Prof. Dr. Andreas Knabe

Faculty of Economics and Management
Chair of Public Economics

Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, G22E-206

Tel.: +49 391 67-58546 Fax: +49 391 67-41218

andreas.knabe@ovgu.de

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Vita

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Career

02/2012-		Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Chair in Public Economics
04/2011-01/2012		Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Temporary Professorship in Economic Theory (ST 2011) and Public Economic (WT 2011/2012)
10/2008-01/2012		Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Economics Junior Professor of Labor Market and Social Policy
11/2002-09/2008		Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Chair of Public Economics Research Associate (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter)

Education

11/2002-02/2008		Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Doctoral Studies in Economics Research interests: Economic and social policy, especially labor market policies Doctoral Thesis: Subsidizing Extra Jobs - The Economics of Marginal Employment Subsidies
10/2001-10/2002		Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Graduate Program in Economics Degree: Master of Science in Economics
08/2001-05/2002		University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA Graduate Program in Economics Fulbright Scholar
04/1998-09/2001		Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Undergraduate Program in Economics Degree: Bachelor of Science in Economics

Research visits

08/2022-02/2023		University Florida, USA
01/2007		Helsinki Center of Economic Research (HECER), Finland

Editorships

2012-		Applied Research in Quality of Life, Member of Editorial Review Board
2013-		Review of Economics (Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften), Associate Editor Finanzarchiv/Public Finance Analysis, Associate Editor

Awards

2021		Teaching Award of the Faculty of Economics and Management Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg for exceptional dedication to academic teaching in the Master programs
2016		Otto von Guericke Teaching Award Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg for exceptional dedication to academic teaching
2013		Schmölders Award for Behavioral Research in Economics (with Steffen Rätzel, Ronnie Schöb and Joachim Weimann) awarded by the Social Science Committee of the German Economic Association for the article „Dissatisfied with life, but having a good day: time-use and well-being of the unemployed”, Economic Journal 120(547), 2010, 867-889.
2008		Award of the Faculty of Economics and Management Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Best PhD Thesis in the Academic Year 2007/2008
2007		German Study Award, Körber Foundation (2nd prize) for the article "Wie zufrieden macht die Arbeit? Eine neue Quantifizierung der nicht-pekuniären Kosten der Arbeitslosigkeit" (with Steffen Rätzel) Best Paper Award of the Finnish Society for Economic Research Best Paper published in the Finnish Economic Papers 2005-2006 (with Peter-Birch Sørensen)
2002		Award of the Faculty of Economics and Management Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Best Graduate in the Academic Year 2001/2002

Publications

Monographs
Measuring Happiness. The Economics of Well-Being MIT Press: Cambridge, 2015. Jointly with: J. Weimann und R. Schöb
Geld macht doch glücklich. Wo die ökonomische Glücksforschung irrt Schäffer-Poeschel: Stuttgart, 2012. Jointly with: J. Weimann and R. Schöb
Subsidizing Extra Jobs - The Economics of Marginal Employment Subsidies Dissertation at the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, 2008.

