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

    Export entry, export exit and productivity in German manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 07.2008, In: International Journal of the Economics of Business. 15, 2, p. 169-180 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Export entry and exit by German firms

    Bernard, A. B. & Wagner, J., 2001, In: Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv. 137, 1, p. 105-123 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Export diversification and income differences reconsidered: The extensive product margin in theory and application

    Mau, K., 01.05.2016, In: Review of World Economics. 152, 2, p. 351-381 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Export Boosting Policies and Firm Performance: Review of Empirical Evidence Around the World

    Srhoj, S., Vitezić, V. & Wagner, J., 23.02.2023, In: Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 243, 1, p. 45 - 92 48 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Exportaktivitäten und Rendite in niedersächsischen Industrieunternehmen

    Wagner, J., 2008, In: Statistische Monatshefte Niedersachsen. 62, 10, p. 552-561 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Exportaktivitäten und Rendite in niedersächsischen Industrieunternehmen

    Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 95).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Exportaktivitäten: positiv für Rendite deutscher Industrieunternehmen?

    Wagner, J., 10.2008, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 88, 10, p. 690-696 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Explaining Age and Gender Differences in Employment Rates: A Labor Supply Side Perspective

    Humpert, S. & Pfeifer, C., 09.2011, Book of Abstracts - EALE Cyprus 22-24 September 2011. 1 ed. p. 31 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Explaining Age and Gender Differences in Employment Rates: A Labor Supply Side Perspective

    Humpert, S. & Pfeifer, C., 08.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 66 p. (University of Lüneburg working paper series in economics; no. 214).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Explaining Age and Gender Differences in Employment Rates: A Labor Supply Side Perspective

    Humpert, S. & Pfeifer, C., 27.06.2012, Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 66 p. (SOEPpaper on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research; no. 449).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers