Hendrik Sonnabend
Biographic Data
| ID | 5738221 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hendrik Sonnabend |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hendrik |
| FAMILY NAME | Sonnabend |
| SIGNATURE | SONNABEND H |
| AFFILIATIONS | FernUniversität in Hagen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0667-8595 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Family first
Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we estimate how having children affects parents’ participation in arts, high- and lowbrow cultural activities, and sports. Identification combines three complementary, well-established strategies: (i) an event-study design around first births; (ii) twin births as exogenous shocks to second and third births; and (iii) sex-composition preferences as an exogenous driver of third bi…
The never-ending book
This paper studies the determinants of the voluntary provision of user-generated (online) content. Using data from the largest fanfiction website, we find that writers respond differently to new original material: writing times increase for the average writer and even more for the elite of prolific writers. We explain this finding with quality concerns. In addition, we find supportive evidence that community feedback encourages first-time contrib…
When Colleagues Come to See Each Other as Rivals
We study workplace performance effects triggered by team-internal rivalry. Specifically, we focus on duos of goalkeepers in professional soccer competing for in-season playing time. Using performance data from the most prestigious European soccer leagues and tournaments, we provide evidence for asymmetric discouragement: While the ex ante underdog feels demotivated by internal rivalry, we cannot observe a comparable effect for the ex ante favouri…
The older the wiser? Determinants of misbehavior in team contests
Objective We empirically investigate age and ability as potentially important drivers of individual misconduct in team contests. Methods We estimate fixed effects regression models using data from top‐level soccer. In addition, we carry out a comprehensive sensitivity analysis. Results Our estimates indicate a significant positive association between a player's age, on the one hand, and his (relative) ability, on the other, with the propensity to…
Presenteeism when employers are under pressure
This study analyses whether the decision to work while sick can be linked to workload fluctuations. Drawing on data collected from professional football, we exploit the dynamics of a season and use additional (national and international) cup games conducted in the second half of a season as a source of exogenous variation. We find robust evidence that players are 6.3 percentage points more likely to return from injuries earlier than expected when…
Strategic investment decisions in multi-stage contests with heterogeneous players
When heterogeneous players make strategic investment decisions in multi-stage contests, they might conserve resources in a current contest to spend more in a subsequent contest, if the degree of heterogeneity in the current (subsequent) contest is sufficiently large (small). We confirm these predictions using data from German professional soccer, in which players are subject to a one-match ban if they accumulate five yellow cards. Players with fo…
Artists' labour market and gender
Using comprehensive data from German visual artists, we provide strong empirical evidence of a gender gap in revenues. We find that female artists have significantly lower revenues from the art market and are about ten percentage points less likely to remain in the top category over three years. This gap persists in the most prominent art forms and is more pronounced for younger artists. Only 30 to 40% of these gaps can be explained by difference…
Good Intentions and Unintended Evil? Adverse Effects of Criminalizing Clients in Paid Sex Markets
Internationally, there is no consensus concerning the legal and moral judgment of sex work. Nevertheless, there is an overwhelming agreement on the need to fight against forced sex work. This paper uses a formal economic model in order to analyze how a law – introduced to punish clients of commercial sex services – affects market outcomes. More specifically, it examines how the so-called “neo-abolitionism” or “Nordic” prostitution regime impacts …
Good Intentions and Unintended Evil? Adverse Effects of Criminalizing Clients in Paid Sex Markets
Internationally, there is no consensus concerning the legal and moral judgment of sex work. Nevertheless, there is an overwhelming agreement on the need to fight against forced sex work. This paper uses a formal economic model in order to analyze how a law – introduced to punish clients of commercial sex services – affects market outcomes. More specifically, it examines how the so-called “neo-abolitionism” or “Nordic” prostitution regime impacts …
Good Intentions and Unintended Evil? Adverse Effects of Criminalizing Clients in Paid Sex Markets
Internationally, there is no consensus concerning the legal and moral judgment of sex work. Nevertheless, there is an overwhelming agreement on the need to fight against forced sex work. This paper uses a formal economic model in order to analyze how a law – introduced to punish clients of commercial sex services – affects market outcomes. More specifically, it examines how the so-called “neo-abolitionism” or “Nordic” prostitution regime impacts …
Strategic investment decisions in multi-stage contests with heterogeneous players
When heterogeneous players make strategic investment decisions in multi-stage contests, they might conserve resources in a current contest to spend more in a subsequent contest, if the degree of heterogeneity in the current (subsequent) contest is sufficiently large (small). We confirm these predictions using data from German professional soccer, in which players are subject to a one-match ban if they accumulate five yellow cards. Players with fo…
Artists' labour market and gender
Using comprehensive data from German visual artists, we provide strong empirical evidence of a gender gap in revenues. We find that female artists have significantly lower revenues from the art market and are about ten percentage points less likely to remain in the top category over three years. This gap persists in the most prominent art forms and is more pronounced for younger artists. Only 30 to 40% of these gaps can be explained by difference…
The older the wiser? Determinants of misbehavior in team contests
Objective We empirically investigate age and ability as potentially important drivers of individual misconduct in team contests. Methods We estimate fixed effects regression models using data from top‐level soccer. In addition, we carry out a comprehensive sensitivity analysis. Results Our estimates indicate a significant positive association between a player's age, on the one hand, and his (relative) ability, on the other, with the propensity to…
Presenteeism when employers are under pressure
This study analyses whether the decision to work while sick can be linked to workload fluctuations. Drawing on data collected from professional football, we exploit the dynamics of a season and use additional (national and international) cup games conducted in the second half of a season as a source of exogenous variation. We find robust evidence that players are 6.3 percentage points more likely to return from injuries earlier than expected when…
When Colleagues Come to See Each Other as Rivals
We study workplace performance effects triggered by team-internal rivalry. Specifically, we focus on duos of goalkeepers in professional soccer competing for in-season playing time. Using performance data from the most prestigious European soccer leagues and tournaments, we provide evidence for asymmetric discouragement: While the ex ante underdog feels demotivated by internal rivalry, we cannot observe a comparable effect for the ex ante favouri…
The never-ending book
This paper studies the determinants of the voluntary provision of user-generated (online) content. Using data from the largest fanfiction website, we find that writers respond differently to new original material: writing times increase for the average writer and even more for the elite of prolific writers. We explain this finding with quality concerns. In addition, we find supportive evidence that community feedback encourages first-time contrib…
Family first
Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we estimate how having children affects parents’ participation in arts, high- and lowbrow cultural activities, and sports. Identification combines three complementary, well-established strategies: (i) an event-study design around first births; (ii) twin births as exogenous shocks to second and third births; and (iii) sex-composition preferences as an exogenous driver of third bi…
Economics (7 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · German (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Microeconomics (3 works) · Sports Analytics and Performance (3 works) · Business (2 works)