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. 2003
  2. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published
  7. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review