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 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.
Firm size, firm age and job duration
Wagner, J., 01.04.1996, In: Review of Industrial Organization. 11, 2, p. 201-210 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Firm survival and gender of firm owner in times of COVID-19: Evidence from 10 European Countries
Wagner, J., 03.2022, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (University of Lueneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 409).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Firm Survival and Gender of Firm Owner in Times of COVID-19: Evidence from 10 European Countries
Wagner, J., 01.05.2022, In: Economies. 10, 5, 8 p., 98.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Firms’ Use of Temporary Employment and Permanent Workers’ Concerns about Job Security: Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data
Pfeifer, C. & Mohrenweiser, J., 01.08.2023, In: Economies. 11, 8, 12 p., 205.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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
Firm wage premia, industrial relations, and rent sharing in Germany
Hirsch, B. & Müller, S., 01.10.2020, In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 73, 5, p. 1119-1146 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Fixed-term Contracts and Wages Revisited Using Linked Employer-Employee Data from Germany
Pfeifer, C., 01.07.2012, In: Journal for Labour Market Research. 45, 2, p. 171-183 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Fokus Mittelstand: Einzelaspekte der Mittelstandsforschung
Fischer, C. (Editor), Nissen, D. (Editor), Ott, I. (Editor) & Schöning, S. (Editor), 2003, 1. ed. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 285 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
Fördert Umverteilung die Existenzgründung?
Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 2005, Ergebnisse der MittelstandsForschung. Schulte, R. (ed.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 53-72 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: Cherry-picking and Lemon-grabbing
Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 240).Research output: Working paper › Working papers