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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Nascent entrepreneurs
Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 320).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Union membership and age: the inverted u-shape hypothesis under test
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 107).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The long awaited reform of the German works constitution act
Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 43 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 254).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Other-regarding preferences, spousal disability and happiness: evidence from German couples
Braakmann, N., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 130).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Improvements and future challenges for the research infrastructure in the field firm level data
Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 88).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Works councils, labor productivity and plant heterogeneity: evidence from quantile regressions
Wagner, J., Schnabel, C., Schank, T. & Addison, J. T., 2004, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 328).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Politikrelevante Folgerungen aus Analysen mit wirtschaftsstatistischen Einzeldaten der amtlichen Statistik
Wagner, J., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 16).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Determinants of trade union membership in Western Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980 - 2000
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 284).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zur Exporttätigkeit unternehmensnaher Dienstleister in Niedersachsen - erste Ergebnisse zu Export und Produktivität auf Basis des Umsatzsteuerstatistikpanels: Beitrag zur Tagung FoDaSt-Forschung mit Daten aus der Amtlichen Statistik in Niedersachsen, Hannover 2./3. April 2008
Vogel, A., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 82).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Betriebs- und Arbeitsplatzdynamik in wissensintensiven Industrien Niedersachsens (1995 - 2001)
Wagner, J., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 287).Research output: Working paper › Working papers