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

    Competition and moral behavior: A meta-analysis of forty-five crowd-sourced experimental designs

    Huber, C., Dreber, A., Huber, J., Johannesson, M., Kirchler, M., Weitzel, U., Abellán, M., Adayeva, X., Ay, F. C., Barron, K., Berry, Z., Bönte, W., Brütt, K., Bulutay, M., Campos-Mercade, P., Cardella, E., Claassen, M. A., Cornelissen, G., Dawson, I. G. J., Delnoij, J., Demiral, E. E., Dimant, E., Doerflinger, J. T., Dold, M., Emery, C., Fiala, L., Fiedler, S., Freddi, E., Fries, T., Gasiorowska, A., Glogowsky, U., M Gorny, P., Gretton, J. D., Grohmann, A., Hafenbrädl, S., Handgraaf, M., Hanoch, Y., Hart, E., Hennig, M., Hudja, S., Hütter, M., Hyndman, K., Ioannidis, K., Isler, O., Jeworrek, S., Jolles, D., Juanchich, M., Kc, R. P., Khadjavi, M., Kugler, T., Li, S., Lucas, B., Mak, V., Mechtel, M., Merkle, C., Meyers, E. A., Mollerstrom, J., Nesterov, A., Neyse, L., Nieken, P., Nussberger, A. M., Palumbo, H., Peters, K., Pirrone, A., Qin, X., Rahal, R. M., Rau, H., Rincke, J., Ronzani, P., Roth, Y., Saral, A. S., Schmitz, J., Schneider, F., Schram, A., Schudy, S., Schweitzer, M. E., Schwieren, C., Scopelliti, I., Sirota, M., Sonnemans, J., Soraperra, I., Spantig, L., Steimanis, I., Steinmetz, J., Suetens, S., Theodoropoulou, A., Urbig, D., Vorlaufer, T., Waibel, J., Woods, D., Yakobi, O., Yilmaz, O., Zaleskiewicz, T., Zeisberger, S. & Holzmeister, F., 06.06.2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). 120, 23, 26 p., e2215572120.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Woeckener, Bernd W., Endogene Konjunktur- und Wachstumszyklen. Eine keynesianisch-klassische Synthese. Tübingen (J. C. B. Mohr) 1990

    Gschwendtner, H., 1993, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 211, 1-2, p. 189-190 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  3. Published

    Catholics, Protestants and Muslims: Similar work ethics, different social and political ethics

    Abellán-Ossenbach, M., 06.09.2023, In: Journal of Comparative Economics. 51, 3, p. 778 - 815 38 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Does adhering to the principles of green finance matter for stock valuation? Evidence from testing for (co-)explosiveness

    Basse, T., Karmani, M., Rjiba, H. & Wegener, C., 01.07.2023, In: Energy Economics. 123, 106729.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Export Boosting Policies and Firm Performance: Review of Empirical Evidence Around the World

    Srhoj, S., Vitezić, V. & Wagner, J., 23.02.2023, In: Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 243, 1, p. 45 - 92 48 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Online Channel Sales Premia in Times of COVID-19: First Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 16.02.2023, In: Economies. 11, 2, 10 p., 67.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Editorial: Minimum Wages-Experiences of European Countries

    Dütsch, M., Ohlert, C., Pfeifer, C. & Wunsch, C., 01.2025, In: Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 245, 1-2, p. 1-5 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  8. Published

    Cross-border competition in the gasoline retail market: Impact of proximity at the German-Polish border

    Kahl, M. P., 12.2024, In: Energy Economics. 140, 26 p., 107961.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Predicting satisfaction with democracy in Germany using local economic conditions, social capital, and individual characteristics

    Friehe, T. & Pfeifer, C., 09.2024, In: Economics of Governance. 25, 3, p. 335-377 43 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Was the German fuel discount passed on to consumers?

    Kahl, M. P., 01.10.2024, In: Energy Economics. 138, 15 p., 107843.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review