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 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.
- 2003
German Works Councils Old and New: Incidence, Coverage and Determinants
Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 123, 3, p. 339-358 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
On the micro-structure of the German export boom: evidence from establishment panel data : 1995 - 2002
Wagner, J., 2003, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 290).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
On the micro-structure of the German export boom: evidence from establishment panel data, 1995 - 2002
Wagner, J., 2003, Hamburg: Hamburgisches Welt-Wirtschafts-Archiv - HWWA , 15 p. (HWWA discussion paper; no. 249).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Taking a second chance: entrepreneurial re-starters in Germany
Wagner, J., 2003, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 49, 3, p. 255-272 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Technological change and the dynamics of industries, theoretical issues and empirical evidence from Dutch manufacturing: Technological change and the dynamics of industries / Machiel Francois Dijk
Wagner, J., 2003, In: Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv. 139, 4, p. 796-798 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 284 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 292).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 207 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 22).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Trade union membership in eastern and western Germany: convergence or divergence?
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2003, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 49, 3, p. 213-232 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Trade union membership in Eastern and Western Germany: convergence or divergence?
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2003, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 25 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 18).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Unobserved Firm Heterogeneity and the Size-Exports Nexus: Evidence from German Panel Data
Wagner, J., 2003, In: Review of World Economics. 139, 1, p. 161-172 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review