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Short-id: pba2004

Working Papers

2026

1. Home Alone: Work from Home and Loneliness
   Research Papers in Economics, University of Trier, Department of Economics
2. Up to the Top or Stuck in the Middle: Does Gender Influence How Far Machiavellian Personalities Climb the Corporate Ladder?
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2026)
   Research Papers in Economics, University of Trier, Department of Economics (2026)

2025

3. Performance Pay and Happiness: Work vs. Home?
   Research Papers in Economics, University of Trier, Department of Economics
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2025)
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2025)
4. Working from Home and Mental Health: Giving Employees a Choice Does Make a Difference
   Research Papers in Economics, University of Trier, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2024

5. Does Performance Pay Increase the Risk of Worker Loneliness?
   Research Papers in Economics, University of Trier, Department of Economics View citations (3)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2024) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Does Performance Pay Increase the Risk of Worker Loneliness?, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (2026) View citations (1) (2026)
6. Variable Pay and Work Hours: Does Performance Pay Reduce the Gender Time Gap?
   Research Papers in Economics, University of Trier, Department of Economics
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2024)
   See also Journal Article Variable pay and work hours: does performance pay reduce the gender time gap?, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2025) View citations (7) (2025)

2023

7. Are Managers More Machiavellian Than Other Employees?
   Research Papers in Economics, University of Trier, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2023)
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023)
   See also Journal Article Are Managers More Machiavellian Than Other Employees?, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2026) (2026)
8. Does Performance Pay Increase the Risk of Marital Instability?
   Research Papers in Economics, University of Trier, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023) View citations (2)
9. Overeducation, Performance Pay and Wages: Evidence from Germany
   Research Papers in Economics, University of Trier, Department of Economics View citations (3)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023)

2021

10. Performance Pay and Alcohol Use in Germany
    Research Papers in Economics, University of Trier, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2021) View citations (4)
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2021) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Performance pay and alcohol use in Germany, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell (2022) View citations (16) (2022)
11. Worker Stress and Performance Pay: German Survey Evidence
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2021)
    See also Journal Article Worker stress and performance pay: German survey evidence, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2022) View citations (37) (2022)

Journal Articles

2026

1. Are Managers More Machiavellian Than Other Employees?
   ILR Review, 2026, 79, (3), 379-407
   See also Working Paper Are Managers More Machiavellian Than Other Employees?, Research Papers in Economics (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
2. Does Performance Pay Increase the Risk of Worker Loneliness?
   Kyklos, 2026, 79, (1), 129-148 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Does Performance Pay Increase the Risk of Worker Loneliness?, Research Papers in Economics (2024) View citations (3) (2024)

2025

3. Detach to Thrive: Psychological Detachment from Work and Employee Well-Being
   Journal of Happiness Studies, 2025, 26, (4), 1-31
4. Variable pay and work hours: does performance pay reduce the gender time gap?
   Economica, 2025, 92, (368), 1149-1167 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Variable Pay and Work Hours: Does Performance Pay Reduce the Gender Time Gap?, Research Papers in Economics (2024) (2024)

2022

5. Performance pay and alcohol use in Germany
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2022, 61, (4), 353-383 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Performance Pay and Alcohol Use in Germany, Research Papers in Economics (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
6. Worker stress and performance pay: German survey evidence
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 201, (C), 276-291 View citations (37)
   See also Working Paper Worker Stress and Performance Pay: German Survey Evidence, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)