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. 2015
  2. Published

    Trade Dynamics and Trade Costs: First Evidence from the Exporter and Importer Dynamics Database for Germany

    Wagner, J., 2015, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 348).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Unfair wage perceptions and sleep: Evidence from German survey data

    Pfeifer, C., 2015, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 345).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Unfair wage perceptions and sleep: Evidence from German survey data

    Pfeifer, C., 2015, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 135, 4, p. 413-428 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Unfair wage perceptions and sleep: Evidence from German survey data

    Pfeifer, C., 2015, Bonn: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 20 p. (SOEPpapers; no. 789).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. 2014
  7. Published

    Credit constraints and exports: a survey of empirical studies using firm-level data

    Wagner, J., 01.12.2014, In: Industrial and Corporate Change. 23, 6, p. 1477-1492 16 p., dtu037.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Guest Editorial

    Görg, H. & Wagner, J., 01.12.2014, In: Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 234, 6, p. 660-661 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  9. Published

    Miscounselling in the German Insurance Market-Utility-Orientated Implications for the Meaning of Miscounselling

    Pape, A., 01.12.2014, In: Journal of Consumer Policy. 37, 4, p. 561-582 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    The Gender Composition of Establishments' Workforces and Gender Gaps in Wages and Leadership Positions

    Pfeifer, C., 01.12.2014, In: The Manchester School. 82, S2, p. 69-81 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published
  12. Published

    The economic determinants of U.S. presidential approval: A survey

    Berlemann, M. & Enkelmann, S., 12.2014, In: European Journal of Political Economy. 36, p. 41-54 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Is export diversification good for profitability? First evidence for manufacturing enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J., 15.11.2014, In: Applied Economics. 46, 33, p. 4083-4090 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Base salaries, bonus payments, and work absence among managers in a German company

    Pfeifer, C., 01.11.2014, In: Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 61, 5, p. 523-536 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    The exporter productivity premium along the productivity distribution: evidence from quantile regression with nonadditive firm fixed effects

    Powell, D. & Wagner, J., 11.2014, In: Review of World Economics. 150, 4, p. 763-785 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published
  17. Published

    Lingering illness or sudden death? Pre-exit employment developments in German establishments

    Wagner, J., Schnabel, C. & Fackler, D., 08.2014, In: Industrial and Corporate Change. 23, 4, p. 1121-1140 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    The Role of Extensive Margins of Exports in The Great Export Recovery in Germany, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 08.2014, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 234, 4, p. 518-526 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    A Note on Dual Internal Labor Markets and Wages of Temporary Workers: Evidence from Linked-Employer-Employee Data

    Pfeifer, C., 06.2014, In: Journal of Labor Research. 35, 2, p. 133-142 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    What makes a high-quality exporter? Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 06.05.2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 2, p. 865-874 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Effect of international activity on firm performance: Trade liberalization benefits better performing firms and contributes to economic growth

    Wagner, J., 05.2014, In: IZA World of Labor. 2014, 10 p., 47.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Foreign Ownership and the Extensive Margins of Exports: Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany

    Raff, H. & Wagner, J., 05.2014, In: World Economy. 37, 5, p. 579-591 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review