Senior Economist
Ifo Institute Social Policy and Labour Markets Poschingerstraße 581679 München
Phone: +49(0)89/2180-6261 Fax: +49(0)89/9224-1608
Social Policy, Public Economics, International Economics, Population Economics, Health Economics, Insurance, Law and Economics
German, English, French
Growth effects of pay-as-you-go pension schemes. Research Project on behalf of the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (2008).
Risk-specific transferable ageing provisions in private health insurance. Research Project on behalf of the Union Krankenversicherung (2007).
Feasibility study: Locational policy for the improvement of economic growth and employment in Austria. Research Project on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Vienna (2006).
The impact of family policies on fertility: An international comparison . Research Project on behalf of the Robert Bosch Foundation (2005).
Welfare to Work: a new approach to reforming welfare programmes? Theoretical results and evidence from selected industrialised countries. Research Project on behalf of the German Research Foundation, DGF (2004).
Models of transferring aging provisions upon switching private health insurers and alternatives to provide for health care costs in old age. Research Project on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance (2003).
Old-Age Provision Around the World: Revenues, Benefits, and Taxation. Research Project on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance (2002).
Demographic Trends and Employment: A Survey. Research Project on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (2001).
The Impact of EU Enlargement on Economy and Labour Market in Bavaria. Research Project on behalf of the Bavarian Ministry of Economics Affairs, Transport and Technology (2001).
Meier, Volker, "Health Insurance and Preventive Behavior", Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 155, 1999, 383-404
Meier, Volker, "Why the Young Do Not Buy Long-Term Care Insurance", Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 18, 1999, 83-98
Meier, Volker (with Oliver Fabel), "Optimal Parole Decisions", International Review of Law and Economics 19, 1999, 159-166
Meier, Volker, "Long-Term Care Insurance and Life Insurance Demand", Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory 23, 1998, 49-61
Meier, Volker, "On the Choice Between Capital and Labor Mobility: The Small Country Case", Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 134, 1998, 175-191
Meier, Volker (with Alois Wenig), "Welfare Implications of International Labor Migration", Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften 117, 1997, 505-524
Meier, Volker, "Long-Term Care Insurance and Savings", Finanzarchiv N. F. 53, 1996, 561-581
Meier, Volker, “Long-Run Migration Incentives and Migration Effects: The Case of Different Fertility Rates", Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 213, 1994, 321-338
Meier, Volker, Theorie der Pflegeversicherung, Physica, Heidelberg, 1998
Meier, Volker, Ein Beitrag zur Theorie der Migrationsanreize und Migrationswirkungen, Nomos, Baden-Baden, 1994
Meier, Volker, "Economic Theories of Education", Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge 23, 1999, Universität Halle
Meier, Volker, "Can Higher Wages for Foreign Workers Increase the Welfare of the Natives?", Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge 22, 1999, Universität Halle
Meier, Volker, "Prison, Therapy, and Parole - An Economic Analysis", Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge 21, 1999, Universität Halle
Meier, Volker, "Economic Consequences of the Posted Workers Directive", Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge 19, 1999, Universität Halle
Meier, Volker, "Conflicts on Care for the Elderly, Long-Term Care Insurance, and Bequests", Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge 16, 1995, Universität Halle
Meier, Volker, "Long-Term-Care Insurance and Moral Hazard", Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge 15, 1995, Universität Halle
Meier, Volker (zusammen mit Alois Wenig), "Economic Causes and Consequences of Migration: A Review", Working Paper, Halle 1994 (präsentiert auf dem Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Symposium anläßlich der 300-Jahr-Feier der Universität Halle)
Meier, Volker, "Altruism and the Demand for Long-Term Care Insurance", Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge Nr. 10, 1994, Universität Halle
Meier, Volker, "On the Demand for Long-Term Care Insurance", Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge 9, 1994, Universität Halle
"Topics in Economics", (Lecture), (together with Carsten Eckel, Gerhard Illing, Karen Pittel, Helmut Rainer, Klaus Schmidt, Monika Schnitzer and Ludger Wößmann), University of Munich, (WS 2011/12).
"Umweltökonomie", (Environmental Economics, Seminar), University of Munich, (WS 2011/12).
"Schlüsselqualifikationen 2", (Key Qualifications 2, Lecture), University of Munich, (WS 2011/12).
"Political Economics", (Lecture and Exercises), University of Munich, (SS 2011).
"Regulierungsprobleme in der Eurozone", (Problems of Regulation in the Euro Zone, Seminar), University of Munich, (SS 2011).
"Gesundheitsökonomie", (Health Economics, Lecture and Excercises), University of Munich, (WS 2010/11).
"Das öffentliche Budget: Einnahmen und Ausgaben", (Theory of Taxation, Lecture and Exercises), University of Munich, (WS 2010/11).
"CESifo Group Seminar", (together with Ray Rees and Hans-Werner Sinn), University of Munich, (WS 2010/11, SS 2011 and WS 2011/12)
"Labour Economics", (Lecture and Exercises), University of Vienna (SS 2010).
"Social Policy", (Lecture and Exercises), University of Vienna (WS 2009/10).
"International Taxation", (Lecture and Exercises), University of Vienna (WS 2009/10).
"Topics in Public Finance", (Seminar), University of Vienna (WS 2009/10).
"Theory of Taxation", (Lecture and Exercises), University of Vienna (SS 2009).
