridgeApril 1st – 5th 2019 The Chair of Applied Statistics & Econometrics at the University of Mainz (Germany) is hosting a summer school on Advanced Econometrics, taking place April 1-5, 2019. Lectures will be given by the distinguished Prof. Jeffrey M. Wooldridge (Michigan State University). Besides the lectures, the summer … Continued

Topic: Paying gig workers Abstract:Using a randomized controlled trial, we study payment schemes for freelancers offering services onan online platform. Under the initial scheme, the firm pays workers a pure commission. Ourexperiment tests predictions from a formal model on the labor supply and performance effects of analternative pay scheme, particularly for individuals with different degrees … Continued

Topic: Social comparison in job search

On April 23th, 2018 our member of the chair Manuel Denzer has been appointed as a new Junior Member of the Gutenberg Academy. The Gutenberg Academy is a cluster which brings up to 25 of the University’s best PhD students and artists together and provides them with the chance to participate in an interdisciplinary exchange … Continued