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

    Wer wird subventioniert? Subventionen in deutschen Industrieunternehmen 1999 bis 2006

    Wagner, J., 02.2010, In: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik. 11, 1, p. 47-74 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Wer wird subventioniert? Subventionen in deutschen Industrieunternehmen 1999 - 2006

    Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 40 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 110).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    What a difference a Y makes: female and male nascent entrepreneurs in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 309).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    What a Difference a Y Makes: Female and Male Nascent Entrepreneurs in Germany

    Wagner, J., 01.01.2007, In: Small Business Economics. 28, 1, p. 1-21 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    What makes a high-quality exporter? Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 06.05.2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 2, p. 865-874 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    What makes a high-quality exporter? Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 295).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    What workers want: job satisfaction in the U.S.

    Humpert, S., 03.2016, In: Management Research and Practice. 8, 1, p. 39-45 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Who are the workers who never joined a union? empirical evidence from Germany

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 15 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 37).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Who are the workers who never joined a union? empirical evidence from Germany

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 12).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Who are the Workers Who Never Joined a Union? Empirical Evidence from Western and Eastern Germany

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2006, In: Industrielle Beziehungen. 13, 2, p. 118-131 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review