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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Productivity premia for many modes of internationalization. A replication study of Békés/Muraközy, Economics Letters (2016)
Wagner, J., 2017, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; vol. 372).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Trade costs shocks and lumpiness of imports: Evidence from the Fukushima disaster
Wagner, J., 2017, In: Economics Bulletin. 37, 1, p. 149-155 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Firm size and the use of export intermediaries. A replication study of Abel-Koch, The World Economy (2013)
Wagner, J., 01.2017, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 8 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 370).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Multiple import sourcing. First evidence for German enterprises from manufacturing industries
Wagner, J., 01.2017, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 369).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Active on many foreign markets. A portrait of German multi-market exporters and importers from manufacturing industries
Wagner, J., 01.2017, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 368).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Meta-analytic cointegrating rank tests for dependent panels
Karaman Örsal, D. D. & Arsova, A., 01.04.2017, In: Econometrics and Statistics. 2, p. 61-72 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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“Have you felt angry lately?”: A note on unfair wage perceptions and the negative emotion of anger
Pfeifer, C., 01.04.2017, In: Bulletin of Economic Research. 69, 2, p. 124-137 14 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, Imports and Firm Survival: First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany
Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 341-367 27 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 177-213 37 p. (World Scientific Studies in international Economics; vol. 52).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review