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 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.
- 2020
Does organised labour matter? Labour market imperfections and industrial relations in Germany
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
12th Lüneburg Workshop on Microeconomics - 2020
Pfeifer, C. (Organiser), Hirsch, B. (Organiser) & Mechtel, M. (Organiser)
05.03.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Firms’ wage structures, workers’ fairness perceptions, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions: Evidence from linked employer-employee data
Pfeifer, C. (Speaker)
03.01.2020 → 05.01.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
- 2019
Journal for Labour Market Research (Journal)
Hirsch, B. (Editor)
11.2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
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
Jahrestagung Verein für Socialpolitik – VfS 2019
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
09.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Professorship for Economics, in Particular Empirical Microeconomics (Organisational unit)
Mechtel, M. (Chair)
03.07.2019 → 31.12.2019Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Forschungsseminar, Universität zu Köln (CMR)
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
07.2019Activity: 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
Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2019
Hörisch, J. (Speaker), Pfeifer, C. (Organiser), Hirsch, B. (Organiser) & Mechtel, M. (Organiser)
28.02.2019 → 01.03.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
- 2018
IAB-OECD Seminar
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
12.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Industrial Relations Section, Princeton University, 2018 Monopsony Conference
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
10.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Member)
10.2018 → 01.2019Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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
EALE Annual Meeting
Petrunyk, I. (Speaker)
09.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik - VfS 2018
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
09.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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
Berlin Applied Micro Seminar, Humbold-Universität zu Berlin
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
04.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Fakultät W allgemein (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)
Hirsch, B. (Coordinator)
04.2018 → …Activity: 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
Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2018: "Microeconomics"
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
03.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Sapienza Università di Roma
Petrunyk, I. (Visiting researcher)
02.2018 → 03.2018Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Member)
02.2018 → 07.2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Berufungsmanagement (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Member)
01.01.2018 → 31.12.2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Berufungsmanagement (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Member)
01.01.2018 → 31.12.2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Graduate School (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Member)
01.01.2018 → 31.12.2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
1st Italian Workshop of Econometrics and Empirical Economics - IWEEE 2018
Petrunyk, I. (Participant)
01.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Annual Meeting of American Economic Association - AEA 2018
Petrunyk, I. (presenter)
01.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
EEA Annual Meeting
Petrunyk, I. (Speaker)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Grundlagen der Arbeitsmarktökonomik – wenn Arbeitsangebot auf Arbeitsnachfrage trifft
Mechtel, M. (Lecturer)
2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Grundlagen der Verhaltensökonomik – hat der Homo oeconomicus ausgedient?
Mechtel, M. (Lecturer)
2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2018: "Microeconomics"
Pfeifer, C. (Organiser), Hirsch, B. (Organiser) & Mechtel, M. (Organiser)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member)
2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2017
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Deputy member)
22.11.2017 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Annual Conference of the European Association of Labour Economists - EALE 2017
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
10.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Institute of Economics (Organisational unit)
Petrunyk, I. (Member)
10.2017Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Labour Economics
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
10.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
National Conference of Labour Economics 2017
Petrunyk, I. (presenter)
09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › 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
Verein für Sozialpolitik-Jahrestagung 2017
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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
A comment on Prof. Dr. Thym's paper "The 'refugee crisis' as a challenge of legal design and institutional legitimacy"
Abellán-Ossenbach, M. (Oral presentation)
30.06.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Wissenschaftliche Beratung der Joachim Herz Stiftung (Projekt "Teach Economy")
Mechtel, M. (Consultant)
01.06.2017Activity: Consultancy
ANNUAL CONFERENCE IAAE 2017
Petrunyk, I. (presenter)
06.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International 2017
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
06.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Graduate School (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Chair)
31.05.2017 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
The urban wage premium in imperfect labour markets
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
24.05.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Member)
03.05.2017 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees