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.
- 2004
- Published
The influence of vertical integration and property rights on network access charges in the German electricity market
Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 01.11.2004, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 224, 6, p. 673-695 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- Published
Are rational expectations equilibria with private information eductively stable?
Heinemann, M., 01.06.2004, In: Journal of Economics. 82, 2, p. 169-194 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Start-up activities, individual characteristics, and the regional milieu: Lessons for entrepreneurship support policies from German micro data
Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 01.06.2004, In: The Annals of Regional Science. 38, 2, p. 219-240 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Growth and welfare effects of tax cuts: The case of a productive public input with technological risk
Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 06.2004, In: Empirica. 31, 2-3, p. 117-135 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
Addison, J. T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2004, In: British Journal of Industrial Relations. 42, 2, p. 255-281 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
- Published
The reform of the German Works Constitution Act: A critical assessment
Addison, J. T., Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 04.2004, In: Industrial Relations. 43, 2, p. 392-420 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Works Councils - Sand or Grease in the Operation of German Firms?
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 20.02.2004, In: Applied Economics Letters. 11, 3, p. 159-161 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Theoretische Fundierungen monetärer Transmission
Haslinger, F. & Heinemann, M., 01.01.2004, Geld- und Wirtschaftspolitik in gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung: Gedächtnisschrift für Karl-Heinz Ketterer.. Hofer, M. B., Kotz, H.-H. & Simmert, D. B. (eds.). Berlin: Duncker & Humblot GmbH, p. 23-44 22 p. (Volkswirtschaftliche Schriften; vol. 540).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Are young and small firms hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs? Evidence from German micro data
Wagner, J., 2004, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 50, 4, p. 379-391 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Are young and small firms hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs? Evidence from German micro data
Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 301).Research output: Working paper › Working papers