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Das Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre beschäftigt sich in Forschung und Lehre mit ökonomischen Fragestellungen, die einen weiten Themenbereich abdecken.
Zu den thematischen Schwerpunkten des Instituts gehören die Bereiche Arbeitsökonomik, Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung, Wirtschaftspolitik, Wirtschaftstheorie und Finanzmärkte.

Die Forschungsschwerpunkte des Instituts sind:

Mikroökonometrische Untersuchungen zur internationalen Firmentätigkeit, Betriebsdemographie und Arbeitsplatzdynamik sowie industriellen Beziehungen;

Ökonomische Analysen zur Regulierung bzw. Deregulierung;

Ökonomische Analysen von Versicherungsmärkten;

Dynamische Makroökonomik und Verteilungsanalysen;

Innovation und Wachstum.

  1. 2014
  2. Published

    A Note on the Granular Nature of Imports in German Manufacturing Industries

    Wagner, J., 2014, In: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften. 65, 3, p. 241-252 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Before-after differences in labor market outcomes for participants in medical rehabilitation in Germany

    Pfeifer, C., Fischer, S., Wiemer, A. & Petrunyk, I., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Working Paper Series Economics; no. 318).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Credit constraints and margins of import: First evidence for German manufacturing enterprises

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 294).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Determinants of Female Employment in Egyptian Firms

    Abdelgouad, A. F. & Pfeifer, C., 2014, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 13, 12, p. 1267-1275 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Exports and Firm Profitability: Quality matters!

    Wagner, J., 2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 3, p. 1644-1652 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Exports and Firm Profitability: Qualtiy matters!

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 296).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Exports, R&D and Productivity: A test of the Bustos-Model with enterprise data from France, Italy and Spain

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 8 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 310).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Extensive Margins of Imports and Profitability: First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 298).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Extensive margins of imports, productivity and profitability: First evidence for manufacturing enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 3, p. 1669-1678 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Firm age and the margins of international trade: Comparable evidence from five European countries

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 308).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  12. Published

    Innovation and exports of German business services enterprises: First evidence from a new type of firm data

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2014, Innovation, Globalization and Firm Dynamics: Lessons for enterprise policy. Ferragina, A. M., Taymaz, E. & Yilmaz, K. (eds.). 1 ed. Milton Park / New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 137 - 160 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Is Export Diversification good for Productivity? First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 297).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  14. Published

    Law versus Economics? How should insurance intermediaries influence the insurance demand decision.

    Pape, A., 2014, Lüneburg, p. 1-22, 23 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 299).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  15. Published

    Liability rule failures? Evidence from german court decisions.

    Pape, A., 2014, 300 ed., Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, p. 1-32, 33 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 300).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  16. Published

    Low-productive exporters are high-quality exporters: Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 292).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  17. Published

    Low-productive exporters are high-quality exporters: Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 2, p. 745-756 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Mehr Wirtschaftlichkeit durch Systemwechsel? Empirische Befunde zum neuen kommunalen Haushalts- und Rechnungswesen

    Gärtner, J., 2014, 1 ed. LIT Verlag. 288 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  19. Published

    New Data from Official Statistics for Imports and Exports of Goods by German Enterprises

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 306).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  20. Published

    New Data from Official Statistics for Imports and Exports of Goods by German Enterprises

    Wagner, J., 2014, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 134, 3, p. 371-377 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Ownership Structure and Firm Performance in the Egyptian Manufacturing Sector

    Abdelgouad, A. F., Pfeifer, C. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 328).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  22. Published

    Still different after all these years: Extensive and intensive margins of exports in East and West German manufacturing enterprises

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 38 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 313).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  23. Published

    The Short-Run Impact of Twinning in the First Birth on Female Labor Supply in Tanzania

    Schwiebert, J., 2014, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 13, 12, p. 1261-1266 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    What makes a high-quality exporter? Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 295).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  25. Published

    Occupational sex segregation and working time: Regional evidence from Germany

    Humpert, S., 01.01.2014, In: Panoeconomicus. 61, 3, p. 317-329 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Determinants of fair own wage perceptions: The moderating effect of works councils and performance evaluations

