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
Works councils and separations: Voice, monopoly, and insurance effects
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
09.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Wissenschaftstheorie
Schmidt, D. (Participant)
19.06.2010 → 26.06.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Wissenschaftliche Beratung der Joachim Herz Stiftung (Projekt "Teach Economy")
Mechtel, M. (Consultant)
01.06.2017Activity: Consultancy
Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftlicher Fakultätentag (Event)
Wein, T. (Executive member)
22.06.2023 → 23.06.2023Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Transfer
Wer gegen wen: Intramodaler, intermodaler und potenzieller Wettbewerb im Schienenfernverkehr
Wein, T. (Speaker)
31.01.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Vorstellung der Preisträger des Alfred-Nobel-Gedächtnispreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften 2021
Hirsch, B. (presenter)
24.11.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Volkswirtschaftliches Forschungskolloquium in Lüneburg - 2011
El Masri, T. M. (Speaker)
2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Volkswirtschaftliches Forschungskolloquium in Lüneburg - 2011
El Masri, T. M. (Speaker)
2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Verein für Sozialpolitik-Jahrestagung 2017
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Verein für Socialpolitik (presented by co-author)
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
09.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Verein für Socialpolitik e.V. (External organisation)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Verein für Socialpolitik e.V. (External organisation)
Enkelmann, S. (Member)
2011 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
User Conference IAB Establishment Panel 2012
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
19.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Unraveling the Complexity of U.S. Presidential Approval
Enkelmann, S. (Speaker)
31.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Unraveling the Complexity of U.S. Presidential Approval
Enkelmann, S. (Coauthor)
16.04.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Universität Zürich
Pfeifer, C. (Visiting researcher)
26.10.2009 → 29.10.2009Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Unit Root & Cointegration Testing Conference 2005
Karaman Örsal, D. (presenter)
29.09.2005 → 01.10.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
The urban wage premium in imperfect labour markets
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
24.05.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The Unresolved Puzzle on the Economic Determinants of U.S. Presidential Approval
Enkelmann, S. (Speaker)
14.12.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
The Increasing Importance of Economic Conditions on Fertility
Karaman Örsal, D. (Oral presentation)
10.12.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review (Journal)
Wein, T. (Reviewer)
30.06.2010 → 30.12.2100Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
The effects of training on employee suggestions and promotions in an internal labor market
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
09.02.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The effects of training on employee suggestions and promotions in an internal labor market
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
23.09.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Econometric Society (External organisation)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2009 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Tagung des Ausschusses für Bevölkerungsökonomik des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2017
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
02.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Summer School in Law and Economics - 2009
Pape, A. (Participant)
02.06.2009 → 06.06.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Statistische Woche - 2013
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Spring Meeting of Young Economists - 2008 (Event)
Pfeifer, C. (Reviewer)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Spring Meeting of Young Economists - 2008
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
18.04.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
SOEPcampus@Universität Bielefeld - 2009
Humpert, S. (Speaker)
28.09.2009 → 02.10.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Società italiana di economia pubblica (SIEP) Conference 2017
Petrunyk, I. (presenter)
09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Social Justice in a Changing World
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
11.05.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
sneep Podiumsdiskussion
Pfeifer, C. (Opponent)
19.01.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Shortening the potential duration of unemployment benefits and labor market outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment in Germany
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
05.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Senat (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Member)
01.04.2022 → 30.09.2024Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Senat (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member) & Görges, L. (Deputy member)
01.10.2024 → 30.09.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Görges, L. (Member)
01.04.2022 → 30.09.2024Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Chair)
01.04.2022 → 30.09.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Chair)
01.04.2022 → 30.09.2024Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Mechtel, M. (Office)
01.04.2022 → 30.09.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Mechtel, M. (Chair)
01.04.2022 → 30.09.2025Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
01.02.2023 → 30.09.2025Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
01.02.2023 → 30.09.2024Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Chair)
01.04.2017 → 30.09.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Coordinator)
2008 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Member)
2003 → 2005Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Full member)
01.10.2010 → 2020Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Deputy member)
01.10.2010 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Heinemann, M. (Deputy member)
01.10.2010 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pape, A. (Member)
05.2009 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pape, A. (Member)
10.08.2009 → 29.01.2010Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pape, A. (Member)
28.06.2010 → 18.12.2010Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2009 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Wagner, J. (Chair)
01.05.2008 → 31.03.2016Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Wagner, J. (Chair)
20.06.2012 → 30.11.2012Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Wagner, J. (Chair)
07.03.2012 → 18.07.2012Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
2013 → 2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2010 → 2016Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2014 → 2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2014 → 2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2014Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
2013 → 2014Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
2014 → 2015Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
2013 → 2014Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2015Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
2016 → 2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2016 → 2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Mechtel, M. (Member)
04.2016 → 04.2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Office)
01.04.2016 → 31.12.2016Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Member)
03.05.2017 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Member)
11.07.2017 → 18.10.2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Deputy member)
22.11.2017 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2017 → 2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member)
2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member)
01.04.2018 → 08.10.2019Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Coordinator)
04.2018 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Member)
02.2018 → 07.2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Member)
10.2018 → 01.2019Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Chair)
04.2018 → 04.2022Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
09.10.2019 → 31.03.2020Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Sapienza Università di Roma
Petrunyk, I. (Visiting researcher)
02.2018 → 03.2018Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
RWI Research Seminar - 2013
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Rückzahlungsvereinbarungen und Kostenübernahme durch Arbeitgeber bei betrieblicher Weiterbildung: Determinanten und Lohneffekte
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
13.10.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Religious Activity, Risk Taking Preferences, and Financial Economic Behavior: Empirical Evidence from German Survey Data
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
18.04.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Promotionskolleg Verhaltensökonomik & Gesellschaftliche Transformation
Mechtel, M. (Organiser), Paetzel, F. (Organiser), Eisenkopf, G. (Organiser) & Sauermann, J. (Organiser)
21.02.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Promotionskolleg Verhaltensökonomik & Gesellschaftliche Transformation
Mechtel, M. (Organiser)
05.03.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Project Workshop on "Worker Flows, Match Quality, and Productivity" - 2019
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
07.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Professorship for Economics, in Particular Empirical Microeconomics (Organisational unit)
Mechtel, M. (Member)
01.04.2016 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees