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

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Published

    From Estimation Results to Stylized Facts: Twelve Recommendations for Empirical Research in International Activities of Heterogeneous Firms

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 479-514 36 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    Trading Many Goods with Many Countries: Exporters and Importers from German Manufacturing Industries

    Wagner, J., 01.01.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 455-476 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    International Trade and Firm Performance: A Survey of Empirical Studies since 2006

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 43-87 45 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review