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

    Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen in Umbruchsituationen

    Schöning, S. (Editor), Richter, J. (Editor), Ott, I. (Editor) & Nissen, D. (Editor), 2005, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 261 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    Menschen im Gründungsprozess - empirische Befunde aus dem Regionalen Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Deutschland

    Wagner, J., 2005, Ergebnisse der MittelstandsForschung. Schulte, R. (ed.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 23-49 27 p.

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

  4. Published

    Nascent and infant entrepreneurs in Germany: evidence from the regional entrepreneurship monitor (REM)

    Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 1).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Personal and regional determinants of entrepreneurial activities: Empirical evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Germany

    Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 2005, In: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft. 25, 1, p. 91-105 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Who are the workers who never joined a union? empirical evidence from Germany

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 15 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 37).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Who are the workers who never joined a union? empirical evidence from Germany

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 12).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published
  9. Published

    Zur Evidenz regionaler Determinanten im Kontext individueller Gründungsaktivitäten: empirische Befunde aus dem Regionalen Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)

    Sternberg, R. & Wagner, J., 2005, In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie. 49, 3/4, p. 167-184 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published
  11. Published

    Zur Mikrostruktur der Investitionsdynamik in der Industrie: Analysen mit Betriebspaneldaten aus Niedersachsen (1995 - 2002)

    Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 330).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers