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.
- 2020
IAAEU Workshop on Co-Determination 2020
Hirsch, B. (Speaker)
12.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
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