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. 2023
  2. Published

    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. (Elgar encyclopedias in economics and finance series).

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

  3. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  6. Published

    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., 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    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 contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  8. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. 2022
  13. Published

    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 contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  14. Published

    Data Protection, Cookie Consent, and Prices

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

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  17. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  18. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  20. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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