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

    The Influence of Adjustment Costs on Labour Adjustment: An Analysis Using Panel Data for Manufacturing Establishments in Lower Saxony

    Gold, M., 01.01.1999, Micro- and Macrodata of Firms. Biffignandi, S. (ed.). Heidelberg: Physica-Verlag HD, p. 571-585 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  2. Published

    The impacts of rare disasters on asset returns and risk premiums in advanced economies (1870–2015)

    NguyenHuu, T., 01.03.2022, In: Finance Research Letters. 45, 7 p., 102118.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The impact of the 2004 EU enlargement on the performance of service enterprises in Germany's eastern border region

    Braakmann, N. & Vogel, A., 04.2010, In: Review of World Economics. 146, 1, p. 75-89 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The impact of the 2004 EU-enlargement on enterprise performance and exports of service enterprises in the German eastern border region

    Braakmann, N. & Vogel, A., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 124).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    The impact of September 11th, 2001 on the job prospects for foreigners with Arab background: evidence from German labor market data

    Braakmann, N., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 37).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    The Impact of September 11th, 2001 on the Employment Prospects of Arabs and Muslims in the German Labor Market

    Braakmann, N., 01.02.2009, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 229, 1, p. 2-21 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    The impact of risk aversion, role models, and the regional milieu on the transition from unemployment to self-employment: empirical evidence for Germany

    Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 258).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. 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

  9. Published

    The Impact of R&D Activities on Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First Evidence from a Continuous Treatment Approach

    Fryges, H., Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 01.04.2015, In: World Economy. 38, 4, p. 716-729 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    The impact of R&D activities on exports of german business services enterprises: First evidence from a continuous treatment approach

    Fryges, H., Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 265-285 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review