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 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.
- 2008
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Forschungsbericht 2007
Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 73).Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Transfer
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Freistellung von Betriebsräten: eine Beschäftigungsbremse?
Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2008, In: Zeitschrift für Arbeitsmarktforschung. 41, 2/3, p. 305-326 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Higher productivity in importing German manufacturing firms: self-selection, learning from importing, or both?
Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 40 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 106).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Higher wages in exporting firms: self-selection, export effect, or both? first evidence from German linked emlpoyer-emlpoyee data
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 19 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 74).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Improvements and future challenges for the research infrastructure in the field firm level data
Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 88).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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International Firm Activities and Innovation: Evidence from Knowledge Production Functions for German Firms
Wagner, J., 2008, In: The ICFAI Journal of Knowledge Management. 6, 2, p. 47-62 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Intra-firm wage inequality and firm performance: fist evidence from German linked employer-employee-data
Braakmann, N., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 24 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 77).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Kosteneffizienter und effektiver Biodiversitätsschutz durch Ausschreibungen und eine ergebnisorientierte Honorierung: das Modellprojekt "Blühendes Steinburg"
Groth, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 105).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Labormetrics
Bellmann, L. (Editor), Wagner, J. (Editor), Franz, W. (Editor), Gerlach, K. (Editor), Hujer, R. (Editor) & Meyer, W. (Editor), 2008, Stuttgart: Lucius & Lucius. 233 p. (Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik; vol. 228, no. 5/6)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Mittelstand 2008: aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge zu gesellschaftlichen und finanzwirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen
Schöning, S. (Editor), Richter, J. (Editor), Wetzel, H. (Editor) & Nissen, D. (Editor), 2008, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 264 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research