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Institute of Economics

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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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  1. 2025

  2. Monopsonistic Labour Markets: Editorial

    Egger, H. & Hirsch, B., 01.12.2025, In: German Economic Review. 26, 4, p. 305-313 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research

  3. Novel assessment of risk tolerance in acute healthcare settings: A questionnaire-based study investigating risk tolerance of service users and staff in ambulatory care and front-door services

    Harris, C., Lohse, J., Drouvelis, M. & Lasserson, D. S., 12.11.2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 11, 11 p., e099032.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. Unemployment’s Life-Satisfaction Cost and Loneliness

    Friehe, T. & Pfeifer, C., 08.2025, In: Journal of Happiness Studies. 26, 6, 27 p., 102.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Big Data Analytics and Exports—Evidence for Manufacturing Firms from 27 EU Countries

    Wagner, J., 07.2025, In: Open Economies Review. 36, 3, p. 825-834 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  6. How to Reach the Paradise? Inside the Edgeworth Cycle and Why a Gasoline Station Is the First to Raise Its Price

    Kahl, M. & Wein, T., 10.06.2025, In: Journal of Industrial Economics. 73, 2, p. 351-383 33 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  7. Fading Shooting Stars—The Relative Age Effect, Ability, and Foregone Market Values in German Elite Youth Soccer

    Tohoff, L. & Mechtel, M., 06.2025, In: Journal of Sports Economics. 26, 5, p. 499-542 44 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  8. Wirtschaftspolitik in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

    Wein, T., 05.2025, 2. Auflage ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag. 507 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Book

  9. Zertifikatehandel ist das am besten geeignete Instrument der Klimapolitik

    Wein, T., 01.01.2025, In: Wirtschaftsdienst - Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik. 105, 1, p. 64-68 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

  10. Editorial: Minimum Wages-Experiences of European Countries

    Dütsch, M., Ohlert, C., Pfeifer, C. & Wunsch, C., 01.2025, In: Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 245, 1-2, p. 1-5 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research

  11. Existiert Wettbewerb beim Laden von Fahrzeugen in Deutschland?

    Kahl, M. P. & Wein, T., 2025, In: Zeitschrift für Verkehrswissenschaft. 94, 1, p. 31-66 36 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  12. Risk tolerance and altruism: evidence on their relationship from Germany

    Friehe, T. & Pfeifer, C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Applied Economics Letters. 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  13. 2024

  14. Cross-border competition in the gasoline retail market: Impact of proximity at the German-Polish border

    Kahl, M. P., 12.2024, In: Energy Economics. 140, 26 p., 107961.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  15. Was the German fuel discount passed on to consumers?

    Kahl, M. P., 01.10.2024, In: Energy Economics. 138, 15 p., 107843.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  16. Predicting satisfaction with democracy in Germany using local economic conditions, social capital, and individual characteristics

    Friehe, T. & Pfeifer, C., 09.2024, In: Economics of Governance. 25, 3, p. 335-377 43 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  17. A family member's death increases religious activity: Evidence from Germany

    Friehe, T. & Pfeifer, C., 05.2024, In: Kyklos. 77, 2, p. 458-468 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  18. Organized labor, labor market imperfections, and employer wage premia

    Dobbelaere, S., Hirsch, B., Müller, S. & Neuschäffer, G., 05.2024, In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 77, 3, p. 396-427 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  19. 15 years of degrowth research: A systematic review

    Engler, J. O., Kretschmer, M. F., Rathgens, J., Ament, J. A., Huth, T. & von Wehrden, H., 01.04.2024, In: Ecological Economics. 218, 14 p., 108101.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  20. Exports and Firm Survival in Times of COVID-19 - Evidence from Eight European Countries

    Wagner, J., 01.04.2024, In: Review of Economics. 75, 1, p. 63-70 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  21. Unions as insurance: Workplace unionization and workers' outcomes during COVID-19

    Braakmann, N. & Hirsch, B., 04.2024, In: Industrial Relations. 63, 2, p. 152-171 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  22. 2023

