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

    Environmental Protection of Foreign Firms in Germany: Does the country of origin matter?

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P. & Wedl, I., 04.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 267).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    Entry, Exit and Productivity: Empirical Results for German Manufacturing Industries

    Wagner, J., 02.2010, In: German Economic Review. 11, 1, p. 78-85 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Entry, exit and productivity: empirical results for German manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 44).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized enterprises and the macroeconomy.

    Wagner, J., 01.11.1999, In: Kyklos. 52, 4, p. 591-592 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  5. Published

    Endogenous redistributive cycles: an overlapping generations approach to social conflict and cyclical growth

    Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 03.2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 5).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AND LABOR-MARKET BEHAVIOR - BUECHTEMANN,CF

    Wagner, J., 01.05.1994, In: Kyklos. 47, 2, p. 269-270 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  7. Published

    Employment dynamics, firm growth, and new firm formation: Evidence from panel studies for Germany and comparative findings from the U.S.

    Gerlach, K. & Wagner, J., 17.08.2005, Institutional Frameworks and Labor Market Performance: Comparative Views on the U.S. and German Economies. Buttler, F., Franz, W., Schettkat, R. & Soskice, D. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 270-284 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Empirical Studies with Micro-Data from Official Statistics in Germany

    Wagner, J., Bauer, T. K. & Riphahn, R. T., 01.06.2023, In: Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 243, 3-4, p. 197-198 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  9. Published

    Einkommensverteilung, Umverteilung und endogenes Wachstum

    Heinemann, M., 2004, Ungleichheit und Umverteilung. Aaken, A. & Grözinger, G. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 233-268 36 p.

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

  10. Published

    Eine Taylor-Regel für Schweden? Schätzung einer geldpolitischen Reaktionsfunktion am Beispiel der Schwedischen Riksbank

    Enkelmann, S., 2011, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Finanz-, Wirtschafts- und andere Krisen: Forschungsbeiträge. Schöning, S., Richter, J. & Pape, A. (eds.). Frankfurt/Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 71-84 14 p.

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

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