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.
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Exports and profitability: first evidence for German manufacturing firms
Fryges, H. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 45 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 102).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exports and productivity in the German business services sector: first evidence from the turnover tax statistics panel
Vogel, A., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 89).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exports and Productivity in Germany
Wagner, J., 2007, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 53, 4, p. 353-373 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports and productivity in Germany
Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 50 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 41).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exports and productivity growth-first evidence from a continuous treatment approach
Fryges, H. & 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. 57-86 30 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Exports and Productivity Growth: First Evidence from a Continuous Treatment Approach
Fryges, H. & Wagner, J., 12.2008, In: Review of World Economics. 144, 4, p. 695-722 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports and productivity growth: first evidence from a continuous treatment approach
Fryges, H. & Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 49).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exports and productivity: A survey of the evidence from firm-level data
Wagner, J., 01.01.2007, In: World Economy. 30, 1, p. 60-82 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports and Productivity: A Survey of the Evidence from Firm Level Data
Wagner, J., 21.06.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 3-41 39 p. (World Scientific Studies in international Economics; vol. 52).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Exports and productivity: comparable evidence for 14 countries
Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 81 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 65).Research output: Working paper › Working papers