Projects of the Research Unit Market Design

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.09.2018 – 30.04.2021

    Job-Related Availability During Leisure Time

    Modern information and communication technologies (ICT) are an important source of changing working conditions. Recently, employees continuously increased their job-related…

  2. Project // 01.06.2018 – 31.05.2023

    Market Design by Public Authorities

    This project aims to advance the understanding of market design in the presence of political constraints such as re-election motives as well as corruption and favoritism. We will study how corrupt market …

  3. Project // 01.04.2018 – 30.09.2020

    The Quality of Employment and Firm Outcomes: a Panel Analysis of Recent Developments in German Establishments – Wave 4

    Jointly with a team around Professor Dirk Sliwka, University of Cologne, and Prof. Patrick Kampkötter, University of Tübingen, and on behalf of the Institute for Labour Market Research (IAB), this project develops…

  4. Project // 01.12.2017 – 31.08.2018

    Supporting the Georgian National Communication Commission (GNCC) in Allocating Spectrum Licenses

    As part of the EU-Twinning Project “Supporting the Georgian National Communication Commission (GNCC) in Developing of its Electronic Communications Regulatory Framework and Operational Capacities in Line with EU…

  5. Project // 01.10.2017 – 31.01.2021

    Human Resource Management and Employee Retention: Empirical Analyses Using new Linked Employer-Employee Data II

    The aim of this research project was the investigation of the link between an employers` use of human resource management practices and employees` perceived quality of work as well as their decision to stay with…

  6. Project // 09.01. – 31.10.2017

    Meta-Study on the Optimal Design for Government and Corporate Bond Auctions

    The aim of the project is to provide an extensive overview of the current theoretical and empirical literature on the efficiency of mechanisms to issue government bonds. This overview supports decision makers in…

  7. Project // 09.01.2017 – 31.12.2021

    Redesign of childcare allocation procedures in Germany

    The aim of this project is to optimise the allocation procedure for kindergarten places. In many German cities, the allocation of available kindergarten places is largely uncoordinated. This leads to great…

  8. Project // 01.01.2015 – 31.12.2017

    Auctions, Negotiations and Hybrid Mechanisms in Procurement

    With the advances in information technology, auctions were in widespread use in procurement since the late 1990’s. However, in recent years, the use of auctions decreased and hybrid mechanisms, combining…