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

    Consumer information problems: causes and consequences

    Wein, T., 2001, Party autonomy and the role of information in the internal market. Grundmann, S., Kerber, W. & Weatherill, S. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 79-97 18 p.

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

  2. Published

    Computing regression statistics from grouped data

    Schwiebert, J., 2015, In: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement. 39, 4, p. 283-303 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. 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

  4. Published

    Comparing marginal effects between different models and/or samples

    Schwiebert, J., 02.12.2016, In: Economics Bulletin. 36, 4, p. 2324-2332 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Coming to work while sick: An economic theory of presenteeism with an application to German data

    Hirsch, B., Lechmann, D. & Schnabel, C., 01.10.2017, In: Oxford Economic Papers. 69, 4, p. 1010-1031 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Combination matters: why corporate bonds and shadow banking can threaten financial stability – a Minskyian perspective

    Schneider, H., 08.2022, In: International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education. 13, 1, p. 103-119 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Cleansing procedures for overlaps and inconsistencies in administrative data. The case of German labour market data

    Scioch, P. & Oberschachtsiek, D., 2009, In: Historical Social Research. 34, 3, p. 242-259 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Choosing Who You Are: The Structure and Behavioral Effects of Revealed Identification Preferences

    Hett, F., Kröll, M. & Mechtel, M., 25.01.2019, Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 61 p. (GSME Discussion Paper Series; vol. 1903).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    China’s role in mitigating poverty and inequality in Africa: an empirical query

    NguyenHuu, T. & Schwiebert, J., 02.10.2019, In: Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. 24, 4, p. 645-669 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published