Joachim Wagner

Research Fellow

Leuphana University Lüneburg

Wagner@leuphana.de

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Joachim Wagner has been professor of economics at the institute of economics of the University of Lüneburg since 1993. He studied economics at the University of Hannover, where he received his diploma in 1979, his doctoral degree in 1984, and his habilitation in 1990. His current research interests include empirical economic research in labor economics, small business economics, industrial economics, and international economics. He has published numerous papers in national and international refereed journals and collective volumes. Joachim Wagner serves on the editorial board of Small Business Economics, and he is the special editor for the European Data Watch series published in Schmollers Jahrbuch - Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften. Furthermore, he is the coordinator of FiDASt, a network joining teams from various German federal states that work with the highly confidential micro data from official statistics inside the statistical offices.

Joachim Wagner joined IZA as a Research Fellow in March 2001.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7081

Lingering Illness or Sudden Death? Pre-Exit Employment Developments in German Establishments

Daniel Fackler, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Industrial and Corporate Change 2014, 23 (4), 1121-1140

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7050

Is Innovative Firm Behavior Correlated with Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce? Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises

Christian Pfeifer, Joachim Wagner

published in: Journal for Labour Market Research, 2014, 47 (3), 223-231

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6393

The Microstructure of the Great Export Collapse in German Manufacturing Industries, 2008/2009

Joachim Wagner

published in: Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, Vol 7, 2013-5

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6381

Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce, Productivity and Profits: Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises

Christian Pfeifer, Joachim Wagner

published in: Contemporary Economics, 2014, 8 (1), 25-49

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6349

Establishment Exits in Germany: The Role of Size and Age

Daniel Fackler, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Small Business Economics, 2013, 41 (3), 683-700

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6274

Average Wage, Qualification of the Workforce and Export Performance in German Enterprises: Evidence from KombiFiD Data

Joachim Wagner

published in: Journal for Labour Market Research, 2012, 45 (2), 161-170

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6207

Foreign Ownership and Firm Survival: First Evidence for Enterprises in Germany

Joachim Wagner, John Philipp Weche Gelübcke

published in: International Economics / Economie Internationale, 2012, 132 (Q4), 117-139

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6115

The German Manufacturing Sector is a Granular Economy

Joachim Wagner

published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2012, 19 (17), 1663-1665

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6009

Exports, Foreign Direct Investments and Productivity: Are Services Firms Different?

Joachim Wagner

published in: Service Industries Journal, 2014, 34 (1), 24-37

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5924

Exports, Imports and Firm Survival: First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany

Joachim Wagner

published in: Review of World Economics, 2013, 149 (1), 113-130

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5916

International Trade and Firm Performance: A Survey of Empirical Studies since 2006

Joachim Wagner

published in: Review of World Economics, 2012, 148 (2), 235-267

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5766

Exports, Imports and Profitability: First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises

Joachim Wagner

published in: Open Economies Review, 2012, 23 (5), 747-765

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5244

Exports and Firm Characteristics in German Manufacturing Industries

Joachim Wagner

published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2011, 57 (2), 107-143 and 145-160

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5183

The Post-Entry Performance of Cohorts of Export Starters in German Manufacturing Industries

Joachim Wagner

published in: International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2012, 19 (2), 169-193

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5175

From Estimation Results to Stylized Facts: Twelve Recommendations for Empirical Research in International Activities of Heterogeneous Firms

Joachim Wagner

published in: De Economist, 2011, 159 (4), 389-412

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5147

Self-Selection into Export Markets by Business Services Firms: Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom

Yama Temouri, Alexander Vogel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2013, 25 (2), 146-158

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5112

The Exporter Productivity Premium along the Productivity Distribution: First Evidence from a Quantile Regression Approach for Fixed Effects Panel Data Models

David Powell, Joachim Wagner

published in: Review of World Economics, 2014, 150 (4), 763-785

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4964

Productivity Premia for German Manufacturing Firms Exporting to the Euro-Area and Beyond: First Evidence from Robust Fixed Effects Estimations

Vincenzo Verardi, Joachim Wagner

published in: The World Economy, 2012, 35 (6), 694-712

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4928

Robust Estimation of Linear Fixed Effects Panel Data Models with an Application to the Exporter Productivity Premium

Vincenzo Verardi, Joachim Wagner

published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 2011, 231 (4), 546-557

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4633

Labor Market Adjustments after a Large Import Shock: Evidence from the German Clothing Industry and the Multi-Fibre Arrangement

Nils Braakmann, Joachim Wagner

published in: Dierk Hirschel, Peter Paic und Markus Zwick (Hrsg.), Daten in der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Forschung, Wiesbaden, Springer Gabler 2013, 201-224

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4605

Offshoring and Firm Performance: Self-Selection, Effects on Performance, or Both?

