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

    Training participation of a firm´s aging workforce

    Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2012, Zürich, Bern: Swiss Leading House Economics of Education, 29 p. (Working Paper ; no. 80).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    Base Salaries, Bonus Payments, and Work Absence among Managers in a German Company

    Pfeifer, C., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 259).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Vereinbarungen zur Chancengleichheit von Frauen und Männern - Verbreitung und Determinanten in Niedersachsen, West- und Ostdeutschland

    Krüger, S. & Pfeifer, C., 2012, Arbeitsmarkt und Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Niedersachsen: neuere Ergebnisse. Gerlach, K., Hübler, O. & Thomsen, S. (eds.). Hannover: Niedersächsisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, p. 99-116 18 p. (NIW-Vortragsreihe; no. 18).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    The Impact of Industrial Relations and Wage Structures on Repayment Agreements for Employer-financed Training

    Pfeifer, C., 2012, In: Economics Bulletin. 32, 4, p. 3287-3297 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The Impact of R&D Activities on Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First evidence from a continuous treatment approach

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, p. 716-729, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 260).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    With or Without U? Testing the Hypothesis of an Inverted U-Shaped Union Membership-Age Relationship

    Wagner, J. & Schnabel, C., 07.12.2012, In: Contemporary Economics. 6, 4, p. 28-34 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Lingering illness or sudden death? Pre-exit employment developments in German establishments

    Fackler, D., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Papers in Economics; no. 258).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Beschäftigung, Entlohnung und Produktivität in auslandskontrollierten Unternehmen in Niedersachsen - Erste empirische Befunde

    Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2012, Arbeitsmarkt und Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Niedersachsen - Neuere Ergebnisse. Gerlach, K., Hübler, O. & Thomsen, S. (eds.). Hannover: Niedersächsisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, p. 27-42 16 p. (NIW-Vortragsreihe; no. 18).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    Productivity and the Product Scope of Multi-Product Firms: A Test of Feenstra-Ma

    Raff, H. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: University of Lüneburg, 7 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 257).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Firmendatenbasiertes Benchmarking der Industrie und des Dienstleistungssektors in Niedersachsen - Methodisches Konzept und Anwendungen: Projektbericht

    Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 12.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; vol. 254).

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

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