Joachim Merz

Joachim Merz ( born October 26, 1948 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe ) is a German economist. His research focuses on welfare economics, income and income distribution, wealth, time use ( time budget research ), time and income poverty, taxes, labor, consumption, economic and social policy with a focus on liberal professions, self-employed and salaried workers.

Life

Merz studied business administration and business education at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, where he in 1979 with a dissertation on " The expenditure of households - A mikroökonometrisches model for the Federal Republic of Germany " Dr. rer. pol. received his doctorate.

In 1989 he completed his habilitation at the same university in economics and econometrics with the theme " market and non-market regular activities of private households - Theoretical approach, representative microdata, micro-econometric analysis and micro-simulation economic and social policies for the Federal Republic of Germany ".

Since 1991 he has been the director of the Research Institute of Liberal Professions (FFB ) of the University of Lüneburg. He is the editor of several scientific journals and book series, an advisor on scientific committees and referee for numerous international scientific journals. Among other things, the 'electronic International Journal of Time Use Research ' ( eIJTUR ), the CREPS book series ' Center for Research in Entrepreneurship, Professions and Small Business Economics ' ( Lit Verlag), the FFB book series ' Research Institute Liberal Professions ( FFB) ' ( NOMOS Verlag) and " The Review of Income and Wealth '. In 1998 he founded the ' Research Network on Time Use' ( RNTU ), can be searched on the website via a front-end with an information system on this issue.

His current areas of teaching at the University of Lüneburg are statistics, regression analysis, Microeconometrics, panel analysis, labor market, income distribution and Empirical Research in Economics.

Publications (selection )

Magazines

  • Merz, J. ( Ed. ): electronic International Journal of Time Use Research, ISSN 1860-9937.
  • Merz, J., (2012 ): Market and non-market activities even households, Volume 23, 2012, 656 pages, Lit Verlag, ISBN 978-3-643-11592-8, Münster
  • Merz, J., (and others) ( Ed. ) ( 2011): The dynamics of profound change in society, economy and business, CREPS Volume 5, 280 pages, Lit Verlag, ISBN 978-3-643-11261-3, Münster
  • Merz, J., (ed. ) (2008 ): Free Professions - Income taxes ( FB € ST) - Contributions from science and practice, FFB Series Volume 16, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden -Baden
  • Merz, J., (2002): the professions in the changing markets, FFB Nos. 13, 168 pages, ISBN 3-7890-8107-8, NOMOS Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden -Baden.
  • Merz, J., (2001): Start-up 2 - success factors and conditions, FFB Nos. 12, 232 pages, ISBN 3-7890-7462-4, NOMOS Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden -Baden
  • Merz, J., (2001): Start-up 1 - Tips, training, and experience, FFB Nos. 11, 246 pages, ISBN 3-7890-7461-6, NOMOS Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden -Baden

Article

  • Merz, J. and D. Hirschel, (2011): Income Distribution of Self -Employed as Freelancers and Entrepreneurs in Europe, in: Holzer- Thieser, A. and S. Roth (ed. ), 2011, Insurance Law - Financial Markets and free professional law changing business law and legal economic analysis, in honor of Harald Herrmann, Publisher International Finance, Nuremberg, 179-215
  • Merz, J. and T. Rathjen, (2011): Are self-employed time and income poor? On the dynamics of interdependent multidimensional poverty with German Time Use Surveys, in: Bekmeier Fire Hahn, S., Martin, A., Merz, J. and U. Weisenfeld (ed. ), 2011, The dynamics of profound change in society, business and enterprise, Merz, J., Schulte, R. and J. Wagner (Series Eds. ), Entrepreneurship, Professions, Small Business Economics, CREPS - series Vol 5, Lit Verlag, Münster, 219-244
  • Merz, J. (2010): Time Use and Time Budgets, in: RatSWD, German Data Forum - Council for Social and Economic Data ( Ed. ), Building on Progress - Expanding the Research Infrastructure for the Social, Economic, and Behavioral Sciences, 1, 413-449
  • Merz, J., Hangl Berger, D. and Rafael Rucha (2010): The Timing of Daily Demand for Goods and Services - Microsimulation Policy Results of an Aging Society, Increasing Labour Market Flexibility, and Extended Public Childcare in Germany, in: Journal of Consumer Policy, Special Issue: Time Allocation, Consumption, and Consumer Policy, 33, 119-141
  • Merz, J., Böhm, P. and Derik Burgert (2009), Timing and fragmentation of Daily Working Hours Arrangements and Income Inequality - An Earnings Treatment Effects Approach with German Time Use Diary Data in: electronic International Journal of Time Use Research, 6/2, 200-239
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