Articles in refereed journals
"Social Contacts, Unemployment, and Experienced Well-Being. Evidence from Time-Use Data" Journal of Population Economics 38, 2025, Article 26. Jointly with: T.T.A. Hoang
"Women´s Labor Market Responses to Their Partners´ Unemployment and Low-Pay Employment" Journal of Labor Research 43, 2022, 134-162 Jointly with: C. Keldenich Discussion Paper Version
"Parental time restrictions and the cost of children: insights from a survey among mothers" Journal of Economic Inequality 19, 2021, 73-95 Jointly with: M. Borah and K. Pahlke Discussion Paper Version
"Replication: Emotional well-being and unemployment – Evidence from the American time-use survey" Journal of Economic Psychology 83, Article 102363 (2021) Jointly with: T.T.A. Hoang Discussion Paper Version
"Time Use, Unemployment, and Well-Being: An Empirical Analysis Using British Time-Use Data" Journal of Happiness Studies 22, 2021, 2525-2548 Jointly with: T.T.A. Hoang Discussion Paper Version
"Die Nichterfüllung der Beschäftigungspflichtquote schwerbehinderter Menschen - Eine empirische Untersuchung möglicher Ursachen auf Ebene der deutschen Bundesländer" Sozialer Fortschritt 68(12), 2019, 973-998 Jointly with: M. Borah and K. Hahn
"Reference Income Effects in the Determination of Equivalence Scales Using Income Satisfaction Data" Review of Income and Wealth 65(4), 2019, 736-770 Jointly with: M. Borah und C. Kuhställer Discussion Paper Version
"How Much Does Others' Protection Matter? Employment Protection, Future Labour Market Prospects and Well-Being" Oxford Economic Papers, 72(3), 2020, 893-914 Jointly with: C. Lücke Discussion Paper Version
“Looking Back in Anger? Retirement and Unemployment Scarring" Demography 56(3), 2019, 1105- 1129. Jointly with: C. Hetschko and R. Schöb Discussion Paper Version (and read-only)
„There and back again - estimating equivalence scales with measurement error“ Applied Economic Letters 25(19), 2018, 1389-1392. Jointly with: M. Borah
„Multidimensional Well-Being and Regional Disparities in Europe“ Journal of Common Market Studies 55(5), 2017, 1026-1044. Jointly with: J. Döpke, C. Lang und P. Maschke Discussion Paper Version
“The Subjective Well-Being of Workfare Participants: Insights from a Day Reconstruction Survey“ Applied Economics 49(13), 2017, 1311-1325. Jointly with: R. Schöb and J. Weimann Discussion Paper Version
“Partnership, Gender Roles and the Well-Being Cost of Unemployment“ Social Indicators Research 129(3), 2016, 1255-1275. Jointly with: R. Schöb and J. Weimann Discussion Paper Version
“Spillover Effects of Minimum Wages in Experimental Wage Negotiations” CESifo Economic Studies, 60(4), 2014, 780-804. Jointly with: M. Dittrich and K. Leipold Discussion Paper Version
„Gender Differences in Experimental Wage Negotiations” Economic Inquiry 52(2), 2014, 862-873. Jointly with: M. Dittrich and K. Leipold Discussion Paper Version
„Changing Identity: Retiring from Unemployment“ Economic Journal 124(575), 2014, 149-166. Jointly with: C. Hetschko and R. Schöb Discussion Paper Version
„Subsidizing Extra Jobs: Promoting Employment by Taming the Unions“ Oxford Economic Papers 65(4), 2013, 807-831. Jointly with: R. Schöb Discussion Paper Version
„Right-Wing Extremism and the Well-Being of Immigrants“ Kyklos 66(4), 2013, 567-590. Jointly with: S. Rätzel and S. Thomsen Discussion Paper Version
„Spillover Effects of Minimum Wages under Union Wage Bargaining” Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 169, 2013, 506-518. Jointly with: M. Dittrich Discussion Paper Version
„Low-Wage Jobs - Springboard to High-Paid Ones?” LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations 27(3), 2013, 310-330. Jointly with: A. Plum Discussion Paper Version
„Minimum Wages and their alternatives: A critical assessment” German Politics 20(4), 2011, 506-526. Jointly with: R. Schöb Discussion Paper Version
„Quantifying the psychological costs of unemployment: the role of permanent income” Applied Economics 43(21), 2011, 2751-2763. Jointly with: S. Rätzel Discussion Paper Version
„Scarring or Scaring? The psychological impact of past unemployment and future unemployment risk” Economica 78(310), 2011, 283-293. Jointly with: S.Rätzel Discussion Paper Version
„Better an insecure job than no job at all? Unemployment, job insecurity and subjective wellbeing” Economics Bulletin 30(3), 2010, 2486-2494. Jointly with: S. Rätzel
„Dissatisfied with life, but having a good day: time-use and well-being of the unemployed” Economic Journal 120(547), 2010, 867-889. Jointly with: S. Rätzel, R. Schöb, J. Weimann Discussion Paper Version
„Income, happiness, and the disutility of labour” Economics Letters 107(1), 2010, 77-79. Jointly with: S. Rätzel Discussion Paper Version
„Boon or Bane? Other´s Unemployment, Well-Being and Job Insecurity” Labour Economics 17(1), 2010, 52-61. Jointly with: A. Clark and S. Rätzel Discussion Paper Version
„Minimum wage incidence: the case for Germany” FinanzArchiv/Public Finance Analysis 65(4), 2009, 403-441. Jointly with: R. Schöb Discussion Paper Version
„Marginal Wage Subsidies: A Rent-Extracting Instrument for Employment Creation” Journal of Economic Studies 36(4), 2009, 393-410. Discussion Paper Version
„Unemployment as a Social Norm in Germany” Schmollers Jahrbuch (Journal of Applied Social Science Studies) 129, 2009, 251-260. Jointly with: A. Clark and S. Rätzel Discussion Paper Version
„Implementing Endogenous Inside Options in Nash Wage Bargaining Models” Mathematical Social Sciences 57(2), 2009, 161-176. Discussion Paper Version
"A Note on the Displacement Effects of Marginal Wage Subsidies" Academia Economic Papers 36(1), 2008, 1-23.
„Marginal Employment Subsidization: A New Concept and a Reappraisal” Kyklos 59(4), 2006, 557-577. Jointly with: R. Schöb and J. Weimann Discussion Paper Version
„Outsourcing of Public Service Provision: When is it more efficient?” Finnish Economic Papers 16(1), 2006, 3-15. Jointly with: Peter-Birch Sørensen