    Pfeifer, C., 02.01.2014, In: Applied Economics Letters. 21, 1, p. 47-50 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

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

    Wagner, J., 02.01.2014, In: The Service Industries Journal. 34, 1, p. 24 - 37 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Credit constraints and exports: Evidence for German manufacturing enterprises

    Wagner, J., 22.01.2014, In: Applied Economics. 46, 3, p. 294-302 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Works Councils and the Management of Human Resources: Evidence from German Establishment Data

    Pfeifer, C., 02.2014, In: Economic and Industrial Democracy. 35, 1, p. 143-163 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Integrierte Versorgung - Wettbewerbspotenzial in der Gesundheitsversorgung heben!

    Ehlert, A. & Wein, T., 03.2014, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 94, 3, p. 194-202 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. Published
  32. Published

    Age and gender effects of workforce composition on productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises

    Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 31.03.2014, In: Contemporary Economics. 8, 1, p. 25-46 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Do the global stochastic trends drive the real house prices in OECD countries?

    Karaman Örsal, D., 04.2014, In: Economics Letters. 123, 1, p. 9-13 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Testing for a break in the persistence in yield spreads of EMU government bonds

    Sibbertsen, P., Wegener, C. & Basse, T., 04.2014, In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 41, 1, p. 109-118 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Effect of international activity on firm performance: Trade liberalization benefits better performing firms and contributes to economic growth

    Wagner, J., 05.2014, In: IZA World of Labor. 2014, 10 p., 47.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Foreign Ownership and the Extensive Margins of Exports: Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany

    Raff, H. & Wagner, J., 05.2014, In: World Economy. 37, 5, p. 579-591 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Government popularity and the economy: first evidence from German microdata

    Enkelmann, S., 05.2014, In: Empirical Economics. 46, 3, p. 999-1017 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    What makes a high-quality exporter? Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 06.05.2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 2, p. 865-874 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    A Note on Dual Internal Labor Markets and Wages of Temporary Workers: Evidence from Linked-Employer-Employee Data

    Pfeifer, C., 06.2014, In: Journal of Labor Research. 35, 2, p. 133-142 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Lingering illness or sudden death? Pre-exit employment developments in German establishments

    Wagner, J., Schnabel, C. & Fackler, D., 08.2014, In: Industrial and Corporate Change. 23, 4, p. 1121-1140 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    The Role of Extensive Margins of Exports in The Great Export Recovery in Germany, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 08.2014, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 234, 4, p. 518-526 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  42. Published
  43. Published

    The exporter productivity premium along the productivity distribution: evidence from quantile regression with nonadditive firm fixed effects

    Powell, D. & Wagner, J., 11.2014, In: Review of World Economics. 150, 4, p. 763-785 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Base salaries, bonus payments, and work absence among managers in a German company

    Pfeifer, C., 01.11.2014, In: Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 61, 5, p. 523-536 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Is export diversification good for profitability? First evidence for manufacturing enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J., 15.11.2014, In: Applied Economics. 46, 33, p. 4083-4090 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  46. Published
  47. Published

    The economic determinants of U.S. presidential approval: A survey

    Berlemann, M. & Enkelmann, S., 12.2014, In: European Journal of Political Economy. 36, p. 41-54 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Credit constraints and exports: a survey of empirical studies using firm-level data

    Wagner, J., 01.12.2014, In: Industrial and Corporate Change. 23, 6, p. 1477-1492 16 p., dtu037.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Guest Editorial

    Görg, H. & Wagner, J., 01.12.2014, In: Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 234, 6, p. 660-661 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  50. Published

    Miscounselling in the German Insurance Market-Utility-Orientated Implications for the Meaning of Miscounselling

    Pape, A., 01.12.2014, In: Journal of Consumer Policy. 37, 4, p. 561-582 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  51. Published

    The Gender Composition of Establishments' Workforces and Gender Gaps in Wages and Leadership Positions

    Pfeifer, C., 01.12.2014, In: The Manchester School. 82, S2, p. 69-81 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review