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.
- 2017
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Chair)
01.04.2017 → 30.09.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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
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
International Journal for Re-Views in Empirical Economics (IREE) (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Editor)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2017
Pfeifer, C. (Organiser), Hirsch, B. (Organiser) & Mechtel, M. (Organiser)
2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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
- 2016
Annual Meeting of the German Economic Association 2016
Karaman Örsal, D. (Speaker)
04.09.2016 → 07.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik - VfS 2016
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
European Meeting of the Econometric Society and Annual Congress of the European Economic Association - ESEM & EEA 2016
Karaman Örsal, D. (Participant)
22.08.2016 → 26.08.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
IWH Workshop on Labour Mobility and Inequality
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
07.2016Activity: 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
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)
Mechtel, M. (Member)
04.2016 → 04.2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Lüneburg Workshop on Microeconomics 2016
Mechtel, M. (Organiser) & Pfeifer, C. (Organiser)
03.03.2016 → 04.03.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › 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
Graduate School (Organisational unit)
Wein, T. (Chair)
2016 → 2020Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Institute of Economics (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Coordinator)
2016 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member)
2016 → 2018Activity: 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
- 2015
Forschungsseminar, Leuphana Universität 2015
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
11.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Forschungsseminar, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
11.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Jahrestagung Verein für Socialpolitik - VfS Jahrestagung 2015
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › 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
Forschungsseminar, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
06.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
2nd Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference - SES 2015
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
04.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Annual Conference of the Royal Economic Society - RES 2015
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
03.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
European Association of Young Economists (External organisation)
Mechtel, M. (Member)
2015 → 2017Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Gutachtertätigkeiten
Mechtel, M. (Reviewer)
2015 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Editor)
2015 → 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Editor)
2015 → 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2015
Pfeifer, C. (Organiser)
2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Member)
2015Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2014
Forschungsseminar, Newcastle University
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
10.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
26th European Association of Labour Economics Conference - EALE 2014
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik - VfS 2014
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
18th Annual Conference of The International Society for New Institutional Economics - ISNIE 2014
Pape, A. (Speaker)
19.06.2014 → 21.06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
28th Jahrestagung European Society of Population Economics - ESPE 2014
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
IZA-Workshop 2014
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Forschungsseminar, Technische Universität Darmstadt
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Jahrestagung Scottish Economic Society - ScotEcon 2014
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
04.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik (Journal)
Pfeifer, C. (Editorial Board)
2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2014
Pfeifer, C. (Organiser)
2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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)
2014 → 2015Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- 2013
Ökonomisches Kolloquium - IAAEU 2013
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
12.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research