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.
- 2002
- Published
The reform of the German works constitution act: a critical assessment
Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2002, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 34 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 16).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
The role of the regional milieu for the decision to start a new firm: empirical evidence for Germany
Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 259).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Unobserved firm heterogeneity and the establishment size: exports nexus: evidence from German panel data
Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 257).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Wachstumsdeterminanten junger Unternehmen: empirische Analysen für Ost- und Westdeutschland
Almus, M., 2002, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 247 p. (ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen; vol. 60)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
- Published
Works councils: sand or grease in the operation of German firms?
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 281).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
German works councils old and new: incidence, coverage and determinants
Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 05.2002, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 24 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 10).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Establishment age and wages: evidence from German linked employer-employee data
Kölling, A., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2002, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 26 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 13).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
A revised theory of contestable markets: applied on the German telecommunication sector
Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 09.2002, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 275).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
The causal effects of exports on firm size and labor productivity: first evidence from a matching approach
Wagner, J., 01.10.2002, In: Economics Letters. 77, 2, p. 287-292 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2003
- Published
Anonymized firm data under test: evidence from a replication study
Wagner, J., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 32 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 300).Research output: Working paper › Working papers