Articles in books
"Happiness, Work, and Identity" in K. F. Zimmermann (ed.), Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021, online first. Jointly with: Clemens Hetschko and Ronnie Schöb Discussion Paper Version
"Glück und Diversity" in Robert Grimm and Bernd Raffelhüschen (eds.), Deutsche Post Glücksatlas 2019, Penguin: Munich, 2019, 19-24.
"Happiness" in Marc H. Bornstein (ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2018, 1022-1024. Jointly with: J. Weimann
„Geld und Glück - Erkenntnisse aus der ökonomischen Zufriedenheitsforschung“ in Susanne Peters (ed.), Geld. Interdisziplinäre Sichtweisen, Springer VS: Wiesbaden, 2017, 75-96.
„Macht Arbeit glücklich?“ in Holger Hinte and Klaus F. Zimmermann (eds.), Zeitenwende auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. Wie der demographische Wandel die Erwerbsgesellschaft verändert, Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Bonn, 2013, 428-450. Jointly with: C. Hetschko
"Wie zufrieden macht die Arbeit? Eine neue Quantifizierung der nicht-pekuniären Kosten der Arbeitslosigkeit" in Deutscher Studienpreis (Hrsg.): Mittelpunkt Mensch? Leitbilder, Modelle und Ideen für die Vereinbarkeit von Arbeit und Leben, VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften: Wiesbaden, 2008, 95-115. Jointly with: S. Rätzel
"The economic rationale and labour market effects of outsourcing: a survey" in P. Barrar und R. Gervais (Hrsg.), Global Outsourcing Strategies: An International Reference on Effective Outsourcing Relationships, Gower Publishing: Aldershot, 2006, 167-182. Jointly with: B. Koebel

Policy contributions
"Der Mindestlohn von 12 Euro kommt - die sozialpolitischen Risiken bleiben" Wirtschaftsdienst 101(12), 2021, 933-936. Jointly with: R. Schöb and M. Thum
"Prognosen und empirische Befunde: Wie groß ist die Kluft beim Mindestlohn wirklich?" Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 21(1), 2020, 25-29. Jointly with: R. Schöb and M. Thum
"Alles im grünem Bereich" ifo Schnelldienst 73(4), 2020, 3-6. Jointly with: R. Schöb and M. Thum
"Die Deutschlandrente: Mit automatischer Einbeziehung und staatlichem Fonds zu mehr kapitalgedeckter Altersvorsorge" ifo Schnelldienst 72(14), 2019, 18-20. Jointly with: J. Weimann
"Die Deutschlandrente: Wirksamkeit und Legitimität eines Nudges" Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 87 (2), 2018, 33-46. Jointly with: J. Weimann
"Die Deutschlandrente: Ein Konzept zur Stärkung der kapitalgedeckten Alstersvorsorge" ifo Schnelldienst 70(18), 2017, 25-33. Jointly with: J. Weimann
"Mindestlohn ohne Nebenwirkungen?" ifo Dresden berichtet 23(03), 2016, 32-35. Jointly with: R. Schöb, M. Thum and M. Weber
"Ein sanft paternalistischer Vorschlag zur Lösung des Rentenproblems?" Wirtschaftsdienst 95(10), 2015, 701-709. Jointly with: J. Weimann
„Der flächendeckende Mindestlohn - Replik zu den Anmerkungen von Wolfram Richter“ Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik 15(4), 2014, 331-333. Jointly with: R. Schöb and M. Thum
„Regionale Beschäftigungseffekte des Mindestlohns im Friestaat Sachsen“ ifo Dresden berichtet 5/2014, 3-12 . Jointly with: R. Schöb, C. Lücke, M. Thum, L. Vandrei and M. Weber
„Internationale Vergleiche beim Mindestlohn“ ifo Dresden berichtet 4/2014, 34-35. Jointly with: R. Schöb and M. Thum
„Der flächendeckende Mindestlohn“ Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik 15(4), 2014, 133-157. Jointly with: R. Schöb and M. Thum Discussion Paper Version
„Mindestlohn in Deutschland: Wie viele sind betroffen?“ifo Schnelldienst 66(24), 2013, 68-73. Jointly with: O. Falck, A. Mazat and S. Wiederhold
„Arbeitskostenentwicklung: Zeichen des Erfolgs“Wirtschaftsdienst 93(4), 2013, 212.
„Profitieren die öffentlichen Haushalte von einem gesetzlichen Mindestlohn?" Mitbestimmung 57(6), 2011, 9.
"Economics of Happiness - ein neues Paradigma für die Finanzpolitik?" Monatsbericht des Bundesministeriums für Finanzen April 2010, 38-53. Jointly with: S. Rätzel, R. Schöb und J. Weimann
"Durch höhere Löhne weniger Armut? Zum Zusammenspiel von Grundsicherung und Mindestlöhnen" Wirtschaftsdienst 88(7), 2008, 433-437 Jointly with: R. Schöb
"Die Reform der Reform: Ist Hartz IV ein Kombilohnmodell?" Wirtschaftsdienst 86(7), 2006, 438-440. Jointly with: R. Schöb and J. Weimann
„Warum Zuverdienstregeln und Kinderzuschlag negative Arbeitsanreize setzen“ ifo Dresden berichtet 13(2), 2006, 10-15.
„Erwerbstätigenfreibetrag und Kinderzuschlag: Adverse Arbeitsanreize bei Hartz IV“ Sozialer Fortschritt 54(9), 2005, 220-226.
"Anrechnung von Erwerbseinkommen beim Arbeitslosengeld II" Wirtschaftsdienst 85(3), 2005, 166-172.
"Die Hartzschen Mini-Jobs: Eine Chance für Arbeitslose?" Wirtschaftsdienst 83(4), 2003, 145-150.
Recent discussion papers
"Homebound Happiness? Teleworkability of Jobs and Emotional Well-Being During Labor and Non-labor Activities" IZA Discussion Paper No. 17634, 2025. Jointly with: J. Hennecke
„Is a Sorrow Shared a Sorrow Doubled? Parental Unemployment and the Life Satisfaction of Adolescent Childrenocial Contacts, Unemployment, and Experienced Well-Being. Evidence from Time-Use Data" CESifo, Working Paper No. 10776, 2023. Jointly with: M. Borah, C. Lücke

