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.
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Choosing Who You Are: The Structure and Behavioral Effects of Revealed Identification Preferences
Hett, F., Kröll, M. & Mechtel, M., 25.01.2019, Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 61 p. (GSME Discussion Paper Series; vol. 1903).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Cleansing procedures for overlaps and inconsistencies in administrative data. The case of German labour market data
Scioch, P. & Oberschachtsiek, D., 2009, In: Historical Social Research. 34, 3, p. 242-259 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Combination matters: why corporate bonds and shadow banking can threaten financial stability – a Minskyian perspective
Schneider, H., 08.2022, In: International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education. 13, 1, p. 103-119 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Coming to work while sick: An economic theory of presenteeism with an application to German data
Hirsch, B., Lechmann, D. & Schnabel, C., 01.10.2017, In: Oxford Economic Papers. 69, 4, p. 1010-1031 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Comparing marginal effects between different models and/or samples
Schwiebert, J., 02.12.2016, In: Economics Bulletin. 36, 4, p. 2324-2332 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Competition and moral behavior: A meta-analysis of forty-five crowd-sourced experimental designs
Huber, C., Dreber, A., Huber, J., Johannesson, M., Kirchler, M., Weitzel, U., Abellán, M., Adayeva, X., Ay, F. C., Barron, K., Berry, Z., Bönte, W., Brütt, K., Bulutay, M., Campos-Mercade, P., Cardella, E., Claassen, M. A., Cornelissen, G., Dawson, I. G. J., Delnoij, J., Demiral, E. E., Dimant, E., Doerflinger, J. T., Dold, M., Emery, C., Fiala, L., Fiedler, S., Freddi, E., Fries, T., Gasiorowska, A., Glogowsky, U., M Gorny, P., Gretton, J. D., Grohmann, A., Hafenbrädl, S., Handgraaf, M., Hanoch, Y., Hart, E., Hennig, M., Hudja, S., Hütter, M., Hyndman, K., Ioannidis, K., Isler, O., Jeworrek, S., Jolles, D., Juanchich, M., Kc, R. P., Khadjavi, M., Kugler, T., Li, S., Lucas, B., Mak, V., Mechtel, M., Merkle, C., Meyers, E. A., Mollerstrom, J., Nesterov, A., Neyse, L., Nieken, P., Nussberger, A. M., Palumbo, H., Peters, K., Pirrone, A., Qin, X., Rahal, R. M., Rau, H., Rincke, J., Ronzani, P., Roth, Y., Saral, A. S., Schmitz, J., Schneider, F., Schram, A., Schudy, S., Schweitzer, M. E., Schwieren, C., Scopelliti, I., Sirota, M., Sonnemans, J., Soraperra, I., Spantig, L., Steimanis, I., Steinmetz, J., Suetens, S., Theodoropoulou, A., Urbig, D., Vorlaufer, T., Waibel, J., Woods, D., Yakobi, O., Yilmaz, O., Zaleskiewicz, T., Zeisberger, S. & Holzmeister, F., 06.06.2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). 120, 23, 26 p., e2215572120.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Computing regression statistics from grouped data
Schwiebert, J., 2015, In: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement. 39, 4, p. 283-303 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Consumer information problems: market solutions and public policy
Wein, T., 2000, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 231).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Consumer information problems: causes and consequences
Wein, T., 2001, Party autonomy and the role of information in the internal market. Grundmann, S., Kerber, W. & Weatherill, S. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 79-97 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Consumer reaction on tumbling funds: Evidence from retail fund outflows during the financial crisis 2007/2008
Schmidt, D. & Schmielewski, F., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, p. 1-28, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 228).Research output: Working paper › Working papers