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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Risk Aversion and Sorting into Public Sector Employment
Pfeifer, C., 01.02.2011, In: German Economic Review. 12, 1, p. 85-99 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports and firm Characteristics in German manufacturing industries
Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 72 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 188).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The post-entry performance of cohorts of export starters in German manufacturing industries
Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 45 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 187).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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From estimation results to stylized facts: Twelve recommendations for empirical research in international activities of heterogeneous firms
Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 57 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 186).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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It was twenty years ago today ... ein kurzer Rückblick auf 20 Jahre Kooperation zwischen amtlicher Statistik und empirischer Wirtschaftsforschung bei der Nutzung vertraulicher Firmendaten in Niedersachsen
Wagner, J., 2010, Kooperation Wissenschaft und Statistik - 20 Jahre Nutzung von amtlichen Mikrodaten Datenlage und Datenbedarf: Sonderausgabe Tagung des LSKN am 6. Mai 2010. Vehling, A. (ed.). Hannover: Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, p. 27-29 3 p. (Statistische Monatshefte Niedersachsen; vol. Sonderausgabe).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Produktivität und Rentabilität in der niedersächsischen Industrie im Bundesländervergleich: eine Benchmarking-Studie auf der Basis vertraulicher Firmendaten aus Erhebungen der amtlichen Statistik
Wagner, J., 2010, Kooperation Wissenschaft und Statistik - 20 Jahre Nutzung von amtlichen Mikrodaten Datenlage und Datenbedarf: Sonderausgabe Tagung des LSKN am 6. Mai 2010. Vehling, A. (ed.). Hannover: Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, p. 30-42 13 p. (Statistische Monatshefte Niedersachsen; vol. Sonderausgabe).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Self-selection into export markets by business services firms: Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom
Temouri, Y., Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 32 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 183).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Do works councils inhibit investment?
Schnabel, C., Wagner, J., Schank, T. & Addison, J. T., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 30 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 32).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, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 27 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 27).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Determinants of union membership in 18 EU countries: evidence from micro data, 2002/03
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 31 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 31).Research output: Working paper › Working papers