Joachim Wagner

published in: Review of World Economics, 2011, 147 (2), 217-247

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4434

Intra-Industry Adjustment to Import Competition: Theory and Application to the German Clothing Industry

Horst Raff, Joachim Wagner

published in: World Economy, 2010, 33 (8), 1006-1022

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4364

The Research Potential of New Types of Enterprise Data Based on Surveys from Official Statistics in Germany

Joachim Wagner

published in: Schmollers Jahrbuch: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften / Journal of Applied Social Science Studies, 2010, 130 (1), 133-142

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4352

One-third Codetermination at Company Supervisory Boards and Firm Performance in German Manufacturing Industries: First Direct Evidence from a New Type of Enterprise Data

Joachim Wagner

published in: Schmollers Jahrbuch: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften /Journal of Applied Social Science Studies, 2011, 131 (1), 91-106

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4076

Subsidies and Exports in Germany: First Evidence from Enterprise Panel Data

Sourafel Girma, Holger Görg, Joachim Wagner

published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2009, 55 (3), 179-195

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3854

Higher Productivity in Importing German Manufacturing Firms: Self-Selection, Learning from Importing, or Both?

Alexander Vogel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Review of World Economics, 2009, 145 (4), 641-665

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3842

Union Membership and Age: The Inverted U-Shape Hypothesis under Test

Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published as 'With or Without U? Testing the Hypothesis of an Inverted U-Shaped Union Membership-Age Relationship' in: Contemporary Economics, 2012, 6 (4), 28-34

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3798

Exports and Profitability: First Evidence for German Manufacturing Firms

Helmut Fryges, Joachim Wagner

published in: World Economy, 2010, 33 (3), 399-423

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3661

The Aging of the Unions in West Germany, 1980–2006

Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik , 2008, 228 (5-6), 497-511

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3359

Higher Wages in Exporting Firms: Self-Selection, Export Effect, or Both? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data

Thorsten Schank, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Review of World Economics, 2010, 146 (2), 303-322

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2782

Exports and Productivity Growth: First Evidence from a Continuous Treatment Approach

Helmut Fryges, Joachim Wagner

published in: Review of World Economics, 2008, 144 (4), 695-722

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2667

Entry, Exit and Productivity: Empirical Results for German Manufacturing Industries

Joachim Wagner

published in: German Economic Review 2010, 11(1), 78-85

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2661

Productivity and Size of the Export Market: Evidence for West and East German Plants, 2004

Joachim Wagner

published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 2007, 227 (4), 403-408

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2656

Why More West than East German Firms Export

Joachim Wagner

published in: International Economics and Economic Policy, 2008, 5 (4), 363-370

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2388

The Persistent Decline in Unionization in Western and Eastern Germany, 1980-2004: What Can We Learn from a Decomposition Analysis?

Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Industrielle Beziehungen, 2007, 14(2), 118-132

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2000

The (Parlous) State of German Unions

John T. Addison, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Journal of Labor Research, 2007, 28 (1), 3-18

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1757

German Works Councils and Productivity: First Evidence from a Nonparametric Test

Joachim Wagner

published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2008, 15 (9), 727-730

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1658

Who Are the Workers Who Never Joined a Union? Empirical Evidence from Germany

Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Industrielle Beziehungen, 2006, 13 (2), 118-131

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1608

"Der Noth gehorchend, nicht dem eignen Trieb" – Nascent Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs in Germany: Evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)

Joachim Wagner

published in: RWI-Mitteilungen, 2003/2004, 54/55 (3-4), 287-303

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1522

Nascent and Infant Entrepreneurs in Germany: Evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)

Joachim Wagner

published in: Joachim Merz and Reihard Schulte (Hrsg.), Neue Ansätze der MittelstandsForschung, Berlin etc.: Lit-Verlag 2008

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1473

Do Works Councils Inhibit Investment?

