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.
- 2013
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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 paper › Working papers
- 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 paper › Working papers
- 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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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 paper › Working papers