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. 2017
  2. Trade Dynamics, Trade Costs and Market Size: First Evidence from the Exporter and Importer Dynamics Database for Germany

    Wagner, J., 2017, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 63, 2, p. 137 - 159 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. 2016
  4. Comparing marginal effects between different models and/or samples

    Schwiebert, J., 02.12.2016, In: Economics Bulletin. 36, 4, p. 2324-2332 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Das Auf und Ab der Tankstellenpreise: Die Rolle des Binnen- und Außenwettbewerbs

    Neukirch, A. & Wein, T., 01.12.2016, In: List Forum für Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik. 42, 2, p. 195-245 51 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Gender wage discrimination: Does the extent of competition in labor markets explain why female workers are paid less than men?

    Hirsch, B., 01.11.2016, In: IZA World of Labor. November, 10 p., 310.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Social identity and social free-riding

    Bernard, M., Hett, F. & Mechtel, M., 01.11.2016, In: European Economic Review. 90, p. 4-17 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Quality of Firms' Exports and Distance to Destination Countries: First Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 01.09.2016, In: Open Economies Review. 27, 4, p. 811-818 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. The Lumpiness of German Exports and Imports of Goods

    Wagner, J., 30.08.2016, In: Economics. 10, p. 1-38 38 p., 2016-21.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Evidence on copula-based double-hurdle models with flexible margins

    Schwiebert, J., 01.08.2016, In: Empirical Economics. 51, 1, p. 245-289 45 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. A panel cointegration rank test with structural breaks and cross-sectional dependence

    Arsova, A. & Karaman Örsal, D. D., 08.2016, Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2016: Demographischer Wandel : Session: Time Series Econometrics, No. D01-V3. ZBW - Leibniz Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, 27 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  12. Intra-good trade in Germany: A first look at the evidence

    Wagner, J., 08.2016, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 365).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  13. Nonunion representation in Germany

    Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 08.07.2016, Nonunion employee representation: History, Contemporary Practice, and Policy. Kaufman, B. E. & Taras, D. G. (eds.). Armonk, NY: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 365-385 21 p.

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

  14. Credit Constraints and Exports: A Survey of Empirical Studies Using Firm Level Data

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 401-421 21 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  15. Credit Constraints and Margins of Import: First Evidence for German Manufacturing Enterprises

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 423-452 30 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  16. Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 177-213 37 p. (World Scientific Studies in international Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  17. Exports and Profitability -First Evidence for German Manufacturing Firms

    Fryges, H. & Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 245-277 33 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  18. Exports, Imports and Firm Survival: First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 341-367 27 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  19. Exports, Imports and Profitability: First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 311-338 28 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  20. From Estimation Results to Stylized Facts: Twelve Recommendations for Empirical Research in International Activities of Heterogeneous Firms

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 479-514 36 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  21. Higher Productivity in Importing German Manufacturing Firms: Self-selection, Learning from Importing or Both?

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 139-174 36 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  22. Higher Wages in Exporting Firms: Self-selection, Export Effect, or Both? First Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 215-241 27 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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