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

    Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Finanz-, Wirtschafts- und andere Krisen : Forschungsbeiträge

    Schöning, S. (Editor), Richter, J. (Editor) & Pape, A. (Editor), 2011, Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang Verlag. 326 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  2. Published

    Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen in Umbruchsituationen

    Schöning, S. (Editor), Richter, J. (Editor), Ott, I. (Editor) & Nissen, D. (Editor), 2005, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 261 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Unternehmensnachfolge und Innovationspotenzial: Forschungsbeiträge

    Schöning, S. (Editor), Richter, J. (Editor), Wetzel, H. (Editor) & Nissen, D. (Editor), 2007, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 326 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  4. Published
  5. Published

    KombiFiD: kombinierte Firmendaten für Deutschland

    Bender, S., Wagner, J. & Zwick, M., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 60).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Kombinierte Firmenpaneldaten: Datenangebot und Analysepotenziale

    Wagner, J., 2017, Handbuch Empirische Organisationsforschung. Liebig, S. (ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien, p. 63-74 12 p. (Springer Reference Wirtschaft).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    Konjunkturelle Frühindikatoren und Konjunkturprognosen

    Heinemann, M., 04.2010, Frühwarnindikatoren und Risikomanagement: 1. Forschungssymposiuman der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg,Oktober2009. Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, p. 102-125 24 p. (FINAL; vol. 20, no. 3).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  8. Published

    Kooperationsverhalten niedergelassener Ärzte in Norddeutschland: Statistische Analyse der Einflussfaktoren

    Ehlert, A., 01.12.2017, In: Gesundheitsokonomie und Qualitatsmanagement. 22, 6, p. 290-296 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Kosteneffizienter und effektiver Biodiversitätsschutz durch Ausschreibungen und eine ergebnisorientierte Honorierung: das Modellprojekt "Blühendes Steinburg"

    Groth, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 105).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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