John T. Addison, Thorsten Schank, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2007, 60 (2), 187-203

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1464

Determinants of Union Membership in 18 EU Countries: Evidence from Micro Data, 2002/03

Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Industrial Relations Journal, 2007, 38 (1), 5-32

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1414

Works Councils, Labor Productivity and Plant Heterogeneity: Evidence from Quantile Regressions

Joachim Wagner, John T. Addison, Claus Schnabel, Thorsten Schank

published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik , 2006, 226 (5), 505-518

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1394

Nascent Entrepreneurs in German Regions: Evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)

Ingo Lückgen, Dirk Oberschachtsiek, Rolf Sternberg, Joachim Wagner

published in: M. Fritsch and J. Schmude (eds.), Entrepreneurship in the Region, Berlin: Springer 2006

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1293

Nascent Entrepreneurs

Joachim Wagner

published in: Simon C. Parker (ed.), The Life Cycle of Entrepreneurial Ventures (International Handbook Series on Entrepreneurship, Vol. 3), New York: Springer 2006, 15-37

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1185

Exporting Firms Do Not Pay Higher Wages, Ceteris Paribus. First Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data

Thorsten Schank, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

substantially revised version published as 'Do exporters really pay higher wages? First evidence from linked employer-employee data' in: Journal of International Economics, 2007, 72 (1), 52-74

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1134

What a Difference a Y Makes: Female and Male Nascent Entrepreneurs in Germany

Joachim Wagner

published in: Small Business Economics, 2007, 28 (1), 1-21

IZA Discussion Paper No. 989

Are Young and Small Firms Hothouses for Nascent Entrepreneurs? Evidence from German Micro Data

Joachim Wagner

published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2004, 50 (4), 379-391

IZA Discussion Paper No. 911

Are Nascent Entrepreneurs Jacks-of-All-Trades? A Test of Lazear's Theory of Entrepreneurship with German Data

Joachim Wagner

published in: Applied Economics, 2006, 38 (20), 2415-2419

IZA Discussion Paper No. 878

The Course of Research into the Economic Consequences of German Works Councils

John T. Addison, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2004, 42 (2), 255-281

IZA Discussion Paper No. 812

German Works Councils in the Production Process

John T. Addison, Thorsten Schank, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Schmollers Jahrbuch: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften/Journal of Applied Social Science Studies, 2006, 126 (2), 251-283

IZA Discussion Paper No. 708

Determinants of Trade Union Membership in Western Germany: Evidence from Micro Data, 1980-2000

Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Socio-Economic Review, 2005, 3 (1), 1-24

IZA Discussion Paper No. 707

Trade Union Membership in Eastern and Western Germany: Convergence or Divergence?

Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2003, 49 (3), 213-232

IZA Discussion Paper No. 679

Establishment Age and Wages: Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data

Arnd Kölling, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Beiträge zur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, 2005, 294, 81-99

IZA Discussion Paper No. 648

Works Councils – Sand or Grease in the Operation of German Firms?

Thorsten Schank, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2004, 11 (3), 159–161

IZA Discussion Paper No. 624

Personal and Regional Determinants of Entrepreneurial Activities: Empirical Evidence from the REM Germany

Joachim Wagner, Rolf Sternberg

published in: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft / Review of Regional Reseach, 2005, 25 (1), 91-105

IZA Discussion Paper No. 592

Testing Lazear’s Jack-of-All-Trades View of Entrepreneurship with German Micro Data

Joachim Wagner

published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2003, 10 (11), 687-689

IZA Discussion Paper No. 495

German Works Councils Old and New: Incidence, Coverage and Determinants

John T. Addison, Lutz Bellmann, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Schmollers Jahrbuch: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften / Journal of Applied Social Science Studies, 123 (3), 2003, 339-358

IZA Discussion Paper No. 494

The Role of the Regional Milieu for the Decision to Start a New Firm: Empirical Evidence for Germany

Joachim Wagner, Rolf Sternberg

published in: Annals of Regional Science, 2004, 38 (2), 219-240

IZA Discussion Paper No. 468

The Impact of Risk Aversion, Role Models, and the Regional Milieu on the Transition from Unemployment to Self-Employment: Empirical Evidence for Germany

Joachim Wagner

published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 2003, 223 (2), 204-221

IZA Discussion Paper No. 422

The Long Awaited Reform of the German Works Constitution Act

John T. Addison, Lutz Bellmann, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner

published in: Industrial Relations, 2004, 43 (2), 392-420