  23. Editorial: Best Paper Award 2022

    Tillmann, P., Wagner, J. & Ziebarth, N., 01.12.2023, In: Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 243, 6, p. 597-598 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research

  24. Wirtschaftspolitik in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

    Wein, T., 01.11.2023, Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag. 477 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Book

  25. Leading indicators for the US housing market: New empirical evidence and thoughts about implications for risk managers and ESG investors

    Basse, T., Desmyter, S., Saft, D. & Wegener, C., 01.10.2023, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 89, 12 p., 102765.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

  26. Wage Structures, Fairness Perceptions, and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Mohrenweiser, J. & Pfeifer, C., 10.2023, In: Journal of Happiness Studies. 24, 7, p. 2291-2308 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  27. Monopsonistic labour markets

    Hirsch, B. & Jahn, E. J., 19.09.2023, Elgar Encyclopedia of Labour Studies. Eriksson, T. (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 130-133 4 p. (German Economic Review).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

  28. Catholics, Protestants and Muslims: Similar work ethics, different social and political ethics

    Abellán-Ossenbach, M., 06.09.2023, In: Journal of Comparative Economics. 51, 3, p. 778 - 815 38 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  29. Firms’ Use of Temporary Employment and Permanent Workers’ Concerns about Job Security: Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Pfeifer, C. & Mohrenweiser, J., 01.08.2023, In: Economies. 11, 8, 12 p., 205.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  30. Does adhering to the principles of green finance matter for stock valuation? Evidence from testing for (co-)explosiveness

    Basse, T., Karmani, M., Rjiba, H. & Wegener, C., 01.07.2023, In: Energy Economics. 123, 106729.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

  31. Competition and moral behavior: A meta-analysis of forty-five crowd-sourced experimental designs

    Huber, C., Dreber, A., Huber, J., Johannesson, M., Kirchler, M., Weitzel, U., Abellán, M., Adayeva, X., Ay, F. C., Barron, K., Berry, Z., Bönte, W., Brütt, K., Bulutay, M., Campos-Mercade, P., Cardella, E., Claassen, M. A., Cornelissen, G., Dawson, I. G. J. & Delnoij, J. & 75 others, Demiral, E. E., Dimant, E., Doerflinger, J. T., Dold, M., Emery, C., Fiala, L., Fiedler, S., Freddi, E., Fries, T., Gasiorowska, A., Glogowsky, U., M Gorny, P., Gretton, J. D., Grohmann, A., Hafenbrädl, S., Handgraaf, M., Hanoch, Y., Hart, E., Hennig, M., Hudja, S., Hütter, M., Hyndman, K., Ioannidis, K., Isler, O., Jeworrek, S., Jolles, D., Juanchich, M., Kc, R. P., Khadjavi, M., Kugler, T., Li, S., Lucas, B., Mak, V., Mechtel, M., Merkle, C., Meyers, E. A., Mollerstrom, J., Nesterov, A., Neyse, L., Nieken, P., Nussberger, A. M., Palumbo, H., Peters, K., Pirrone, A., Qin, X., Rahal, R. M., Rau, H., Rincke, J., Ronzani, P., Roth, Y., Saral, A. S., Schmitz, J., Schneider, F., Schram, A., Schudy, S., Schweitzer, M. E., Schwieren, C., Scopelliti, I., Sirota, M., Sonnemans, J., Soraperra, I., Spantig, L., Steimanis, I., Steinmetz, J., Suetens, S., Theodoropoulou, A., Urbig, D., Vorlaufer, T., Waibel, J., Woods, D., Yakobi, O., Yilmaz, O., Zaleskiewicz, T., Zeisberger, S. & Holzmeister, F., 06.06.2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). 120, 23, 26 p., e2215572120.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  32. Empirical Studies with Micro-Data from Official Statistics in Germany

    Wagner, J., Bauer, T. K. & Riphahn, R. T., 01.06.2023, In: Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 243, 3-4, p. 197-198 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research