"Grundzüge der Finanwissenschaft", (Intermediate Public Economics, Lecture and Exercises), University of Vienna (SS 2009 and SS 2010).
"Dynamische Optimierung", (Optimal Control Theory, Seminar), University of Munich (WS 2008/9).
"Pension Economics", (Lecture), Indiana University, Bloomington, January 2008.
"Systems Competition", (Lecture and Exercises), (together with Michael Stimmelmayr), University of Munich (WS 2007/8 and WS 2011/12).
"The Economics of Long-Term Care", (Lecture), European Science Days, Steyr, July 2007.
"Capital Income Taxation", Lecture and Exercises, (together with Robert Fenge), University of Munich (WS 2006/7).
"Ökonomische Analyse des Rechts", (Law and Economics, Lecture and Exercises), (together with Mario Larch), University of Munich (WS 2005/6).
"Bevölkerungsökonomie", (Population Economics, Lecture and Exercises), (together with Martin Werding), University of Munich (WS 2004/5).
"Theorie der Regulierung", (Theory of Regulation, Lecture and Exercises). (together with Ludger Wößmann), University of Munich (WS 2003/4).
"Verteilungstheorie und -politik", (Distribution: Theory and Policy, Lecture and Exercises), University of Munich, together with Ulrich Hange (WS 2002/3), Silke Übelmesser (SS 2004) and Martin Werding (SS 2006 and SS 2008).
"Grundlagen der Wirtschaftspolitik" (Economic Policy, Lecture and Exercises), University of Mainz (SS 2002).
"Politische Ökonomie und Wirtschaftspolitik", (Political Economy, Lecture and Exercises), (together with Marko Köthenbürger), University of Munich (WS 2001/2).
"Wachstum und natürliche Ressourcen", (Growth Theory and Natural Resources, Lecture and Exercises), together with Ulrich Hange (SS 2001 and SS 2003) and Mario Larch (SS 2005 and SS 2007), University of Munich.
"Bildungsökonomie" (Economics of Education, Lecture), University of Halle (WS 1999/2000), University of Munich (WS 2000/01).
"Personnel Management / Personalmanagement" (Seminar), University of Magdeburg (SS 2000).
"Theory of the Multinational Enterprise" (Lecture), University of Magdeburg (SS 2000).
"Grundlagen der Unternehmensführung" (Corporate Governance, Lecture), University of Magdeburg (SS 2000).
"Corporate Governance" (Lecture), University of Magdeburg (SS 2000).
"Arbeitsmarkttheorie" (Labour Economics, Seminar), University of Halle (WS 1999/2000).
"Alterssicherung" (Pensions, Seminar), University of Halle (SS 1999).
"Bildungsökonomie" (Economics of Education, Seminar), University of Halle (WS 1998/99).
"Gesundheitsökonomie" (Health Economics, Lecture), University of Halle (WS 1998/99), University of Mainz (SS 2002).
"Ökonomische Analyse des Rechts" (Law and Economics, Seminar), University of Halle (SS 1998).
"Wettbewerbstheorie" (Industrial Organization, Lecture), University of Halle (SS 1998 and SS 1999).
"Gesundheitsökonomie" (Health Economics, Seminar), University of Halle (WS 1997/98).
"Spieltheorie" (Game Theory, Lecture), University of Halle (WS 1997/98).
"Preis- und Wettbewerbstheorie" (Industrial Organization, Lecture), University of Halle (SS 1997).
“Volkswirtschaftstheoretische Übungen", University of Halle, at Merseburg (WS 1994/95).
Econometric Society North American Winter Meeting (ESNAWM), Boston 2006.
Econometric Society European Meeting (ESEM), Vienna 2006.
Conferences of the International Economic Association (IEA), Marrakesh 2005, Istanbul 2008.
Conferences of the Royal Economic Society (RES), Swansea 2004, Nottingham 2005, London 2011.
Workshop "Social Security, Labour Supply and Demographic Change", Copenhagen 2003.
Norwegian-German Seminar on Public Economics, Munich 2003.
CESifo Area Conference on Industrial Organisation, Munich 2003.
CESifo Area Conference on Public Sector Economics, Munich, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011.
Conferences of the Association for Public Economic Theory (PET), Paris 2002, Galway 2009, Bloomington 2011.
Conferences of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF), Helsinki 2002, Milan 2004, Paphos 2006, Maastricht 2008.
Journées Louis-André Gérard-Varet, Marseilles 2011.
Conference of the International Atlantic Economic Society (IAES), Rome 2009.
CESifo Area Conference on Employment and Social Protection, Munich, 2001, and 2005 and 2007.
Maastricht Workshop in Law and Economics, Maastricht, 1998 and 2000.
Conferences of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE), Budapest 1993, Lisbon 1995, Colchester 1997, Amsterdam 1998, Turin 1999, Athens 2001, Bilbao 2002, Bergen 2004, Chicago 2007, London 2008, Essen 2010.
Conferences of the European Association of Labour Economists (EALE), Regensburg 1999, Seville 2003, San Francisco 2005, Prague 2006, Oslo 2007, Talinn 2009.
Conferences of the European Economic Association (EEA), Lausanne 2001, Venice 2002, Stockholm 2003, Madrid 2004, Vienna 2006, Barcelona 2009, Glasgow 2010.
Seminar of the European Group of Risk and Insurance Economists (EGRIE), Marseilles 2004.
Symposium on Finance, Banking and Insurance, Karlsruhe 2005.
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