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. Published

    Works councils in Germany: Their effects on establisment perfomance

    Addison, J. T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.10.2001, In: Oxford Economic Papers. 53, 4, p. 659-694 36 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Auctionning biodiversity conservation contracts: current need for research

    Groth, M., 2008, Mainstreaming biodiversity issues into forestry and agriculture: Abstracts of Poster Presentations at the 13th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity 18-22 February 2008, Rome, Italy. Montreal: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, p. 42-44 3 p. (CBD Technical Series; vol. 34).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Vom schlimmen Factory Outlet Center und den ehrenwerten heimischen Kaufleuten: ein Märchen

    Wagner, J., 2000, In: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium. 29, 9, p. 481-481 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Exporttätigkeit und Firmengröße: was können wir aus Firmenpaneldaten lernen?

    Wagner, J., 2004, Perspektiven der Mittelstandsforschung: Ökonomische Analysen zu Selbständigkeit, Freien Berufen und KMU . Merz, J. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 251-261 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Determinants of trade union membership in West Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980 - 2000

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.01.2005, In: Socio-Economic Review. 3, 1, p. 1-24 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Einkommensverteilung, Umverteilung und endogenes Wachstum

    Heinemann, M., 2004, Ungleichheit und Umverteilung. Aaken, A. & Grözinger, G. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 233-268 36 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    On the effects of redistribution on growth and entrepreneurial risk-taking

    Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 08.2006, In: Journal of Economics. 88, 2, p. 131-158 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Threshold values in German labor law and job dynamics in small firms: the case of disability law

    Wagner, J., Schnabel, C. & Kölling, A., 2001, In: IFO-Studien. 47, 1, p. 65-75 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  9. Published

    Zur Evidenz regionaler Determinanten im Kontext individueller Gründungsaktivitäten: empirische Befunde aus dem Regionalen Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)

    Sternberg, R. & Wagner, J., 2005, In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie. 49, 3/4, p. 167-184 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Vorschläge der VVG-Kommission zur Neuregelung der Pflichtverletzungen im Versicherungsvertragsgesetz: eine wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Stellungnahme

    Wein, T., 2003, Reform des Versicherungsvertragsrechts: Erster Nürnberger Versicherungstag am 19. Februar 2003. . Herrmann, H. & Wambach, A. (eds.). Nürnberg: IF-Verlag, p. 139-158 20 p. (Schriftenreihe Wirtschaftsrecht; vol. 5).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

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Publications

  1. An Adaptive Two-Stage Observer in the Control of a New Electromagnetic Valve Actuator for Camless Internal Combustion Engines
  2. Anmerkungen zur Bestimmung der Finanzierbarkeit von Erneuerbare-Energien-Projekten als Bestandteil von Smart-Microgrid-Konzepten
  3. Intra- and interspecific tree diversity promotes multitrophic plant–Hemiptera–ant interactions in a forest diversity experiment
  4. How to get really smart: Modeling retest and training effects in ability testing using computer-generated figural matrix items
  5. Einblicke in die Praxis: Trends und Verfahren der Eignungsabklärung, Beratung und Potenzialentwicklung in der Lehrerausbildung
  6. Climate imprints on tree-ring δ15N signatures of sessile oak (Quercus petraea Liebl.) on soils with contrasting water availability
  7. Lokale Agenda 21 / Akteure und Aktionen in Deutschland und Italien. Agenda 21 locale / Attori ed azioni in Germania ed in Italia
  8. Global Tax Governance: What is Wrong With It and How to Fix It by Peter Dietsch and Thomas Rixen (eds). Colchester: ECPR Press, 2016
  9. Dynamische Modellierung der Sorption von Substanzen in einem hydrologischen Einzugsgebietsmodell anhand des Beispiels Phosphor
  10. Waldflächenentwicklung im östlichen Schleswig-Holstein in den letzten 250 Jahren und ihre Bedeutung für seltene Gefäßpflanzen
  11. Environmental occurrence and hazard of organic UV stabilizers and UV filters in the sediment of European North and Baltic Seas
  12. A qualitative approach to evidence-based entrepreneurship: Theoretical considerations and an example involving business clusters
  13. Biodegradation potential of ofloxacin and its resulting transformation products during photolytic and photocatalytic treatment
  14. Effect of free air carbon dioxide enrichment combined with two nitrogen levels on growth, yield and yield quality of sugar beet
  15. Non-audit fees of the external auditor, audit committees and earnings quality : An empirical analysis of German (non) listed firms