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. 2008
  2. Published

    The aging of the unions in West Germany, 1980-2006

    Schnabel , C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 93).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    The difficulty of behavior as a (regulated) natural monopolist: the dynamics of electricity network access charges in Germany 2002 to 2006

    Wein, T. & Wetzel, H., 2008, Mittelstand 2008: aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge zu gesellschaftlichen und finanzwirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main [u.a]: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 73-93 21 p.

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

  4. Published

    The German turnover tax statistics panel

    Vogel, A. & Dittrich, S., 2008, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 128, 4, p. 661-670 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  5. Published

    The German turnover tax statistics panel

    Vogel, A. & Dittrich, S., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 92).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    The smoking wage penalty in the United Kingdom

    Braakmann, N., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 24 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 96).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Union membership and age: the inverted u-shape hypothesis under test

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 107).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Upcoming research concerning auctions for conserving and promoting biodiversity

    Groth, M., 2008, Implementation of the CBD programme of work on protected areas; progress and perspectives: Abstracts of poster prensentations at the second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas, 11 - 15 February 2008 in Rome, Italy. Montreal: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, p. 22-24 3 p. (CBD Technical Series; vol. 35).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Wirken sich Exportaktivitäten positiv auf die Rendite von deutschen Industrieunternehmen aus?

    Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 94).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published
  11. Published

    Sind mittelständische Betriebe der Jobmotor der deutschen Wirtschaft?

    Wagner, J., Koller, L. & Schnabel, C., 02.2008, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 88, 2, p. 130-135 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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