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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Impact of wages and job levels on worker absenteeism
Pfeifer, C., 2010, In: International Journal of Manpower. 31, 1, p. 59-72 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Relative wage positions and quit behavior: evidence from linked employer-employee data
Pfeifer, C. & Schneck, S., 01.2012, In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 65, 1, p. 126-147 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The impact of participation in sports on educational attainment: New evidence from Germany
Pfeifer, C. & Cornelißen, T., 02.2010, In: Economics of Education Review. 29, 1, p. 94-103 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Determinants of promotions in an internal labour market: testing implications from tournament theory and efficient allocation
Pfeifer, C., 2010, In: Schmalenbach Business Review. 62, 1, p. 342-358 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The heterogeneous economic consequences of work council relations
Pfeifer, C., 2011, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 131, 1, p. 59-71 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Finanz-, Wirtschafts- und andere Krisen : Forschungsbeiträge
Schöning, S. (Editor), Richter, J. (Editor) & Pape, A. (Editor), 2011, Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang Verlag. 326 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Microeconomic Consequences of Exemptions from Value Added Taxation – The Case of Deutsche Post
Wein, T., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 32 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 199).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Anmerkungen zur Krise und zur Krisenbewältigung durch die Wirtschaftspolitik
Heinemann, M., 2011, Mit der Krise leben?: Europäische Konflikte, innergesellschaftliche Verwerfungen, Perspektiven. Hannover: Offizin-Verlag, p. 45-62 15 p. (Kritische Interventionen; vol. 12).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die mitbestimmungsfreie Zone aus ökonomischer Sicht
Addison, J. T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2000, Hamburger Jahrbuch für Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftspolitik. Kantzenbach et al., E. (ed.). Hamburg: Mohr Siebeck GmbH and Co. KG, p. 277-292 16 p. (Veröffentlichungen des HWWA-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Hamburg; vol. 45).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Personal and regional determinants of entrepreneurial activities: Empirical evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Germany
Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 2005, In: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft. 25, 1, p. 91-105 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review