Martin Lange joined ZEW’s Research Department “Labour Markets and Social Insurance” in September 2015. He has been part of the Junior Research Group “Integration of Migrants and Attitudes towards the Welfare State (IMES)” since December 2019. His research interests include applied microeconometrics and empirical labour market research. He is particularly interested in the economics of migration and the economics of crime. Martin Lange studied economics at Humboldt University in Berlin as well as at the University of Mannheim, and received his PhD from Goethe University Frankfurt.
Selected Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
Deter, Max and Martin Lange (forthcoming), Are the Supporters of Socialism the Losers of Capitalism? Conformism in East Germany and Transition Success, European Journal of Political Economy.
Lange, Martin (2021), The Legacy of State Socialism on Attitudes toward Immigration, Journal of Comparative Economics 49 (3), 733-750. Download
Lange, Martin and Friedhelm Pfeiffer (2019), The human capital selection of young males seeking asylum in Germany, Journal for Labour Market Research 53: 8. Download
Lange, Martin, Friedhelm Pfeiffer and Gerard J. van den Berg (2017), Integrating Young Male Refugees: Initial Evidence from an Inclusive Soccer Project, Journal for Labor Market Research 51:6, . Download
Articles in Non-Refereed Journals
Barreto, César, Paul Berbée, Katia Gallegos Torres, Martin Lange and Katrin Sommerfeld (2022), The Civic Engagement and Social Integration of Refugees in Germany, Nonprofit Policy Forum. Download
Klemm, Marcus, Benjamin Weigert and Martin Lange (2015), Die Bedeutung der Beschäftigtenstruktur für die Lohnverteilung, Wirtschaftsdienst 95. Jahrgang Heft 10, 689-695. Download
Monographs, Contributions to Edited Volumes
Deger, Petra, Monika Gonser, Martin Lange and Friedhelm Pfeiffer (2020), Arbeitsmarktintegration als Herausforderung. Die Kooperation von Wissenschaft und Praxis im Reallabor Asylsuchende in der Rhein-Neckar-Region, in: Stefan Immerfall & R. Rossella Pugliese Impulse – Villa Vigoni im Gespräch, Vol. 16 Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 233. Download
Discussion and Working Papers
Deter, Max and Martin Lange (2022), Are the Supporters of Socialism the Losers of Capitalism? Conformism in East Germany and Transition Success, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-012, Mannheim. Download
Berbée, Paul, Katia Gallegos Torres, César Barreto, Martin Lange and Katrin Sommerfeld (2021), Wir schaffen das! Zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement und die soziale Integration von Geflüchteten, ZEW expert brief No. 21-11, Mannheim. Download
Lange, Martin (2021), The Legacy of State Socialism on Attitudes Toward Immigration, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-070, Mannheim. Download
Lange, Martin and Ole Monscheuer (2021), Spreading the Disease: Protest in Times of Pandemics, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-009, Mannheim. Download
Bahn, Mareike, Anne Berkemeier, Petra Deger, Havva Engin, Adalbert Evers, Rebecca Höhr, Oksana Kovtun-Hensel, Svenja Kück, Martin Lange, Georg Mildenberger, Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Verena Schmid, Katrin Sommerfeld, Corinna Uebel, Birgit Werner and Christina West (2019), Reallabor Asylsuchende in der Rhein-Neckar-Region: Vielfalt an Problemen - Vielfalt an Lösungen, ZEW policy brief No. 19-04, Mannheim. Download
Entorf, Horst and Martin Lange (2019), Refugees Welcome? Understanding the Regional Heterogeneity of Anti-Foreigner Hate Crimes in Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-005, Mannheim. Download
Deger, Petra, Martin Lange, Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Katrin Sommerfeld and Corinna Uebel (2018), Arbeitsmarktintegration von Geflüchteten – eine Herausforderung vor Ort, ZEW policy brief No. 18-08, Mannheim. Download
Lange, Martin and Friedhelm Pfeiffer (2018), The Human Capital Selection of Young Males Seeking Asylum in Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-040, Mannheim. Download
Lange, Martin, Friedhelm Pfeiffer and Gerard J. van den Berg (2017), Integrating Young Male Refugees: Initial Evidence from an Inclusive Soccer Project, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-016, Mannheim. Download
Expertises
Bahn, Mareike, Anne Berkemeier, Petra Deger, Havva Engin, Adalbert Evers, Rebecca Höhr, Oksana Kovtun-Hensel, Svenja Kück, Martin Lange, Georg Mildenberger, Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Verena Schmid, Katrin Sommerfeld, Corinna Uebel and Christina West (2019), Reallabor Asylsuchende in der Rhein-Neckar-Region 2016-2019 - Analysen und Handlungsempfehlungen, Reallabor Asylsuchende in der Rhein-Neckar-Region, Heidelberg und Mannheim. Download
Lange, Martin, Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Aaron Scherf and Katrin Sommerfeld (2019), Integrationsfortschritte: Ergebnisse der zweiten Reallabor-Befragung von Asylsuchenden, ZEW, Mannheim. Download
Deger, Petra, Monika Gonser, Michael Kolb, Svenja Kück, Martin Lange, Georg Mildenberger, Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Katrin Sommerfeld and Christina West (2017), Integrationspotenziale: Ausgewählte Ergebnisse der Reallabor-Befragungen unter Geflüchteten, ZEW, Mannheim. Download
Kolb, Michael , Martin Lange, Friedhelm Pfeiffer and Gerard J. van den Berg (2016), Integrating Refugees in the Rhine-Neckar-Region: Initial Evidence from an Inclusive Soccer Project, ZEW, Mannheim. Download
Projects
Current Projects
- Project Duration 01.12.2019 - 30.11.2022Integration of Migrants and Attitudes towards the Welfare State
Finished Projects
- Project Duration 01.09.2017 - 30.06.2022Coordination Priority Program "The German Labor Market in a Globalized World: Challenges Through Trade, Technology and Demographics" (SPP1764)
- Project Duration 01.04.2017 - 31.12.2020Short-term Economic and Social Effects of Humanitarian Immigration
- Project Duration 01.01.2016 - 31.05.2019Real-World Laboratory: Asylum Seekers
