Projects per year
Organisation profile
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.
Keywords
- Economics
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Profiles
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Wissenschaftsraum „Verhaltensökonomik und gesellschaftliche Transformation“
Mechtel, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.24 → 31.08.28
Project: Research
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Understanding the minimum wage effects on imperfect product and labour markets
Hirsch, B. (Project manager, academic), Mertens, M. (Project manager, academic) & Müller, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.23 → 31.12.26
Project: Research
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Welchen Einfluss haben Ankündigungen von Zentralbanken auf Konsumenten?
Lamla, M. J. (Project manager, academic)
30.06.22 → 01.02.23
Project: Research
Research output
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In-group bias in natural groups of soldiers
Kraus, J. & Paetzel, F., 08.2026, In: Journal of Economic Psychology. 115, 11 p., 102907.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Loneliness, bad health, and the moderating role of friends: Differences between younger and older individuals in Germany
Friehe, T. & Pfeifer, C., 2026, In: Economics Bulletin. 46, 1, p. 342-359 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Organizational Fairness Perceptions, Employee Representation, and Firm Performance
Mohrenweiser, J. & Pfeifer, C., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Industrial Relations. 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Senat (Organisational unit)
Pfeifer, C. (Deputy member)
01.10.2026 → 30.09.2028Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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Fakultät S allgemein (Organisational unit)
Hirsch, B. (Member), Mechtel, M. (Deputy member), Unger, F. (Deputy member), Lohse, J. (Deputy member), Dix, J. (Deputy member), Korf, C. (Member) & Bittermann, N. I. (Member)
01.10.2026 → 30.09.2028Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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Was verändert KI - und für wen?
Mechtel, M. (Speaker) & Armbruster, A. (Speaker)
03.06.2026Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › artistic events › Research
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Prizes
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2nd place Leading House Best Paper Award 2013 (Swiss Leading House "Economics of Education") for "Effects of Training on Employee Suggestions and Promotions: Evidence from Personnel Records" in Schmalenbach Business Review (Christian Pfeifer, Simon Janssen, Philip Yang und Uschi Backes-Gellner)
Pfeifer, C. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Auszeichnung als Nachwuchswissenschaftler
Enkelmann, S. (Recipient), 09.12.2012
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Best Publisher of the Year 2007 der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Wagner, J. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Research
Press/Media
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So sehr beeinflussen die Berufsangaben auf Stimmzetteln die Wähler
13.02.26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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F.A.Z.-IFO-Ökonomenpanel - 100 Tage: Ökonomen geben der Regierung schlechte Noten
13.08.25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Datasets
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Active on many foreign markets (replication code)
Wagner, J. (Creator), ZBW - Leibniz Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, 2018
DOI: 10.15456/jbnst.2018117.061306, https://doi.org/10.15456%2Fjbnst.2018117.061306
Dataset
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A new and benign hegemon on the horizon? The Chinese century and growth in the Global South
NguyenHuu, T. (Creator) & Karaman Örsal, D. D. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 28.04.2020
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/oo8cuq, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/OO8CUQ
Dataset
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Firm Wage Premia, Industrial Relations, and Rent Sharing in Germany
Hirsch, B. (Creator) & Mueller, S. (Creator), SAGE Publications Inc., 13.05.2020
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.4975976, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Firm_Wage_Premia_Industrial_Relations_and_Rent_Sharing_in_Germany/4975976/1
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