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.
  1. 2002
  2. 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 paperWorking papers

  3. 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 paperWorking papers

  4. 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 paperWorking papers

  5. 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 anthologiesMonographsResearch

  6. 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 paperWorking papers

  7. 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 paperWorking papers

  8. 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 paperWorking papers

  9. 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 paperWorking papers

  10. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. 2003
  12. 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 paperWorking papers