More Information
Research Stays
Organisation of Academic Conferences and Workshops
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Prof. Bernd Fitzenberger Ph.D.,
Dr. Martin Lange,
Conference,
International Conference on The German Labor Market in a Globalized World: Trade, Technology, and Demographics,
ZEW Mannheim, Germany, 2022
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Dr. Katrin Sommerfeld,
Paul Berbée,
Dr. Martin Lange,
ZEW Workshop on the Economics of Immigration,
ZEW, Mannheim, Germany, 2018
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Dr. Martin Lange,
ZEW Workshop on Assimilation and Integration of Immigrants,
ZEW, Mannheim, Germany, 2016
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Maximilian Joseph Blömer,
Dr. Martin Lange,
Dr. Laura Pohlan,
Prof. Dr. Holger Stichnoth,
Dr. Martin Lange,
18. ZEW Summer Workshop for Young Economists: Structural Models for Policy Evaluation,
ZEW, Mannheim, Germany, 2016
more information
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Prof. Bernd Fitzenberger Ph.D.,
Dr. Martin Lange,
Conference,
International Conference on The German Labor Market in a Globalized World: Trade, Technology, and Demographics,
Lectures
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2022:
Civic Engagement and the Integration of Refugees in Germany,
SOEP User Conference 2022,
DIW Berlin , Deutschland -
2021:
Civic Engagement and the Integration of Refugees in Germany,
IMES Scientific Committee Meeting,
ZEW Mannheim, Deutschland -
2021:
Spreading the Disease: Protest in Times of Pandemics,
European Public Choice Society,
Lille (virtual), Frankreich -
2020:
Refugees Welcome? Understanding the Regional Heterogeneity of Anti-Refugee Hate Crimes in Germany,
PEGDECH Seminar,
University of Groningen, Niederlande -
2020:
The Legacy of State Socialism on Attitudes toward Immigration,
35th Annual Congress of the European Economic Association,
Virtual conference, Niederlande -
2020:
The Legacy of State Socialism on Attitudes toward Immigration,
13th RGS Doctoral Conference in Economics,
TU Dortmund, Deutschland -
2019:
Refugees Welcome? Understanding the Regional Heterogeneity of Anti-Refugee Hate Crimes in Germany,
Conference on Forced Displacement, Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Economics Aspects and Policy Issues,
Queen Mary University of London, Vereinigtes Königreich -
2019:
The Legacy of State Socialism on Attitudes toward Immigration,
Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik,
Universität Leipzig, Deutschland -
2019:
The Legacy of State Socialism on Attitudes toward Immigration,
2019 ZEW Public Finance Conference: The Political Economy of European (Dis)Integration,
ZEW Mannheim, Deutschland -
2018:
Causal Effects of Immigration on Crime: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Large Inflow of Asylum Seekers.,
33rd Annual Congress of the European Economic Association (EEA),
Köln, Deutschland -
2018:
Causal Effects of Immigration on Crime: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Large Inflow of Asylum Seekers.,
International Workshop on Immigration: Challenges and Opportunities for European Policy and Politics,
Rome, Italien -
2018:
Causal Effects of Immigration on Crime: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Large Inflow of Asylum Seekers,
30th Annual Conference of the European Association of Labour Economists (EALE),
Lyon, Frankreich -
2018:
Causal Effects of Immigration on Crime: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Large Inflow of Asylum Seekers.,
4th Workshop on the Economics of Migration,
IAB Nürnberg, Deutschland -
2018:
Causal Effects of Immigration on Crime: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Large Inflow of Asylum Seekers.,
2018 Summer School: Topics and Methods in Labor Market Research,
ZEW Mannheim, Deutschland -
2017:
Immigration and Hate Crime. Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Attacks against Asylum Seekers in Germany,
29th Annual Conference of the European Association of Labour Economists,
St. Gallen, Schweiz
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2017:
Immigration and Hate Crime. Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Attacks against Asylum Seekers in Germany,
31st Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE),
Glasgow, Vereinigtes Königreich
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2017:
Immigration and Hate Crime. Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Attacks against Asylum Seekers in Germany,
32nd Annual Congress of the European Economic Association (EEA),
Lissabon, Portugal
more information -
2017:
Immigration and Hate Crime. Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Attacks against Asylum Seekers in Germany,
SOFI Department Seminar,
SOFI, Uni Stockholm, Königreich Schweden -
2017:
Immigration and Hate Crime. Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Attacks against Asylum Seekers in Germany,
CReAM Brown Bag Seminar,
Center for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), University College London, Vereinigtes Königreich -
2017:
Immigration and Hate Crime. Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Attacks against Asylum Seekers in Germany,
Jahrestagung 2017 des Verein für Socialpolitik,
Wien, Österreich
more information
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2022:
Civic Engagement and the Integration of Refugees in Germany,
Department
Function
Researcher
Prices, Awards and Distinctions
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2022:
Best Paper Award,
Joachim R. Frick Memorial Prize at the SOEP User Conference 2022, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany -
2021:
Wissenschaftspreis "Zukunft der Arbeitswelt",
Beste Dissertation, Volksbank Weinheim Stiftung, Germany -
2020:
Best Paper Award,
Second Prize of the BESH Doctoral Research Award 2020, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany
Memberships
- 2021 - until now: Global Labor Organization, Essen, Germany
