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 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.
Verbreitung und Bestimmungsgründe verschiedener Formen der Arbeitnehmerpartizipation in Industriebetrieben
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2001, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. A242).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
US policy spillover(?) – China's accession to the WTO and rising exports to the EU
Mau, K., 09.2017, In: European Economic Review. 98, p. 169-188 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Upcoming research concerning auctions for conserving and promoting biodiversity
Groth, M., 2008, Implementation of the CBD programme of work on protected areas; progress and perspectives: Abstracts of poster prensentations at the second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas, 11 - 15 February 2008 in Rome, Italy. Montreal: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, p. 22-24 3 p. (CBD Technical Series; vol. 35).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
Unraveling the relationship between presidential approval and the economy: A multidimensional semiparametric approach
Berlemann, M., Enkelmann, S. & Kuhlenkasper, T., 01.04.2015, In: Journal of Applied Econometrics. 30, 3, p. 468-486 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Unraveling the Complexity of U.S. Presidential Approval: A Multi-Dimensional Semi-Parametric Approach
Berlemann, M., Enkelmann, S. & Kuhlenkasper, T., 2012, Hamburg: Hamburg Institute of International Economics, 26 p. (HWWI Research Paper; no. 118).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Unobserved Firm Heterogeneity and the Size-Exports Nexus: Evidence from German Panel Data
Wagner, J., 2003, In: Review of World Economics. 139, 1, p. 161-172 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Unobserved firm heterogeneity and the establishment size: exports nexus: evidence from German panel data
Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 257).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Unions as insurance: Workplace unionization and workers' outcomes during COVID-19
Braakmann, N. & Hirsch, B., 04.2024, In: Industrial Relations. 63, 2, p. 152-171 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Union membership and age: the inverted u-shape hypothesis under test
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 107).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Union Density and Determinations of Union Membership in 18 EU Countries: Evidence from Micro Data 2002/03
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.01.2007, In: Industrial Relations Journal. 38, 1, p. 5-32 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review