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.
- 2015
- Published
Exports, R&D and Productivity: A test of the Bustos-model with enterprise data from France, Italy and Spain
Wagner, J., 2015, In: Economics Bulletin. 35, 1, p. 716-719 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Firm age and the margins of international trade: Comparable evidence from five European countries
Wagner, J., 2015, In: Economics Bulletin. 35, 1, p. 145-158 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Life satisfaction in Germany after reunification: Additional insights on the pattern of convergence
Pfeifer, C. & Petrunyk, I., 2015, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 337).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Life satisfaction in Germany after reunification: Additional insights on the pattern of convergence
Pfeifer, C. & Petrunyk, I., 2015, Bonn: IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, 25 p. (IZA Discussion Paper; no. 9055).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Life satisfaction in Germany after reunification: Additional insights on the pattern of convergence
Pfeifer, C. & Petrunyk, I., 2015, Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 27 p. (SOEPpaper; no. 764).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Neue Player im Gesundheitswesen - Steigerung der Effektivität oder der Kosten?
Wein, T., 2015, Privatisierung im Gesundheitswesen: Chance oder Risiko?. Rössler, W. (ed.). 1 ed. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag, p. 43-56 14 p. (Gesundheit im Focus; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- Published
Ownership Structure and Firm Performance in the Egyptian Manufacturing Sector
Abdelgouad, A. F., Pfeifer, C. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2015, In: Economics Bulletin. 35, 4, p. 2197-2212 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Partizipation von Leistungserbringern - Eine mikroökonomische Analyse
Ehlert, A., Oberschachtsiek, D. & Wein, T., 2015, Der Wunsch nach mehr Zusammenarbeit in der Patientenversorgung: Optionen und Grenzen der Entwicklung innovativer Versorgungsformen . Oberschachtsiek, D. & Pape, A. (eds.). Berlin: LIT Verlag, p. 57-81 25 p. (Gesundheitsökononomie: Politik und Management; vol. 12).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
- Published
Share of exports to low-income countries, productivity, and innovation: A replication study with firm-level data from six European countries
Wagner, J., 2015, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 344).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Share of exports to low-income countries, productivity, and innovation: A replication study with firm-level data from six European countries
Wagner, J., 2015, In: Economics Bulletin. 35, 4, p. 2409-2417 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review