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 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.
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Germany's trade in goods: A survey of the evidence from transaction data
Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 317-337 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Gewerkschaftsmitgliedschaft in Deutschland: Strukturen, Determinanten und Tendenzen: Schwerpunktheft der Industriellen Beziehungen 2/2007
Schnabel, C. (Editor) & Wagner, J. (Editor), 2007, 1. ed. Mering: Hampp Verlag. 108 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Governmental activity and private capital adjustment
Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 26).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Governmental activity, integration, and agglomeration
Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 57).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Government popularity and the economy: first evidence from German microdata
Enkelmann, S., 05.2014, In: Empirical Economics. 46, 3, p. 999-1017 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Greater fit and a greater gap: How environmental support for entrepreneurship increases the life satisfaction gap between entrepreneurs and employees
Brieger, S. A., De Clercq, D., Hessels, J. & Pfeifer, C., 28.05.2020, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 26, 4, p. 561-594 34 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Growth and welfare effects of tax cuts: The case of a productive public input with technological risk
Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 06.2004, In: Empirica. 31, 2-3, p. 117-135 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Growth strategies: Fiscal versus institutional policies
Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 01.07.2008, In: Economic Modelling. 25, 4, p. 605-622 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Grundlagen der Umweltpolitik
Gschwendtner, H., 01.01.2000, Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Schaltegger, S. (ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 71-110 40 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Gründungs- und Wettbewerbspotenziale im deutschen Eisenbahnsektor - vertikale Verbundvorteile ein Hindernis für Trennung von Netz und Transport?
Wetzel, H., 2006, Existenzgründung - Beiträge zur Gründungsforschung. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 121-135 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research