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

    Physical Attractiveness, Employment and earnings

    Pfeifer, C., 04.2012, In: Applied Economics Letters. 19, 6, p. 505-510 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Perspektiven der Nutzung von Methanhydranten als Energieträger: eine Bestandsaufnahme

    Groth, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 76).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published
  4. Published

    Personal and regional determinants of entrepreneurial activities: Empirical evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Germany

    Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 2005, In: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft. 25, 1, p. 91-105 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Personal and regional determinants of entrepreneurial acitivites: empirical evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Germany

    Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 279).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published
  7. Published

    Partizipation von Leistungserbringern - Eine mikroökonomische Analyse

    Ehlert, A., Oberschachtsiek, D. & Wein, T., 2015, Der Wunsch nach mehr Zusammenarbeit in der Patientenversorgung: Optionen und Grenzen der Entwicklung innovativer Versorgungsformen . Oberschachtsiek, D. & Pape, A. (eds.). Berlin: LIT Verlag, p. 57-81 25 p. (Gesundheitsökononomie: Politik und Management; vol. 12).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesEducationpeer-review

  8. Published

    Ownership Structure and Firm Performance in the Egyptian Manufacturing Sector

    Abdelgouad, A. F., Pfeifer, C. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2015, In: Economics Bulletin. 35, 4, p. 2197-2212 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Ownership Structure and Firm Performance in the Egyptian Manufacturing Sector

    Abdelgouad, A. F., Pfeifer, C. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 328).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Ownership Patterns and Enterprise Groups in German Structural Business Statistics

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 08.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (Working Papers in Economics; no. 212).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers