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.
The Aging of the Unions in West Germany, 1980-2006
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 12.2008, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 228, 5/6, p. 497-511 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
The causal effects of exports on firm size and labor productivity: first evidence from a matching approach
Wagner, J., 2001, Hamburg: Hamburgisches Welt-Wirtschafts-Archiv - HWWA , 8 p. (HWWA Discussion Paper; no. 155).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
The causal effects of exports on firm size and labor productivity: first evidence from a matching approach
Wagner, J., 2001, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 247).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
The causal effects of exports on firm size and labor productivity: First evidence from a matching approach
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. 47-55 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
The causal effects of exports on firm size and labor productivity: first evidence from a matching approach
Wagner, J., 01.10.2002, In: Economics Letters. 77, 2, p. 287-292 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
The Changing Skill Structure of Employment in German Manufacturing: A Peek Inside the Industry Black Box
Addison, J. T. & Wagner, J., 01.01.1998, Globalization, Technological Change, and Labor Markets. Black, S. W. (ed.). New York, NY: Springer New York, p. 59-87 29 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
The consequences of deregulation for the damages in the German motor vehicle insurance industry
Wein, T., 2000, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 273 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 229).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
The contestable markets theory: efficient advice for economic policy
Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 2004, Trends in infrastructure regulation and financing: International Experience and Case Studies from Germany. Hirschhausen, C. V., Beckers, T. & Mitusch, K. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 21-41 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
The contestable markets theory: efficient advice for economic policy
Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 2002, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 274).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
Addison, J. T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2004, In: British Journal of Industrial Relations. 42, 2, p. 255-281 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research