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 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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The u-shape on aging revisited: An international comparison with aggregated data
Humpert, S., 25.03.2011, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Finanz-, Wirtschafts- und andere Krisen: Forschungsbeiträge. Schöning, S., Richter, J. & Pape, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Frankfurt, Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 227-244 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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The walking debt crisis
Wegener, C., Kruse, R. & Basse, T., 01.01.2019, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 157, p. 382-402 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Threshold values in German labor law and job dynamics in small firms: the case of disability law
Wagner, J., Schnabel, C. & Kölling, A., 2001, In: IFO-Studien. 47, 1, p. 65-75 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Threshold values in German labor law and job dynamics in small firms: the case of the disability law
Wagner, J., Schnabel, C. & Kölling, A., 2001, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 233).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Time zones and German exports: first evidence from firm-product level data
Wagner, J., 07.02.2019, In: Review of World Economics. 155, 1, p. 181-198 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Time zones and German exports: First evidence from firm-product level 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. 391-412 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Too much R & D: vertical differentiation in a model of monopolistic competition
Kranich, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 59).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Trade cost shocks and lumpiness of imports: Evidence from the Fukushima disaster
Wagner, J., 2016, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 360).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Trade costs shocks and lumpiness of imports: Evidence from the Fukushima disaster
Wagner, J., 2017, In: Economics Bulletin. 37, 1, p. 149-155 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Trade Dynamics and Trade Costs: First Evidence from the Exporter and Importer Dynamics Database for Germany
Wagner, J., 2015, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 348).Research output: Working paper › Working papers