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. Published

    Innovation and Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First Evidence from a new type of data

    Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 246).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    Integrierte Versorgung - Wettbewerbspotenzial in der Gesundheitsversorgung heben!

    Ehlert, A. & Wein, T., 03.2014, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 94, 3, p. 194-202 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Internal markets or hierachies: Transfer prices or budgets?

    Pfeiffer, T. & Wagner, J., 01.05.2007, In: Journal of Economics and Business. 59, 3, p. 241-255 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    International Activities and Firm Performance: Introduction

    Wagner, J., 03.2010, In: World Economy. 33, 3, p. 311-314 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  5. Published

    International business and the eclectic paradigm, developing the OLI framework , ed. by John Cantwell and Rajneesh Narula

    Wagner, J., 2004, In: Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv. 140, 3, p. 534-535 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  6. Published

    International firm-activities and innovation: evidence from knowledge production-functions for German firms

    Wagner, J., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 29 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 25).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    International handbook of trade unions, ed. by John T. Addison ...

    Wagner, J., 2004, In: Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv. 140, 4, p. 728-729 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  9. Published

    International Trade and Firm Performance: A Survey of Empirical Studies since 2006

    Wagner, J., 08.2011, 72 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 210).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    International Trade and Firm Performance: A Survey of Empirical Studies since 2006

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 43-87 45 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review