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 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.
Coricelli, Fabrizio, Massimo di Matteo and Frank Hahn (eds.) (1998). New Theories in Growth and Development. Houndmills/Basingstoke/Hampshire/ London: Macmillan Press Ltd. 304 pp. £ 50.00. ISBN 0-333-68229-7.
Ott, I., 01.08.2000, In: Kyklos. 53, 3, p. 392-395 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
Worker Participation and Firm Performance: Evidence from Germany and Britain
Siebert, S. W., Wagner, J., Wei, X. & Addison, J. T., 01.03.2000, In: British Journal of Industrial Relations. 38, 1, p. 7-48 42 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
A new federalism for Europe - The idea of FOCJ
Ott, I., 01.11.1999, In: Kyklos. 52, 4, p. 604-606 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
Entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized enterprises and the macroeconomy.
Wagner, J., 01.11.1999, In: Kyklos. 52, 4, p. 591-592 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
Siebert, Horst (ed.) ( 1998). Redesigning Social Security. Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck). 387 pp. DM 148.00. ISBN 3- 16- 146923-2.
Wein, T., 01.05.1999, In: Kyklos. 52, 2, p. 292-294 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
The life history of cohorts of exits from German manufacturing
Wagner, J., 01.08.1999, In: Small Business Economics. 13, 1, p. 71-79 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Frey, Bruno S. (1997). Ein neuer Föderalismus für Europa. Die Idee der FOCJ. Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck). 101 S. DM 64.00. ISBN 3-16-146790-6.
Ott, I., 01.11.1999, In: Kyklos. 52, 4, p. 604-606 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
Acs, Zoltan J., Bo Carlsson and Charlie Karlsson (1999). Entrepreneurship, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Macroeconomy. Cambridge/New York/Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. 405 pp. E 4.5.00. ISBN 0-521- 62 105-4.
Wagner, J., 01.11.1999, In: Kyklos. 52, 4, p. 591-592 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
Determinants of international trade, production, and licensing - Results from econometric studies using firm level data from manufacturing industries in Lower Saxony, Germany
Wagner, J., 09.1998, In: Jahrbucher für Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 217, 5, p. 613-627 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Schmid, Günther, Jacqueline O’Reilly and Klaus Schömann (eds.) ( I 996). International Handbook of Labour Market Policy and Evaluation. Cheltenham, UK/Brookfield, USA: Edward Elgar. 953 pp. E 150.00. ISBN 1-85898-344-4.
Wagner, J., 01.02.1998, In: Kyklos. 51, 1, p. 157-158 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research