2026 Regina T. Riphahn: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	45	1763	1584	53	50	149	7881

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Member of Academia Europaea
2007 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Economics and Empirical Social Sciences

Overview

Regina T. Riphahn is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research primarily spans social sciences with a focus on several interconnected subfields including general health professions, economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, political science and international relations, and gender studies.

Their work covers multiple topics, with notable emphasis on:

Gender, labor, and family dynamics
Retirement, disability, and employment
Employment and welfare studies
Social policy and reform studies
Global health care issues
Fiscal policy and economic growth
Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

Riphahn's publication record includes numerous articles in diverse venues. Frequent publication venues include:

SSRN Electronic Journal (12 publications)
Wirtschaftsdienst (8 publications)
Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik (4 publications)
Empirical Economics (1 publication)
Journal of Pensions Economics and Finance (1 publication)

Among notable papers authored or co-authored by Riphahn are:

"Reforms of an early retirement pathway in Germany and their labor market effects," 2022, Journal of Pensions Economics and Finance
"Die deutsche Dateninfrastruktur aus Sicht der empirischen Wirtschaftsforschung," 2023, Wirtschaftsdienst
"Reforms of an Early Retirement Pathway in Germany and Their Labor Market Effects," 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal

Additional papers relevant to the research context include:

"Misreporting of program take-up in survey data and its consequences for measuring non-take-up: new evidence from linked administrative and survey data," 2020, Empirical Economics (authored by Kerstin Bruckmeier)
"Labor Force Transitions of Older Married Couples in Germany," 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal (authored by David M. Blau)

Riphahn has collaborated frequently with co-authors including Irakli Sauer, Rebecca Schrader, Monika Schnitzer, Matthias Collischon, and Kamila Cygan-Rehm, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Their academic recognition includes membership in the Academia Europaea since 2018 and induction into the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2007 under the category of Economics and Empirical Social Sciences.

Best Publications

THE EFFECT OF EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ON WORKER EFFORT: ABSENTEEISM DURING AND AFTER PROBATION

Andrea Ichino;Regina T. Riphahn

644
Citations
Temporary Contracts and Employee Effort

Axel Engellandt;Regina T. Riphahn

514
Citations
Intergenerational transmission of educational attainment in Germany: the last five decades

Guido Heineck;Regina T. Riphahn

490
Citations
Heterogeneity in the intergenerational transmission of educational attainment: evidence from Switzerland on natives and second-generation immigrants

Philipp C. Bauer;Regina T. Riphahn

387
Citations
Cohort effects in the educational attainment of second generation immigrants in Germany: An analysis of census data

Regina T. Riphahn

308
Citations
Rational Poverty or Poor Rationality? The Take-up of Social Assistance Benefits *

Regina T. Riphahn

291
Citations
Timing of school tracking as a determinant of intergenerational transmission of education

Philipp Bauer;Regina T. Riphahn

262
Citations
Item non-response on income and wealth questions

Regina T. Riphahn;Regina T. Riphahn;Oliver Serfling

252
Citations
Incentive effects in the demand for health care: a bivariate panel count data estimation

Regina T. Riphahn;Achim Wambach;Achim Wambach;Andreas Million

249
Citations
Income and employment effects of health shocks A test case for the German welfare state

Regina T. Riphahn

224
Citations
Fertility assimilation of immigrants: Evidence from count data models

Jochen Mayer;Regina T. Riphahn

210
Citations
Labor force transitions of older married couples in Germany

David M. Blau;Regina T. Riphahn;Regina T. Riphahn

185
Citations
Female Labor Supply and Parental Leave Benefits: The Causal Effect of Paying Higher Transfers for a Shorter Period of Time

Annette Bergemann;Regina T. Riphahn

179
Citations
Absenteeism and Employment Protection: Three Case Studies *

Andrea Ichino;Regina T. Riphahn

166
Citations
Fertility effects of child benefits

Regina T. Riphahn;Frederik Wiynck

163
Citations
Employment protection and effort among German employees

Regina T. Riphahn

149
Citations
Equality of opportunity : theory and evidence

Francisco H. G. Ferreira;Vito Peragine

148
Citations
Female labour supply and parental leave benefits – the causal effect of paying higher transfers for a shorter period of time

Annette H Bergemann;Regina T. Riphahn

139
Citations
Immigrant Participation in Social Assistance Programs: Evidence from German Guestworkers

Regina Riphahn

132
Citations
The Effect of Employment Protection on Worker Effort: A Comparison of Absenteeism During and After Probation

Andrea Ichino;Regina T. Riphahn

130
Citations
Fertility Assimilation of Immigrants: Evidence from Count Data Models

Regina T. Riphahn;Regina T. Riphahn;Regina T. Riphahn;Jochen Mayer;Jochen Mayer

27
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus F. Zimmermann Maastricht University

Andrea Ichino European University Institute

Thomas K. Bauer Ruhr University Bochum

Bernd Fitzenberger University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

David M. Blau The Ohio State University

Claudia M. Buch European Central Bank

Dennis J. Snower Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Jörg Breitung University of Cologne

Axel Börsch-Supan Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy

David K. Guilkey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

External Links

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