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

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

    Raff, H. & Wagner, J., 05.2014, In: World Economy. 37, 5, p. 579-591 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Foreign Ownership and Firm Survival: First evidence for enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 12.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 221).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Foreign Ownership and Firm Survival: First evidence for enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 01.03.2013, In: International Economics. 132, 4, p. 117-139 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    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/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Foreign Ownership and Firm Performance in German Services: First Evidence based on Official Statistics

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 08.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 47 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 213).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Foreign Ownership and Firm Performance in German Services: First Evidence based on Official Statistics

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 01.12.2013, In: The Service Industries Journal. 33, 15-16, p. 1564-1598 35 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: First Comparative Evidence on the Post-acquisition Target Performance using new Data

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 249).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: Cherry-picking and Lemon-grabbing

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 240).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Fördert Umverteilung die Existenzgründung?

    Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 2005, Ergebnisse der MittelstandsForschung. Schulte, R. (ed.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 53-72 20 p.

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

  10. Published

    Fokus Mittelstand: Einzelaspekte der Mittelstandsforschung

    Fischer, C. (Editor), Nissen, D. (Editor), Ott, I. (Editor) & Schöning, S. (Editor), 2003, 1. ed. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 285 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch