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

    Determinants of Female Employment in Egyptian Firms

    Abdelgouad, A. F. & Pfeifer, C., 2014, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 13, 12, p. 1267-1275 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    The impact of foreign takeovers: comparative evidence from foreign and domestic acquisitions in Germany

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 13.02.2015, In: Applied Economics. 47, 8, p. 739-755 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    A detailed decomposition for nonlinear econometric models

    Schwiebert, J., 03.2015, In: Journal of Economic Inequality. 13, 1, p. 53-67 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Exports and Productivity: A Survey of the Evidence from Firm Level Data

    Wagner, J., 21.06.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 3-41 39 p. (World Scientific Studies in international Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    Exports, Imports and Firm Survival: First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 341-367 27 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    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

  7. Published

    Exports and Profitability -First Evidence for German Business Services Enterprises

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 01.01.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 279-310 32 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Higher Wages in Exporting Firms: Self-selection, Export Effect, or Both? First Evidence from 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. 215-241 27 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    Exports, Imports and Profitability: First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 311-338 28 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Exports and Firm Characteristics in German Manufacturing Industries: New Evidence from Representative Panel Data

    Wagner, J., 21.06.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 91-137 47 p. (World Scientific Studies in international Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review