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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Do works councils inhibit investment?
Schank, T., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 333).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Kosteneffizienter und effektiver Biodiversitätsschutz durch Ausschreibungen und eine ergebnisorientierte Honorierung: das Modellprojekt "Blühendes Steinburg"
Groth, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 105).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Establishment age and wages: evidence from German linked employer-employee data
Kölling, A., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 264).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exporting firms do not pay higher wages, ceteris paribus: first evidence from linked employer-employee data
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 311).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Auslandsumsatz der Industriebetriebe Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns: (1995 - 2000)
Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 57 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 267).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Establishment age and wages: evidence from German linked employer-employee data
Kölling, A., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2002, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 26 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 13).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Labor market adjustments after a large import shock: evidence from the German clothing industry and the Multi-Fibre Arrangement
Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 155).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 207 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 22).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The transferability and performance of payment-by-results biodiversity conservation procurement auctions: empirical evidence from northernmost Germany
Groth, M., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 29 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 119).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Wirkungen der Deregulierung im deutschen Versicherungsmarkt - eine Zwischenbilanz ; Materialien zum Buch
Wein, T., 2001, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 92 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 238).Research output: Working paper › Working papers