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.
  1. 2021
  2. Published

    Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics 2020 CEBRA Annual Meeting Session Summary

    Knotek, E. S., Rich, R. W., Schoenle, R. S., Lamla, M., Mönch, E. & Weber, M., 24.02.2021, In: Economic Commentary. 03/2021, p. 1-3 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  3. Published

    Do outliers and unobserved heterogeneity explain the exporter productivity premium? Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom

    Wagner, J. & Temouri, Y., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 223-236 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    Effects of Chinese anti-dumping duties on Germany's exports: First evidence from transaction data

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 429-444 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    Export intensity and plant characteristics: What can we learn from quantile regression?

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 111-120 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    Exports and firm characteristics-first evidence from fractional probit panel estimates

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 39-45 7 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Exports and productivity growth-first evidence from a continuous treatment approach

    Fryges, H. & Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 57-86 30 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Export scope and characteristics of destination countries: Evidence from German transaction data

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 445-451 7 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    Exports, foreign direct investments and productivity: Are services firms different?

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 295-314 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Exports, R&D and productivity: A test of the bustos-model with enterprise data from France, Italy and Spain

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 217-222 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  11. Published

    Exports, R&D and productivity in German business services firms: A test of the bustos-model

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 287-293 7 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review