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. 2009
  2. Published

    Subsidies and exports in Germany: first evidence from enterprise panel data

    Girma, S., Görg, H. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 117).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    The German Business Services Statistics Panel 2003 to 2007

    Vogel, A., 2009, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 129, 3, p. 515-522 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The impact of the 2004 EU-enlargement on enterprise performance and exports of service enterprises in the German eastern border region

    Braakmann, N. & Vogel, A., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 124).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    The research potential of new types of enterprise data based on surveys from official statistics in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 135).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    The role of firm-level and regional human capital for the social returns to education: evidence from German social security data

    Braakmann, N., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 38 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 126).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    The role of psychological traits for the gender gap in full-time employment and wages: evidence from Germany

    Braakmann, N., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 112).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    The transferability and performance of payment-by-results biodiversity conservation procurement auctions: empirical evidence from northernmost Germany

    Groth, M., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 29 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 119).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Wer wird subventioniert? Subventionen in deutschen Industrieunternehmen 1999 - 2006

    Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 40 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 110).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Zehn Jahre "European Data Watch": Dokumentation von Datensätzen für die empirische Wirtschafts- und Sozialforschung und Zugangswegen zu den Daten

    Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 10 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 154).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    Zur Beschäftigungsentwicklung in der Region Hannover: ein Vergleich mit 12 deutschen Verdichtungsräumen

    Vogel, A., Wagner, J., Brunken, K. & Brandt, A., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 156).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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  2. Revision des Fragebogens zur Leistungsmotivation für Schülerinnen und Schüler der vierten bis sechsten Klasse (FLM 4 – 6-R)
  3. Multiprofessionelle Teamarbeit in Kindertageseinrichtungen – Anfragen an fach- und hochschulische Qualifizierungskontexte
  4. Life Cycle Assessment of biogas production under the environmental conditions of northern Germany: Greenhouse gas balance
  5. Two temperatures for one thermostat: The evolution of policy attitudes and support for independence in Catalonia (1991–2018)
  6. Bird's Response to Revegetation of Different Structure and Floristics-Are "Restoration Plantings" Restoring Bird Communities?
  7. Kollektive Vernunft als Basis der Demokratie? Über Bedingungen gelungener Selbstregierung im Anschluss an Franz L. Neumann
  8. Plant resource-use characteristics as predictors for species contribution to community biomass in experimental grasslands
  9. KomPädenZ-ein Projekt zur Anrechnung erworbenen Wissens unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Gender-Mainstreaming-Prinzips
  10. Protected habitats of Natura 2000 do not coincide with important diversity hotspots of arthropods in mountain grasslands
  11. Remediation of PAHs, NSO-Heterocycles, and Related Aromatic Compounds in Permeable Reactive Barriers Using Activated Carbon
  12. Platform for sustainable aviation fuels-combining ecological research and sustainability management with industrial needs
  13. Hochwasser- und Küstenschutz unter Klimawandelbedingungen als besonderes Aufgabengebiet von Partizipation und Kooperation
  14. Sozioökonomische Analyse von Pflegemaßnahmen zur Erhaltung von Heidelandschaften im Naturschutzgebiet Lüneburger Heide