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. 2005
  2. Published

    Do works councils inhibit investment?

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 333).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Do works councils inhibit investment?

    Schnabel, C., Wagner, J., Schank, T. & Addison, J. T., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 30 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 32).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Essays on Network Regulation: theoretical and empirical evidence from the electricity supply industry

    Growitsch, C., 2005, Lüneburg: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 120 p. (Schriften des Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle ; vol. 21)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  5. Published

    Establishment age and wages: evidence from German linked employer-employee data

    Kölling, A., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Institutionen, Löhne und Beschäftigung. Bellmann, L. (ed.). Nürnberg: Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung - IAB, p. 81-99 19 p. (Beiträge zur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung; vol. 294).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  6. Published

    Exporte und Produktivität in mittelständischen Betrieben: Befunde aus der niedersächsischen Industrie (1995 - 2004)

    Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 11).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Exports, foreign direct investment, and productivity: evidence from German firm level data

    Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 8 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 8).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Firmenalter und Firmenperformance: empirische Befunde zu Unterschieden zwischen jungen und alten Firmen in Deutschland

    Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 15).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Fördert Umverteilung die Existenzgründung?

    Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 2005, Ergebnisse der MittelstandsForschung. Schulte, R. (ed.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 53-72 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    German works councils and productivity: first evidence from a nonparametric test

    Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 14).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    Is the market classification of risk always efficient? evidence from German third party motor insurance

    Schwarze, R. & Wein, T., 2005, In: German Risk and Insurance Review. 1, p. 173-203 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review