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.
- 2011
- Published
Exports and Firm Characteristics in German Manufacturing Industries: New Evidence from Representative Panel Data
Wagner, J., 2011, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 57, 2, p. 107-143Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports and Firm Characteristics in Germany: A Survey of Empirical Studies (1991 to 2011)
Wagner, J., 2011, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 57, 2, p. 145-160 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Foreign ownership and firm performance in the German services: First evidence based on Official Statistics
Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2011, ETSG 2011 Copenhagen Thirteenth Annual Conference. European Trade Study Group, 40 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Finanz-, Wirtschafts- und andere Krisen : Forschungsbeiträge
Schöning, S. (Editor), Richter, J. (Editor) & Pape, A. (Editor), 2011, Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang Verlag. 326 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Microeconomic Consequences of Exemptions from Value Added Taxation – The Case of Deutsche Post
Wein, T., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 32 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 199).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Ökologische Nachhaltigkeit und Arbeitsmärkte
Pfeifer, C., 2011, Institutionen ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit: [Tagungsbeiträge (Originalbeiträge) der gleichnamigen Veranstaltung der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing (9. bis 11. März 2009)]. Held, M., Kubon-Gilke, G. & Sturm, R. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag, Vol. 9. p. 227-244 18 p. (Jahrbuch Normative und institutionelle Grundfragen der Ökonomik; vol. 9).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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One-third Codetermination at Company Supervisory Boards and Firm Performance in German Manufacturing Industries: First Direct Evidence from a New Type of Enterprise Data
Wagner, J., 2011, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 131, 1, p. 91-106 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Physical Attractiveness, Employment, and Wages
Pfeifer, C., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (University of Lüneburg working paper series in Economics; no. 201).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Productivity and international firm activities: What do we know?
Wagner, J., 2011, In: Nordic Economic Policy Review. 2, p. 137-161 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Productivity and International Firm Activities: What do we know?
Wagner, J., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 194).Research output: Working paper › Working papers