Institute of Economics
Organisational unit: Institute
- Junior Professorship for Economics, in particular Microeconomics
- Professorship for Economics, Applied Microeconomics
- Professorship for Economics, in Particular Economic Policy
- Professorship for Economics, in particular Empirical Microeconomics
- Professorship of Economics, in particular empirical Macroeconomics
- Professorship of Economics, in particular Microeconometrics and Policy Evaluation
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.
- 2016
- Published
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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
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/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
- 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 paper › Working papers
- 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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review
- 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/works › Chapter › peer-review
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review