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. 2013
  2. Published

    Exports, R&D and Productivity in German Business Services Firms: A test of the Bustos-model

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2013, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 12, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Extensive margins of imports in the great import recovery in Germany, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 2013, In: Economics Bulletin. 33, 4, p. 2732-2743 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Extensive margins of imports in The Great Import Recovery in Germany, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (University of Lueneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 282).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Foreign Ownership and the Extensive Margins of Exports: Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany

    Raff, H. & Wagner, J., 2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Papers in Economics; vol. 2013, no. 277).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Labor market adjustments after a large import shock: Evidence from the German clothing industry and the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

    Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 2013, Daten in der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Forschung: Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Joachim Merz. Hirschel, D., Paic, P. & Zwick, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 201-224 24 p.

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

  7. Published

    Life satisfaction and the consumption values of partners and friends: Empirical evidence from German panel survey data

    Pfeifer, C., 2013, In: Economics Bulletin. 33, 4, p. 3131-3142 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Productivity and the product scope of multi-product firms: a test of Feenstra-Ma

    Wagner, J. & Raff, H., 2013, In: Economics Bulletin. 33, 1, p. 415-419 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Replizierbare Forschung in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften erhöhen

    Vlaeminck, S., Wagner, G. G., Wagner, J., Harhoff, D. & Siegert, O., 2013, In: LIBREAS. Library Ideas. 23, p. 29-42 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    The Great Export Recovery in German Manufacturing Industries, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 2013, In: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften. 64, 3, p. 325-340 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    The role of extensive margins of exports in The Great Export Recovery in Germany, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Papers in Economics; no. 266).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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  4. Revision des Fragebogens zur Leistungsmotivation für Schülerinnen und Schüler der vierten bis sechsten Klasse (FLM 4 – 6-R)
  5. Multiprofessionelle Teamarbeit in Kindertageseinrichtungen – Anfragen an fach- und hochschulische Qualifizierungskontexte
  6. Life Cycle Assessment of biogas production under the environmental conditions of northern Germany: Greenhouse gas balance
  7. Two temperatures for one thermostat: The evolution of policy attitudes and support for independence in Catalonia (1991–2018)
  8. Bird's Response to Revegetation of Different Structure and Floristics-Are "Restoration Plantings" Restoring Bird Communities?
  9. Kollektive Vernunft als Basis der Demokratie? Über Bedingungen gelungener Selbstregierung im Anschluss an Franz L. Neumann
  10. Plant resource-use characteristics as predictors for species contribution to community biomass in experimental grasslands
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  12. Protected habitats of Natura 2000 do not coincide with important diversity hotspots of arthropods in mountain grasslands
  13. Remediation of PAHs, NSO-Heterocycles, and Related Aromatic Compounds in Permeable Reactive Barriers Using Activated Carbon
  14. Platform for sustainable aviation fuels-combining ecological research and sustainability management with industrial needs
  15. Hochwasser- und Küstenschutz unter Klimawandelbedingungen als besonderes Aufgabengebiet von Partizipation und Kooperation
  16. Sozioökonomische Analyse von Pflegemaßnahmen zur Erhaltung von Heidelandschaften im Naturschutzgebiet Lüneburger Heide