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 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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