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

    New methods for the analysis of links between international firm activities and firm performance: A practitioner's guide

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 7-24 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  2. Published

    Exports, R&D and productivity in German business services firms: A test of the bustos-model

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 287-293 7 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  3. Published

    Exports and productivity growth-first evidence from a continuous treatment approach

    Fryges, H. & Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 57-86 30 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    The causal effects of exports on firm size and labor productivity: First evidence from a matching approach

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 47-55 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    Time zones and German exports: First evidence from firm-product level data

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 391-412 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    A Note on the firm size-export relationship

    Wagner, J., 16.03.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 25-38 14 p. (Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    The impact of R&D activities on exports of german business services enterprises: First evidence from a continuous treatment approach

    Fryges, H., Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 265-285 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Intra-good trade in Germany: A first look at the evidence

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 339-357 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    Robust estimates of exporter productivity premia in German business services enterprises

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 239-263 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Firm age and the margins of international trade: Comparable evidence from five European countries

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 199-215 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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