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. 1998
  2. 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/worksChapter

  3. 1997
  4. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. 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

  6. Published
  7. Published
  8. Published

    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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 1996
  13. 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 contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  14. 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

  15. 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 contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  16. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published
  18. 1995
  19. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. 1994
  22. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Published
  24. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review