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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Exporttätigkeit und Firmengröße: was können wir aus Firmenpaneldaten lernen?
Wagner, J., 2004, Perspektiven der Mittelstandsforschung: Ökonomische Analysen zu Selbständigkeit, Freien Berufen und KMU . Merz, J. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 251-261 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Determinants of trade union membership in West Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980 - 2000
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.01.2005, In: Socio-Economic Review. 3, 1, p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Einkommensverteilung, Umverteilung und endogenes Wachstum
Heinemann, M., 2004, Ungleichheit und Umverteilung. Aaken, A. & Grözinger, G. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 233-268 36 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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On the effects of redistribution on growth and entrepreneurial risk-taking
Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 08.2006, In: Journal of Economics. 88, 2, p. 131-158 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Threshold values in German labor law and job dynamics in small firms: the case of disability law
Wagner, J., Schnabel, C. & Kölling, A., 2001, In: IFO-Studien. 47, 1, p. 65-75 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Zur Evidenz regionaler Determinanten im Kontext individueller Gründungsaktivitäten: empirische Befunde aus dem Regionalen Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Sternberg, R. & Wagner, J., 2005, In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie. 49, 3/4, p. 167-184 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Vorschläge der VVG-Kommission zur Neuregelung der Pflichtverletzungen im Versicherungsvertragsgesetz: eine wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Stellungnahme
Wein, T., 2003, Reform des Versicherungsvertragsrechts: Erster Nürnberger Versicherungstag am 19. Februar 2003. . Herrmann, H. & Wambach, A. (eds.). Nürnberg: IF-Verlag, p. 139-158 20 p. (Schriftenreihe Wirtschaftsrecht; vol. 5).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Das neue Gewährleistungsrecht aus ökonomischer Sicht
Wein, T., 2002, In: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium. 31, 8, p. 477-480 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Schwellenwerte im Arbeitsrecht: höhere Transparenz und Effizienz durch Vereinheitlichung
Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.08.2007, In: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik. 8, 3, p. 242-255 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nascent and infant entrepreneurs in Germany: evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Wagner, J., 2008, Neue Ansätze der Mittelstandsforschung. Merz , J. & Schulte, R. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 395-411 17 p. (CREPS Entrepreneurship, Professions, Small Buseniss Economics; vol. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research