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.
- 2018
- Published
Do employers have more monopsony power in slack labor markets?
Hirsch, B., Jahn, E. J. & Schnabel, C., 01.05.2018, In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 71, 3, p. 676-704 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Environmental Regulation and Sustainable Competitiveness: Evaluating the Role of Firm-Level Green Investments in the Context of the Porter Hypothesis
Stoever, J. & Weche, J. P., 01.06.2018, In: Environmental and Resource Economics. 70, 2, p. 429-455 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Relevanz von Margin-Squeeze-Preissetzung: Ein empirischer Test für den deutschen Kraftstoffmarkt
Kleineberg, C. & Wein, T., 03.08.2018, In: Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb. 07-08, p. 382-389 8 p., 1255686.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Positional income concerns and personality: evidence from Germany
Friehe, T., Mechtel, M. & Pannenberg, M., 16.08.2018, In: Applied Economics Letters. 25, 14, p. 1024-1028 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corporate social responsibility and dividend policy
Cheung, A., Hu, M. & Schwiebert, J., 01.09.2018, In: Accounting and Finance. 58, 3, p. 787-816 30 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Registered Replication Report on Mazar, Amir, and Ariely (2008)
Verschuere, B., Meijer, E. H., Jim, A., Hoogesteyn, K., Orthey, R., McCarthy, R. J., Skowronski, J. J., Acar, O. A., Aczel, B., Bakos, B. E., Barbosa, F., Baskin, E., Bègue, L., Ben-Shakhar, G., Birt, A. R., Blatz, L., Charman, S. D., Claesen, A., Clay, S. L., Coary, S. P., Crusius, J., Evans, J. R., Feldman, N., Ferreira-Santos, F., Gamer, M., Gomes, S., González-Iraizoz, M., Holzmeister, F., Huber, J., Isoni, A., Jessup, R. K., Kirchler, M., klein Selle, N., Koppel, L., Kovacs, M., Laine, T., Lentz, F., Loschelder, D. D., Ludvig, E. A., Lynn, M. L., Martin, S. D., McLatchie, N. M., Mechtel, M., Nahari, G., Özdoğru, A. A., Pasion, R., Pennington, C. R., Roets, A., Rozmann, N., Scopelliti, I., Spiegelman, E., Suchotzki, K., Sutan, A., Szecsi, P., Tinghög, G., Tisserand, J.-C., Tran, U. S., Van Hiel, A., Vanpaemel, W., Västfjäll, D., Verliefde, T., Vezirian, K., Voracek, M., Warmelink, L., Wick, K., Wiggins, B. J., Wylie, K. & Yıldız, E., 01.09.2018, In: Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. 1, 3, p. 299-317 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Registered Replication Report on Srull and Wyer (1979)
McCarthy, R. J., Skowronski, J. J., Verschuere, B., Meijer, E. H., Jim, A., Hoogesteyn, K., Orthey, R., Acar, O. A., Aczel, B., Bakos, B. E., Barbosa, F., Baskin, E., Bègue, L., Ben-Shakhar, G., Birt, A. R., Blatz, L., Charman, S. D., Claesen, A., Clay, S. L., Coary, S. P., Crusius, J., Evans, J. R., Feldman, N., Ferreira-Santos, F., Gamer, M., Gerlsma, C., Gomes, S., González-Iraizoz, M., Holzmeister, F., Huber, J., Huntjens, R. J. C., Isoni, A., Jessup, R. K., Kirchler, M., klein Selle, N., Koppel, L., Kovacs, M., Laine, T., Lentz, F., Loschelder, D. D., Ludvig, E. A., Lynn, M. L., Martin, S. D., McLatchie, N. M., Mechtel, M., Nahari, G., Özdoğru, A. A., Pasion, R., Pennington, C. R., Roets, A., Rozmann, N., Scopelliti, I., Spiegelman, E., Suchotzki, K., Sutan, A., Szecsi, P., Tinghög, G., Tisserand, J.-C., Tran, U. S., Van Hiel, A., Vanpaemel, W., Västfjäll, D., Verliefde, T., Vezirian, K., Voracek, M., Warmelink, L., Wick, K., Wiggins, B. J., Wylie, K. & Yıldız, E., 01.09.2018, In: Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. 1, 3, p. 321-336 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Temporary exports and characteristics of destination countries: first evidence from German transaction data
Wagner, J., 01.12.2018, In: Economics. 12, 1, p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2019
- Published
Firms’ wage structures, workers’ fairness perceptions, job satisfaction and turnover intentions: Evidence from linked employer-employee data
Mohrenweiser, J. & Pfeifer, C., 2019, Bonn: IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, 31 p. (Discussion paper series; no. 12821).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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International Trade in Goods: Evidence from Transaction Data
Wagner, J., 2019, 1 ed. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd. 447 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review