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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    Does it pay to be active on many foreign markets? profitability in german multi-market exporters and importers from manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 16.03.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 413-427 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Do exporters really pay higher wages? first evidence from German linked employer-employee data

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 28).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 05.2007, In: Journal of International Economics. 72, 1, p. 52-74 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 177-213 37 p. (World Scientific Studies in international Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Domestic Firms, Exporters and Importers: A Systemic Perspective

    Forrest, J.Y.-L., Trebing, M. E., Chatterjee, A. & Wagner, J., 01.01.2019, In: Theoretical Economics Letters. 9, 4, p. 649-674 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Do Nonprofessional Investors Value the Assurance of Integrated Reports? Exploratory Evidence

    Gerwanski, J., Velte, P. & Mechtel, M., 01.02.2022, In: European Management Journal. 40, 1, p. 103-126 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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

    Wagner, J. & Temouri, Y., 2013, In: Economics Bulletin. 33, 3, p. 1931-1940 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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

    Temouri, Y. & Wagner, J., 2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Papers in Economics; vol. 2013, no. 278).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers