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.
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Trading many goods with many countries: Exporters and importers from German manufacturing industries
Wagner, J., 2012, In: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften. 63, 2, p. 170-186 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports, R&D and Productivity in German Business Services Firms: A test of the Bustos-model
Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 10 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 247).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Fixed-term Contracts and Wages Revisited Using Linked Employer-Employee Data from Germany
Pfeifer, C., 01.07.2012, In: Journal for Labour Market Research. 45, 2, p. 171-183 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Age and gender composition of the workforce, productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Bonn: IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, 36 p. (IZA Discussion Paper; no. 6381).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Innovation and Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First Evidence from a new type of data
Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 246).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Somewhere over the Rainbow: Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Germany
Humpert, S., 24.07.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 45 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 245).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Explaining Age and Gender Differences in Employment Rates: A Labor Supply Side Perspective
Humpert, S. & Pfeifer, C., 27.06.2012, Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 66 p. (SOEPpaper on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research; no. 449).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exports, R&D and productivity: a test of the Bustos-model with German enterprise data
Wagner, J., 2012, In: Economics Bulletin. 32, 3, p. 1942-1948 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Neue Fakten über Exporteure und Importeure: Eine Auswertung von Transaktionsdaten für 2009
Wagner, J., 07.2012, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 92, 7, p. 496-498 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Average wage, qualification of the workforce and export performance in German enterprises: evidence from KombiFiD data
Wagner, J., 01.07.2012, In: Zeitschrift für Arbeitsmarktforschung. 45, 2, p. 161-170 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review