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

    Firm panel data from German official statistics

    Wagner, J., 2000, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 120, 1, p. 143-150 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Firm-Level Data

    Wagner, J., 2010, Building on Progress: Expanding the Research Infrastructure for the Social, Economic, and Behavioral Sciences. G. D. F. (ed.). Opladen & Farmington Hills: Budrich UniPress , Vol. 2. p. 1001-1014 14 p.

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

  3. Published

    Firmendatenbasiertes Benchmarking der Industrie und des Dienstleistungssektors in Niedersachsen - Methodisches Konzept und Anwendungen: Projektbericht

    Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 12.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; vol. 254).

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

  4. Published

    Firmenalter und Firmenperformance: empirische Befunde zu Unterschieden zwischen jungen und alten Firmen in Deutschland

    Wagner, J., 2006, Betriebsdemographie. Bellmann, L. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Nürnberg: Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung - IAB, p. 83-111 29 p.

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

  5. Published

    Firmenalter und Firmenperformance: empirische Befunde zu Unterschieden zwischen jungen und alten Firmen in Deutschland

    Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 15).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Firm age and the margins of international trade: Comparable evidence from five European countries

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 308).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Firm age and the margins of international trade: Comparable evidence from five European countries

    Wagner, J., 2015, In: Economics Bulletin. 35, 1, p. 145-158 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Firm age and the margins of international trade: Comparable evidence from five European countries

    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. 199-215 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published
  10. Published

    FiDASt Reloaded

    Wagner, J., 2008, Fortschritte der informationellen Infrastruktur in Deutschland: Festschrift für Johann Hahlen zum 65. Geburtstag und Hans-Jürgen Krupp zum 75. Geburtstag. Rolf, G. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 369-380 12 p.

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