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. 2010
  2. Published

    Sabbaticals - eine Form der Arbeitszeitflexibilisierung

    Pape, A., 2010, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Herausforderungen und Innovationen: Forschungsbeiträge. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 157-175 19 p.

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

  3. Published

    Self-selection into export markets by business services firms: Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom

    Temouri, Y., Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 32 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 183).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Stability under learning of equilibria in financial markets with supply information

    Heinemann, M., 2010, In: Economics Bulletin. 30, 1, p. 383-391 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The Exporter Productivity Premium along the Productivity Distribution: First Evidence from Quantile Regression Approach for Fixed Effects Panel Data Models

    Powell, D. & Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 182).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    The post-entry performance of cohorts of export starters in German manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 45 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 187).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

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

    Wagner, J., 2010, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 130, 1, p. 133-142 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Training participation of an aging workforce in an internal labor market

    Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, (Working paper series in economics; no. Working Paper No 170).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published
  10. Published

    Higher Productivity in Importing German Manufacturing firms: Self-Selection, learning from importing, or both?

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 01.2010, In: Review of World Economics. 145, 4, p. 641-665 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Public reactions to the promotion of nanotechnologies in society

    Könninger, S., Ott, I., Zülsdorf, T. & Papilloud, C., 01.2010, In: International Journal of Nanotechnology. 7, 2-3, p. 265-279 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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  2. Direct production of lactic acid based on simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of mixed restaurant food waste
  3. Impact of prescribed burning on the nutrient balance of heathlands with particular reference to nitrogen and phosphorus
  4. Debating accounting and sustainability: from incompatibility to rapprochement in the pursuit of corporate sustainability
  5. Lernaufgaben in Form von Leittexten als methodischer Rahmen einer innovativen Berufsbildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
  6. Rechtsangleichung zwischen Gemeinschafts- und Unionsrecht – die Richtlinie über die Vorratsdatenspeicherung vor dem EuGH
  7. Habitat invasion risk assessment based on Landsat 5 data, exemplified by the shrub Rosa rubiginosa in southern Argentina
  8. Weltanschauliche Voraussetzungen naturwissenschaftlicher Welterkenntnis im Dialog zwischen Naturwissenschaft und Glaube
  9. Revision des Fragebogens zur Leistungsmotivation für Schülerinnen und Schüler der vierten bis sechsten Klasse (FLM 4 – 6-R)
  10. Multiprofessionelle Teamarbeit in Kindertageseinrichtungen – Anfragen an fach- und hochschulische Qualifizierungskontexte
  11. Life Cycle Assessment of biogas production under the environmental conditions of northern Germany: Greenhouse gas balance
  12. Two temperatures for one thermostat: The evolution of policy attitudes and support for independence in Catalonia (1991–2018)
  13. Bird's Response to Revegetation of Different Structure and Floristics-Are "Restoration Plantings" Restoring Bird Communities?
  14. Kollektive Vernunft als Basis der Demokratie? Über Bedingungen gelungener Selbstregierung im Anschluss an Franz L. Neumann
  15. Plant resource-use characteristics as predictors for species contribution to community biomass in experimental grasslands
  16. KomPädenZ-ein Projekt zur Anrechnung erworbenen Wissens unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Gender-Mainstreaming-Prinzips
  17. Protected habitats of Natura 2000 do not coincide with important diversity hotspots of arthropods in mountain grasslands
  18. Remediation of PAHs, NSO-Heterocycles, and Related Aromatic Compounds in Permeable Reactive Barriers Using Activated Carbon
  19. Platform for sustainable aviation fuels-combining ecological research and sustainability management with industrial needs
  20. Hochwasser- und Küstenschutz unter Klimawandelbedingungen als besonderes Aufgabengebiet von Partizipation und Kooperation
  21. Sozioökonomische Analyse von Pflegemaßnahmen zur Erhaltung von Heidelandschaften im Naturschutzgebiet Lüneburger Heide