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.
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Lingering illness or sudden death? Pre-exit employment developments in German establishments
Fackler, D., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Papers in Economics; no. 258).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Beschäftigung, Entlohnung und Produktivität in auslandskontrollierten Unternehmen in Niedersachsen - Erste empirische Befunde
Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2012, Arbeitsmarkt und Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Niedersachsen - Neuere Ergebnisse. Gerlach, K., Hübler, O. & Thomsen, S. (eds.). Hannover: Niedersächsisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, p. 27-42 16 p. (NIW-Vortragsreihe; no. 18).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Productivity and the Product Scope of Multi-Product Firms: A Test of Feenstra-Ma
Raff, H. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: University of Lüneburg, 7 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 257).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Firmendatenbasiertes Benchmarking der Industrie und des Dienstleistungssektors in Niedersachsen - Methodisches Konzept und Anwendungen: Projektbericht
Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 12.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; vol. 254).Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce ? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 256).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Productivity and the extensive margins of trade in German manufacturing firms: Evidence from a non-parametric test
Wagner, J., 2012, In: Economics Bulletin. 32, 4, p. 3061-3070 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Great Export Recovery in German Manufacturing Industries, 2009/1010
Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 253).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Daten des IAB-Betriebspanels und Firmenpaneldaten aus Erhebungen der Amtlichen Statistik - substitutive oder komplementäre Inputs für die Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung ?
Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 252).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Der Mittelstand: Forschungsansätze zur Sicherung der Zukunftsfähigkeit
Richter, J. (Editor), Schöning, S. (Editor) & Pape, A. (Editor), 2012, Peter Lang Verlag. 251 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Aging Workforce, Training Participation, and Training Effects: Evidence from Personnel Data
Pfeifer, C., 28.09.2012, In: Adapt International Bulletin. 29, 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Transfer