Aktuelle gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen wie der internationale Wettbewerb und der demografische Wandel lassen den "War for Talent" wieder aufleben. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird es zunehmend wichtiger für Unternehmen, ihren internen Führungsnachwuchs an sich zu binden. Die Qualität dieser...

This dissertation examines the importance of non-financial determinants for the individual retirement age. Recent increases in statutory retirement ages around the world point to the relevance of this issue. Financial incentives alone cannot fully explain observed retirement behavior. Chapter 2...

This thesis contains four studies in applied microeconomics. The first chapter studies the question of how risk and religiosity are related. The second chapter is a field experiment with a gym, with a policy intervention to help people go more often to the gym. The third chapter examines how the...

The unifying theme of this thesis is the study built around individual heterogeneity. When analyzing the behaviour of economic agents and institutions, the role of individual heterogeneity, various behavioural characteristics receive more attention in scientific research. This thesis can be...