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 persistent decline in unionization in western and eastern Germany, 1980 - 2004: What can we learn from a decomposition analysis?
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 31).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Der Noth gehorchend, nicht dem eignen Trieb: Nascent necessity and opportunity entrepreneurs in Germany evidence from the regional entrepreneurship monitor (REM)
Wagner, J., 05.2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 24 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 10).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The consequences of deregulation for the damages in the German motor vehicle insurance industry
Wein, T., 2000, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 273 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 229).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Trade union membership in Eastern and Western Germany: convergence or divergence?
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2003, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 25 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 18).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The role of firm-level and regional human capital for the social returns to education: evidence from German social security data
Braakmann, N., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 38 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 126).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Works councils: sand or grease in the operation of German firms?
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 281).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The aging of the unions in West Germany, 1980-2006
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 24 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 60).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Self-selection, socialization, and risk perception: an empirical study
Weisenfeld, U. & Ott, I., 2009, Kiel: Institut für Weltwirtschaft Kiel, 37 p. (Kiel Working Paper; no. 1555).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exports and profitability: first evicence for German business services enterprises
Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 129).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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On the micro-structure of the German export boom: evidence from establishment panel data : 1995 - 2002
Wagner, J., 2003, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 290).Research output: Working paper › Working papers