Dr. Michael Hickfang

Curriculum Vitae:

10/2016 - 09/2019 research associate at the Instutite for Oganisational Economics, University of Münster (Professor Dr. Alexander Dilger)
04/2016 - 09/2016 research associate at the Chair for International Management and Corporate Strategy, TU Bergakademie Freiberg (PD Dr. Benjamin Balsmeier)
04/2014 - 03/2016 studies of International Economics and Management with focus on economics and econometrics, University of Paderborn, Degree: Master of Science
10/2010 - 03/2014 studies of Business Administration and Economics, University of Paderborn, Degree: Bachelor of Science

Research interests: Economics of innovation, economics of sports

Publications:

Article in Refereed Journals:

"The Impact of Skilled Immigrants on their Local Teammates' Performance", with Benjamin Balsmeier und Bernd Frick, in Applied Economics Letters (2019), 62(2), 97-103.
"Gewerkschaftlicher Einfluss auf F&E Investitionen in KMUs", with Benjamin Balsmeier, in ZfKE: Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship (2017), 65(1-2), 77-83.
"The Economics of Long-Term Contracts in the Footballers’ Labour Market", with Babatunde Buraimo; Bernd Frick and Robert Simmons, in Scottish Journal of Political Economy (2015), 62(1), 8-24.

Working Papers:

"The Impact of Stock Options on Risk-Taking: Founder CEOs and Innovation", with Ulrike Holder, Discussion Paper Institute for Organisational Economics 12/2018, University of Münster, 2018.

Conferences:

WK ORG Workshop 2019, Münster, Germany: Michael Hickfang, Ulrike Holder: The Impact of FAS 123R on Risk-Taking: Founder CEOs and Innovation.
DRUID Academy Conference 2019, Aalborg, Denmark: Michael Hickfang, Ulrike Holder: The Impact of FAS 123R on Risk-Taking: Founder CEOs and Innovation
Competition and Innovation Summer School 2017, Cala Liberotto/Orosei, Italy: Benjamin Balsmeier, Dirk Czarnitzki, Michael Hickfang: Market Value and Inventor Human Capital.
Internationaler Doktoranden-Workshop „Personal-, Bildungs- und Organisationsökonomik“ 2015, Augsburg, Germany. Michael Hickfang, Benjamin Balsmeier, Bernd Frick: How Foreign Talent Influences Local Co-Workers.

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