Other publications
“Book Review: Carol Graham: the power of hope” Journal of Economics, online first, 09. September 2024
"Do people suffer from unemployment in their everyday life, or only when asked about it?" SPSP Character and Context Blog, 16. Mai 2022. Gemeinsam mit: T.T.A. Hoang
"Subjektive und objektive Wohlfahrtsmaße auf individueller Ebene" in: Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und digitale Gesellschaft (Hrsg.), Möglichkeiten einer erweiterten Wohlfahrtsmessung auf regionaler Ebene, Erfurt, Oktober 2019, 5-27.
„Mindestlohn, ohne Nebenwirkungen?" www.oekonomenstimme.org, 1. Juli 2018. Jointly with: R. Schöb, M. Thum und M. Weber
„Mindestlohn, nur positiv?" Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 26. March 2016, 24. Jointly with: R. Schöb, M. Thum and M. Weber
„Opt-Out statt Opt-In: Wie die private Rentenvorsorge gestärkt werden kann" www.oekonomenstimme.org, 20. January 2016,. Jointly with: J. Weimann
„Altersarmut droht!" Handelsblatt, 29. December 2015, 13. Co-author: J. Weimann
„Mehr ist besser als weniger. Zur Beziehung von Lebenszufriedenheit und Wachstum" Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Nr. 40, 18. February 2015, 29. Jointly with: J. Weimann
"Die Vermessung des Glücks" Spektrum der Wissenschaft, December 2012, 76-80. Jointly with: R. Schöb and J. Weimann
"Geld macht doch glücklich" www.oekonomenstimme.org, August 15, 2012. Jointly with: R. Schöb and J. Weimann
"Identity and wellbeing: How retiring makes the unemployed happier" www.VoxEU.org, May 4, 2012. Jointly with: C. Hetschko and R. Schöb
"Ausweg Ruhestand? Wie der Renteneintritt das Unglück der Arbeitslosen behebt" www.oekonomenstimme.org, November 21, 2011. Jointly with: C. Hetschko and R. Schöb
Book Review: "Dutt, A. K. and B. Radcliff: Happiness, Economics and Politics. Towards a Multi-Disciplinary Approach" Journal of Economics 102(2), 2011, 189-192.
"Neue Erkenntnisse zum (Un-)Glück der Arbeitslosen" www.oekonomenstimme.org, November 17, 2010. Jointly with: R. Schöb and J. Weimann
"Unemployment and Happiness: A New Take on an Old Problem" www.VoxEU.org, November 17, 2010. Jointly with: R. Schöb and J. Weimann
"Warum selbst geringe Mindestlöhne schädlich sein können" www.oekonomenstimme.org, October 29, 2010. Jointly with: M. Dittrich
"Happiness is ... Auf der Suche nach dem Glück" labor & more 4.10, 2010, 42-43.

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Prof. Dr. Andreas Knabe

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