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

    Tageszeitabhängige Fahrpreise bei der Bahn

    Wagner, J., 2001, In: Das Wirtschaftsstudium. 30, 8/9, p. 1115-1116 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  2. Published

    Auf allen Märkten zu Hause: Gedenkschrift für Franz Haslinger

    Clemens, C. (Editor), Heinemann, M. (Editor) & Soretz, S. (Editor), 2006, Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie. 304 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    Markteintritte, Marktaustritte und Produktivität: empirische Befunde zur Dynamik in der Industrie

    Wagner, J., 01.12.2007, In: Wirtschafts- und sozialstatistisches Archiv. 1, 3/4, p. 193-203 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Export entry, export exit and productivity in German manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 07.2008, In: International Journal of the Economics of Business. 15, 2, p. 169-180 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Understanding Cross-Country Differences in Exporter Premia: Comparable Evidence for 14 Countries

    Pertl, L., Schiavo, S., Muuls, M., Pisu, M., Alvarez, R., Jaramillo, P., Lopez, R. A., Van Biesebroeck, J., Brandt, L., Zhang, Y., Fernandes, A. M., Isgut, A., Jorgensen, R., Kaiser, U., Bellone, F., Jabbour, L., Musso, P., Nesta, L., Fryges, H., Wagner, J., Castellani, D., Serti, F., Tomasi, C. & Zanfei, A., 01.12.2008, In: Review of World Economics. 144, 4, p. 596-635 40 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Produktdifferenzierung in deutschen Industrieunternehmen 1995 - 2004: Ausmaß und Bestimmungsgründe

    Wagner, J., 01.10.2009, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 229, 5, p. 615-642 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    FiDASt Reloaded

    Wagner, J., 2008, Fortschritte der informationellen Infrastruktur in Deutschland: Festschrift für Johann Hahlen zum 65. Geburtstag und Hans-Jürgen Krupp zum 75. Geburtstag. Rolf, G. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 369-380 12 p.

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

  8. Published

    Die Wirkung von Kreditmarktunvollkommenheiten auf das Unternehmertum und die Vermögensverteilung

    Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 2008, Neue Ansätze der Mittelstandsforschung. Merz , J. & Schulte, R. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 225-254 30 p. (Entrepreneurship, professions, small business economics ; vol. 4).

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

  9. Published
  10. Published

    Who are the Workers Who Never Joined a Union? Empirical Evidence from Western and Eastern Germany

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2006, In: Industrielle Beziehungen. 13, 2, p. 118-131 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review