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. 1999
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    The life history of cohorts of exits from German manufacturing

    Wagner, J., 01.08.1999, In: Small Business Economics. 13, 1, p. 71-79 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Siebert, Horst (ed.) ( 1998). Redesigning Social Security. Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck). 387 pp. DM 148.00. ISBN 3- 16- 146923-2.

    Wein, T., 01.05.1999, In: Kyklos. 52, 2, p. 292-294 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  4. Published

    The Influence of Adjustment Costs on Labour Adjustment: An Analysis Using Panel Data for Manufacturing Establishments in Lower Saxony

    Gold, M., 01.01.1999, Micro- and Macrodata of Firms. Biffignandi, S. (ed.). Heidelberg: Physica-Verlag HD, p. 571-585 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  5. 1998
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    Bretschger, Lucas (1996). Wachstumstheorie. München/Wien: Oldenbourg. 215 S. DM 49,80. ISBN 3-486-23690-3.

    Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 01.05.1998, In: Kyklos. 51, 2, p. 291-293 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  11. Published
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    The Changing Skill Structure of Employment in German Manufacturing: A Peek Inside the Industry Black Box

    Addison, J. T. & Wagner, J., 01.01.1998, Globalization, Technological Change, and Labor Markets. Black, S. W. (ed.). New York, NY: Springer New York, p. 59-87 29 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  13. 1997
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    Firm size and job quality: A survey of the evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 01.10.1997, In: Small Business Economics. 9, 5, p. 411-425 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    On the determinants of mandatory works councils in Germany

    Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 01.10.1997, In: Industrial Relations. 36, 4, p. 419-445 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Deregulation in Germany - An empirical analysis

    Wein, T., 01.05.1997, In: Kyklos. 50, 2, p. 259-260 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  19. Published

    Multinational enterprise and economic analysis, 2nd edition.

    Wagner, J., 01.05.1997, In: Kyklos. 50, 2, p. 260-261 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  20. Published

    The impact of German works councils on profitability and innovation: New evidence from micro data

    Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 01.02.1997, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 216, 1, p. 1-20 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Exports and success in German manufacturing

    Bernard, A. B. & Wagner, J., 1997, In: Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv. 133, 1, p. 134-157 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. 1996
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    Eger, Thomas ( 1995). Eine Ökonomische Analyse von Langzeitverträgen, Marburg: Metropolis. 263 s. DM 49.80. ISBN 3-89518-045-9.

    Wein, T., 01.11.1996, In: Kyklos. 49, 4, p. 657-658 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  24. Published

    German Works Councils, Profits and Innovation

    Addison, J. T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.11.1996, In: Kyklos. 49, 4, p. 555-582 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review