
About Me
I am affiliated to the CESifo Research Network and have published my work in the International Economic Review, Journal of International Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, and Economics Letters.
- +49 551 39 28069
- florian.unger@uni-goettingen.de
My areas of research

Credit frictions and globalization
How does globalization affect firms in the presence of imperfect capital markets? How do credit frictions affect exporters?

Innovation and international trade
How do exports and innovations interact? What are the implications of quality innovations on the gravity equation of trade?

Corporate taxation and export behavior
How do corporate taxes affect the exports of multi-product firms? Which effects have tax reforms on the exported product portfolio?
Teaching
- In the winter term 2023/24, I teach as an Interim Professor of Economics at the Leuphana University Lüneburg.
- My courses include Macroeconomics 1, Macroeconomic Theory 2, and International Economics.

Credit frictions and globalization
How does globalization affect firms in the presence of imperfect capital markets? How do credit frictions affect exporters?

Innovation and international trade
How do exports and innovations interact? What are the implications of quality innovations on the gravity equation of trade?

Corporate taxation and export behavior
How do corporate taxes affect the exports of multi-product firms? Which effects have tax reforms on the exported product portfolio?
Latest News

Two publications in International Economic Review
Two of my papers have been published in the November issue of the International Economic Review.

Interim professorship at Leuphana University
In the winter term 2023/24, I work as an Interim Professor of Empirical Macroeconomics at Leuphana University Lüneburg.

International Workshop on Globalization
Together with Miriam Kohl and Philipp Richter, I organize a workshop for young economists in December 2023 at the University of Mainz.

Lecture series "Economics in Action"
I organize the lecture series "Economics in Action" for Bachelor's students in the winter term 2023 at the University of Göttingen.

Article on credit frictions and trade published online
My paper "Credit frictions, endogenous innovations, and price setting in international trade" has been accepted for publication in the International Economic Review.

Paper on patient mobility published online
My paper "Modeling Inter-Regional Patient Mobility: Theory and Evidence from Spatially Explicit Data" has been published online in the "International Economic Review".

Credit frictions and globalization
How does globalization affect firms in the presence of imperfect capital markets? How do credit frictions affect exporters?

Innovation and international trade
How do exports and innovations interact? What are the implications of quality innovations on the gravity equation of trade?

Corporate taxation and export behavior
How do corporate taxes affect the exports of multi-product firms? Which effects have tax reforms on the exported product portfolio?