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

    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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Published

    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

  7. Published

    International Trade and Firm Performance: A Survey of Empirical Studies since 2006

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 43-87 45 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Multinomial choice models based on Archimedean copulas

    Schwiebert, J., 01.07.2016, In: AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis. 100, 3, p. 333-354 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Risk or Resilience? The Role of Trade Integration and Foreign Ownership for the Survival of German Enterprises during the Crisis 2008-2010

    Wagner, J. & Gelübcke, J. P. W., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 369-397 29 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Exports and Firm Characteristics in German Manufacturing Industries: New Evidence from Representative Panel Data

    Wagner, J., 21.06.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 91-137 47 p. (World Scientific Studies in international Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  11. Published

    Exports and Productivity: A Survey of the Evidence from Firm Level Data

    Wagner, J., 21.06.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 3-41 39 p. (World Scientific Studies in international Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review