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

    Wirken Schwellenwerte im deutschen Arbeitsrecht als Bremse für die Arbeitsplatzschaffung in Kleinbetrieben?

    Wagner, J., Schnabel, C. & Kölling, A., 04.2001, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 240).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    Islamistic terror, the war on Iraq and the job prospects of Arab men in Britain: Does a country's direct involvement matter?

    Braakmann, N., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 40 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 70).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Personal and regional determinants of entrepreneurial acitivites: empirical evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Germany

    Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 279).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    One-third codetermination at company supervisory boards and firm performance in German manufacturing industries: first direct evidence from a new type of enterprise data

    Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 136).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. 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

  6. Published

    Export intensity and plant characteristics: what can we learn from quantile regression?

    Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 323).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Published

    The contestable markets theory: efficient advice for economic policy

    Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 2002, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 274).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    A note on the firm size - export relationship

    Wagner, J., 2000, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. A223).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers