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.
Sind mittelständische Betriebe der Jobmotor der deutschen Wirtschaft?
Wagner, J., Koller, L. & Schnabel, C., 2007, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 15 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 54).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
The causal effects of exports on firm size and labor productivity: first evidence from a matching approach
Wagner, J., 2001, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 247).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, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 284 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 292).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
The aging of the unions in West Germany, 1980-2006
Schnabel , C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 93).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
A comparison between private and public access rules to bottlenecks - experiences and expectations from telecommunication and energy
Wein, T., 2001, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 248).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Verbreitung und Bestimmungsgründe verschiedener Formen der Arbeitnehmerpartizipation in Industriebetrieben
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2001, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. A242).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Die Forschungspotenziale der Betriebspaneldaten des Monatsberichts im verarbeitenden Gewerbe: Betriebs- und Unternehmensdaten im Längsschnitt ; neue Datenangebote und ihre Forschungspotenziale
Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 51).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Nascent entrepreneurs in German regions: evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Lückgen, I. & Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 327).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Exporte und Produktivität in mittelständischen Betrieben: Befunde aus der niedersächsischen Industrie (1995 - 2004)
Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 11).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Arbeitsrechtliche Schwellenwerte und betriebliche Arbeitsplatzdynamik: eine empirische Untersuchung am Beispiel des Schwerbehindertengesetzes
Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 08.2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 13).Research output: Working paper › Working papers