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.
Wissenschaftsraum „Verhaltensökonomik und gesellschaftliche Transformation“
Mechtel, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.24 → 31.08.28
Project: Research
Understanding the minimum wage effects on imperfect product and labour markets
Hirsch, B. (Project manager, academic), Mertens, M. (Project manager, academic) & Müller, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.23 → 31.12.26
Project: Research
Welchen Einfluss haben Ankündigungen von Zentralbanken auf Konsumenten?
Lamla, M. J. (Project manager, academic)
30.06.22 → 01.02.23
Project: Research
Firm Wage Differentials in Imperfect Labour Markets: The Role of Market Power and Industrial Relations in Rent Splitting between Workers and Firms
Hirsch, B. (Project manager, academic) & Mueller, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.18 → 28.02.21
Project: Research
Econometric Models for Fractional Response Variables in the Presence of Sample Selectivity and Multiple Dependent Variables
Schwiebert, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.17 → 27.01.20
Project: Research
Enhancing cooperation and investigating peer effects on human capital formation – A randomized-controlled field study with primary school children
Hett, F. (Project manager, academic), Schunk, D. (Partner) & Mechtel, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.17 → 31.12.20
Project: Research
Auslandskontrollierte Industrie- und Dienstleistungsunternehmen in Niedersachsen - Verbreitung, Performance und Bedeutung für die Entwicklung von Beschäftigung, Exporten und Wirtschaftswachstum
Wagner, J. (Project manager, academic) & Weche, J. P. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.10.12 → 31.12.14
Project: Research
TM 1.1 KT 07 - Management: Management-Modelle in der integrierten Versorgung - neue Ansätze für chronische Erkrankungen
Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Wein, T. (Project manager, academic), Oberschachtsiek, D. (Project staff), Sörensen, C. (Project staff), Prawda, S. (Project staff) & Zweifel, P. (Partner)
Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank
01.10.11 → 31.12.15
Project: Research
Betriebsschließungen in Deutschland: Umfang, Verlauf und Einflussfaktoren
Schnabel, C. (Project manager, academic) & Wagner, J. (Project manager, academic)
15.06.11 → 03.02.15
Project: Research
EDaWaX II: European Data Watch Extended - Enhancing the project's pilot application towards an integrated solution for managing research data in economics journals
Wagner, J. (Partner), Seusing, E. (Coordination) & Wagner, G. G. (Partner)
01.04.11 → 31.03.13
Project: Research