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.
  1. Published

    Estimated capital stock values for German manufacturing enterprises covered by the cost structure surveys

    Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 171).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    Beschäftigungswirkungen arbeits- und sozialrechtlicher Schwellenwerte

    Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 181).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    The Exporter Productivity Premium along the Productivity Distribution: First Evidence from Quantile Regression Approach for Fixed Effects Panel Data Models

    Powell, D. & Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 182).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Productivity premia for German manufacturing firms exporting to the Euro-area and beyond: first evidence from robust fixed effects estimations

    Wagner, J. & Verardi, V., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 48 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 172).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Arbeitsrechtliche Schwellenwerte und betriebliche Arbeitsplatzdynamik: eine empirische Untersuchung am Beispiel des Schwerbehindertengesetzes

    Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 34 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 38).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    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, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 19 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 45).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Who are the workers who never joined a union? empirical evidence from Germany

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 15 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 37).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Schwellenwerte im Arbeitsrecht: höhere Transparenz und Effizienz durch Vereinheitlichung

    Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2007, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 18 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 49).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Intra-industry Adjustment to Import Competition: Theory and Application to the German Clothing Industry

    Raff, H. & Wagner, J., 08.2010, In: World Economy. 33, 8, p. 1006-1022 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Higher Wages in Exporting Firms: Self-Selection, Export Effect, or Both? First Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2010, In: Review of World Economics. 146, 2, p. 303-322 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review