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 difficulty of behavior as a (regulated) natural monopolist: the dynamics of electricity network access charges in Germany 2002 to 2006
Wein, T. & Wetzel, H., 2008, Mittelstand 2008: aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge zu gesellschaftlichen und finanzwirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main [u.a]: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 73-93 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Productivity growth in European railways: technological progress, efficiency change and scale effects
Wetzel, H., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 101).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Consumer information problems: causes and consequences
Wein, T., 2001, Party autonomy and the role of information in the internal market. Grundmann, S., Kerber, W. & Weatherill, S. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 79-97 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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German works councils in the production process
Schank, T., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 332 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 288).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Product diversification and stability of employment and sales: first evidence from German manufacturing firms
Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 120).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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Schwellenwerte im Arbeitsrecht: höhere Transparenz und Effizienz durch Vereinheitlichung
Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 02.2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 40).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Credit constraints, idiosyncratic risks, and the wealth ditribution in a heterogeneous agent model
Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 31 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 46).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Die mitbestimmungsfreie Zone aus ökonomischer Sicht
Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 05.2000, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 27 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 1).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Offshoring and firm performance: self-selection, effects on performance, or both?
Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 153).Research output: Working paper › Working papers