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.
- 1998
- Published
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.). Boston, MA: Springer UK, p. 59-87 29 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
- 1997
- Published
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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Boss, Alfred, Claus-Friedrich Laaser, Klaus-Werner Schatz et al. ( I 996). Deregulierung in Deutschland. Eine empirische Analyse. Tubingen: J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck). 422 S. DM 148.00. ISBN 3-16-146593-8.
Wein, T., 01.05.1997, In: Kyklos. 50, 2, p. 259-260 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Caves, Richard E. ( 1996). Multinational Enterprise and Economic Analysis, 2nd Ed. Cambridge/New York/Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. 322 pp. E 14.95 (paper). ISBN 0-52 1-47858-8. $40.00 (hard). ISBN 0-52 1-47265-2.
Wagner, J., 01.05.1997, In: Kyklos. 50, 2, p. 260-261 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
- Published
Deregulation in Germany - An empirical analysis
Wein, T., 01.05.1997, In: Kyklos. 50, 2, p. 259-260 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
- 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 contributions › Critical reviews › Research
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 1996
- Published
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 contributions › Critical reviews › Research
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Education, its financing and income distribution, part 2 - German - Bellmann,L, Gruske,KD, Timmermann,D
Wagner, J., 01.04.1996, In: Economics of Education Review. 15, 2, p. 204-205 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Firm size, firm age and job duration
Wagner, J., 01.04.1996, In: Review of Industrial Organization. 11, 2, p. 201-210 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ashenfelter, Orley C. and Kevin F. Hallock (eds.)( 1995). Labor Economics (4 volumes). Aldershot, UK/Brookfield, USA: Edward Elgar. 2032 pp. PF 370.00. ISBN 1-85278-207-2.
Wagner, J., 01.02.1996, In: Kyklos. 49, 1, p. 69-70 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
- 1995
- Published
Firm size and job creation in Germany
Wagner, J., 01.12.1995, In: Small Business Economics. 7, 6, p. 469-474 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Exports, firm size, and firm dynamics
Wagner, J., 01.02.1995, In: Small Business Economics. 7, 1, p. 29-39 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 1994
- Published
The (dis)similarity of interindustry wage differentials in Germany and the United-States: Evidence from microdata
Helwege, J. & Wagner, J., 01.12.1994, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 213, 6, p. 670-679 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ulman, Lloyd, Barry Eichengreen and William T. Dickens (eds.)( 1993): Labor and an Integrated Europe, Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 295 pp. $ 36.95. ISBN 0-8157-8628-4.
Wagner, J., 01.11.1994, In: Kyklos. 47, 4, p. 636-637 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Industrial Relations and Trade Union Effects on Innovation in Germany
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.09.1994, In: Labour - Review of labour economics and industrial relations. 8, 3, p. 489-504 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
The post-entry performance of new small firms in German manufacturing-industries
Wagner, J., 01.06.1994, In: Journal of Industrial Economics. 42, 2, p. 141-154 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review