Institute for Applied Microeconomics
The research conducted at the Institute for Applied Microeconomics (IAME) covers a broad range of topics, including
- labor economics, the economics of education, and human development,
- preference formation, evolution of social norms, and cognitive and affective determinants of decision-making,
- health and environmental economics,
- industrial organization, managerial economics, and personnel economics.
In our research, we apply microeconomic theory, we conduct lab and field experiments, we analyze survey and administrative data using state-of-the-art microeconometric methods, and we collaborate with psychologists and neuroscientists.
News
June 2025
The article “Racial representation among academics and students’ academic and labor market outcomes” by Angus Holford and Sonkurt Şen was published in Labour Economics.
June 2025
The article “Crossing Borders: Labor Market Effects of European Integration” by Hannah Illing was published in the Journal of Human Resources.
May 2025
Funding of the Cluster of Excellence “ECONtribute – Markets & Public Policy,” of which IAME professor Thomas Dohmen is a spokesperson, has been extended for a third funding period. Congratulations to Thomas and all other Cluster members!
May 2025
The article “The effect of compulsory education on non-cognitive skills: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries” by Antonia Entorf and Thomas Dohmen was published in the Economics of Education Review.
April 2025
The article “Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action” by Teodora Boneva, Armin Falk, and coauthors has sparked the international reporting initiative The 89 Percent Project. Contributors to the 89 Percent Project are various renowned news outlets across the world, such as The Guardian (UK), Corriere della Sera (Italy), TIME (USA), The Asahi Shimbun (Japan), Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (Jordan), and Deutsche Welle.
January 2025
The article “Training in late careers — A structural approach” by Teresa Backhaus was published in Labour Economics.
How to find us
Our offices are located at
- Lennéstraße 43 (Professors Dohmen, Falk, Kube, Mink, and von Gaudecker);
- Juridicum/Adenauerallee 24–42 (Professor Budde, Fetzer, Hoppe-Fischer, and Kräkel);
- ECONtribute, Niebuhrstraße 5 (Professors Boneva, Kőszegi, Schiprowski, and Schwank);
- IZA, Schaumburg-Lippe-Straße 5–9 (Professor Zimmermann);
- BGSE, Kaiserstraße 1 (Professor emeritus Schweizer).