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. 2016
  2. Published

    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

  3. Published

    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

  4. Published

    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

  5. Published

    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

  6. Published

    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

  7. Published

    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

  8. Published

    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

  9. Published

    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

  10. Published

    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

  11. Published

    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