Institute of Economics
Organisational unit: Institute
- Junior Professorship for Economics, in particular Microeconomics
- Professorship for Economics, Applied Microeconomics
- Professorship for Economics, in Particular Economic Policy
- Professorship for Economics, in particular Empirical Microeconomics
- Professorship of Economics, in particular empirical Macroeconomics
- Professorship of Economics, in particular Microeconometrics and Policy Evaluation
Organisation profile
In research and teaching, the Institute of Economics deals with economic issues covering a wide range of topics.
The Institute's thematic focuses include applied microeconomics, macroeconomics, empirical economic research, economic policy, economic theory and financial markets. The following pages provide a detailed insight into the research and teaching activities of the institute.
Main research areas
The main research areas of the Institute of Economics are:
- Microeconometric studies on international firm activity, firm demography and workplace dynamics, and industrial relations
- Economic analyses of regulation and deregulation
- Economic analyses of insurance markets
- Applied microeconomics with empirical focus (e.g. labour, health, education).
- Macroeconomic research questions in areas such as labour market research, inequality research, monetary policy, fiscal policy, foreign trade theory and growth theory.
ZEW-Workshop "Gender and the labour market" - 2008
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
03.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
WSI-Mitteilungen (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Workshop on Stochastic Models, Statistics and Their Applications 2017
Karaman Örsal, D. (Speaker)
20.02.2017 → 25.02.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Workshop on Microeconomics 2016
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
03.03.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Workshop of the Anglo-German Foundation - 2008
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
05.07.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Workshop of Institute of Economics 2011
Humpert, S. (Speaker)
12.01.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Workshop of Institute of Economics 2011
Enkelmann, S. (Speaker)
27.04.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Workshop - Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2023
Mechtel, M. (Organiser), Hirsch, B. (Organiser) & Görges, L. (Organiser)
02.03.2023 → 03.03.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Workshop „Labour and Fairness“ - 2006
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
02.12.2006Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Workshop der Abteilung Strukturwandel und Produktivität des IWH - IWH 2015
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
07.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research