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. Working papers › Research
  2. Published

    The Heterogeneous Economic Consequences of Works Council Relations

    Pfeifer, C., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 19 p. (Working paper series in Econonomics ; no. 203).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    The Impact of R&D Activities on Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First evidence from a continuous treatment approach

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, p. 716-729, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 260).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    The impact of risk aversion, role models, and the regional milieu on the transition from unemployment to self-employment: empirical evidence for Germany

    Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 258).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    The impact of September 11th, 2001 on the job prospects for foreigners with Arab background: evidence from German labor market data

    Braakmann, N., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 37).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    The impact of the 2004 EU-enlargement on enterprise performance and exports of service enterprises in the German eastern border region

    Braakmann, N. & Vogel, A., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 124).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    The long awaited reform of the German works constitution act

    Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 43 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 254).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    The Lumpiness of German Exports and Imports of Goods

    Wagner, J., 29.04.2016, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 41 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 359).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    The Microstructure of the Great Export Collapse in German Manufacturing Industries, 2008/2009

    Wagner, J., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 233).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    The monetary value of cultural goods: a contingent valuation study of the municipal supply of cultural goods in Lueneburg, Germany

    Last, A.-K., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 63).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    The (parlous) state of German unions

    Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 23).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers