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.
- Working papers › Research
- 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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
- 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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers