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. 1996
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Published
  5. 1995
  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 1994
  9. 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

  10. Published
  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Published
  14. Published

    EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AND LABOR-MARKET BEHAVIOR - BUECHTEMANN,CF

    Wagner, J., 01.05.1994, In: Kyklos. 47, 2, p. 269-270 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  15. Published
  16. Published

    NEW CONCEPTS IN INNOVATION OUTPUT MEASUREMENT - KLEINKNECHT,A, BAIN,D

    Wagner, J., 01.05.1994, In: Kyklos. 47, 2, p. 287-288 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  17. Published

    UK Unionism and Innovative Activity: Some Cautionary Remarks on the Basis of a Simple Cross-Country Test

    Addison, J. T. & Wagner, J., 01.03.1994, In: British Journal of Industrial Relations. 32, 1, p. 85-98 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    INFLEXIBLE COMMODITY PRICES AS A RESULT OF PROFIT MAXIMIZATION - REPLY TO A COMMENT BY MAUSSNER,A.

    Gschwendtner, H., 03.1994, In: Jahrbucher für Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 213, 2, p. 223-229 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  19. Published

    German wage curves, 1979-1990

    Wagner, J., 1994, In: Economics Letters. 44, 3, p. 307-311 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. 1993
  21. Published
  22. Published
  23. Published

    A Reconsideration of the Perfect-Competition Model

    Geschwendtner, H., 11.1993, In: Jahrbucher für Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 212, 5-6, p. 451-462 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  24. Published