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

    Nachhaltige Entwicklung durch endogene Umweltwahrnehmung

    Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 2006, Auf allen Märkten zu Hause. Clemens, C., Heinemann, M. & Soretz, S. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 233-256 24 p.

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

  2. Published

    Nachhaltige Entwicklung durch endogene Umweltwahrnehmung

    Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 24).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Nascent and infant entrepreneurs in Germany: evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)

    Wagner, J., 2008, Neue Ansätze der Mittelstandsforschung. Merz , J. & Schulte, R. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 395-411 17 p. (CREPS Entrepreneurship, Professions, Small Buseniss Economics; vol. 4).

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

  4. Published

    Nascent and infant entrepreneurs in Germany: evidence from the regional entrepreneurship monitor (REM)

    Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 1).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Nascent entrepreneurs

    Wagner, J., 2006, The life cycle of entrepreneurial ventures. Parker, S. C. (ed.). New York: Springer, p. 15-37 23 p. (International handbook series on entrepreneurship; vol. 3).

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

  6. Published

    Nascent entrepreneurs

    Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 320).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Nascent entrepreneurs in German regions: evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)

    Lückgen, I., Oberschachtsiek, D., Sternberg, R. & Wagner, J., 01.01.2006, Entrepreneurship in the region. Fritsch, M. & Schmude, J. (eds.). New York: Springer, p. 7-34 28 p. (International Studies in Entrepreneurship; vol. 14).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Nascent entrepreneurs in German regions: evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)

    Lückgen, I. & Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 327).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Negotiated third party access: An industrial organisation perspective

    Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 01.09.2005, In: European Journal of Law and Economics. 20, 2, p. 165-183 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Network access charges, vertical integration, and property rights structure-experiences from the German electricity markets

    Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 01.03.2005, In: Energy Economics. 27, 2, p. 257-278 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review