  33. Export Boosting Policies and Firm Performance: Review of Empirical Evidence Around the World

    Srhoj, S., Vitezić, V. & Wagner, J., 23.02.2023, In: Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 243, 1, p. 45 - 92 48 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  34. Online Channel Sales Premia in Times of COVID-19: First Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 16.02.2023, In: Economies. 11, 2, 10 p., 67.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  35. Potential duration of unemployment benefits and labor market outcomes for older workers with health impairments in Germany

    Petrunyk, I. & Pfeifer, C., 01.2023, In: Bulletin of Economic Research. 75, 1, p. 111-118 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  36. Reference wages and turnover intentions: evidence from linked employer-employee data

    Mohrenweiser, J. & Pfeifer, C., 2023, In: Applied Economics Letters. 30, 14, p. 1955-1959 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  37. 2022

  38. The First 50 Contributions to the Data Observer Series - An Overview

    Wagner, J., 16.12.2022, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 242, 5-6, p. 707-712 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

  39. Data Protection, Cookie Consent, and Prices

    Wein, T., 01.12.2022, In: Economies. 10, 12, 26 p., 307.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  40. Uncovered workers in plants covered by collective bargaining: Who are they and how do they fare?

    Hirsch, B., Lentge, P. & Schnabel, C., 01.12.2022, In: British Journal of Industrial Relations. 60, 4, p. 929-945 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  41. Second job holding in Germany – a persistent feature?

    Lentge, P., 11.2022, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 42 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; vol. 416).

    Research output: Working paper › Working papers

  42. Who Cares? Arbeitsteilung in Familien als letzte Hürde auf dem Weg zur Gleichberechtigung

    Görges, L., 12.10.2022, In: ifo Schnelldienst. 75, 10, p. 8 - 13 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

  43. Website Premia for Extensive Margins of International Firm Activities: Evidence for SMEs from 34 Countries

    Wagner, J., 11.10.2022, In: Economies. 10, 10, p. 1-7 7 p., 250.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  44. Distributional effects of carbon pricing by transport fuel taxation

    Jacobs, L., Quack, L. & Mechtel, M., 01.10.2022, In: Energy Economics. 114, 106290.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

  45. Diverse effects of shorter potential unemployment benefit duration on labor market outcomes in Germany

    Petrunyk, I. & Pfeifer, C., 01.09.2022, In: Labour - Review of labour economics and industrial relations. 36, 3, p. 367-388 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  46. Non-base compensation and the gender pay gap

    Hirsch, B. & Lentge, P., 01.09.2022, In: Labour - Review of labour economics and industrial relations. 36, 3, p. 277-301 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  47. Combination matters: why corporate bonds and shadow banking can threaten financial stability – a Minskyian perspective

    Schneider, H., 08.2022, In: International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education. 13, 1, p. 103-119 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  48. The first 50 contributions to the Data Observer Series - An Overview

    Wagner, J., 13.05.2022, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 412).

    Research output: Working paper › Working papers

  49. Firm Survival and Gender of Firm Owner in Times of COVID-19: Evidence from 10 European Countries

    Wagner, J., 01.05.2022, In: Economies. 10, 5, 8 p., 98.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  50. Prenatal air pollution exposure and neonatal health

    Palma, A., Petrunyk, I. & Vuri, D., 01.05.2022, In: Health Economics. 31, 5, p. 729-759 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  51. Modeling risk contagion in the Italian zonal electricity market

    Fianu, E. S., Ahelegbey, D. F. & Grossi, L., 16.04.2022, In: European Journal of Operational Research . 298, 2, p. 656-679 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  52. How to Reach the Land of Cockaigne? Edgeworth Cycle Theory and Why a Gasoline Station is the First to Raise Its Price

    Kahl, M. & Wein, T., 01.04.2022, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 42 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 411).

    Research output: Working paper › Working papers

  53. The urban wage premium in imperfect labor markets

    Hirsch, B., Jahn, E. J., Manning, A. & Oberfichtner, M., 01.04.2022, In: Journal of Human Resources. 57, SpecialIssue 1, p. S111-S136 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  54. Website premia for extensive margins of international firm activities: Evidence for SMEs from 34 countries

    Wagner, J., 23.03.2022, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (University of Lueneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 410).

    Research output: Working paper › Working papers

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