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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Exports and Firm Characteristics in Germany: A Survey of Empirical Studies (1991 to 2011)
Wagner, J., 2011, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 57, 2, p. 145-160 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports and Firm Characteristics in German Manufacturing Industries: New Evidence from Representative Panel Data
Wagner, J., 2011, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 57, 2, p. 107-143Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports, R&D and Productivity: A test of the Bustos-model with German enterprise data
Wagner, J., 06.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 10 p. (University of Lueneburg Working Papers in Economics; no. 244).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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German multiple-product, multiple-destination exporters: Bernard-Redding-Schott under test
Wagner, J., 2012, In: Economics Bulletin. 32, 2, p. 1708-1714 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Trading many goods with many countries: Exporters and importers from German manufacturing industries
Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 243).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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German multiple-product, multiple-destination exporters: Bernard-Redding-Schott under test
Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 242).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The Post-entry Performance of Cohorts of Export Starters in German Manufacturing Industries
Wagner, J., 07.2012, In: International Journal of the Economics of Business. 19, 2, p. 169-193 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The effects of training on employee suggestions and promotions in an internal labor market
Pfeifer, C., 2011, Book of abstracs: EALE, cyprus 22-24 September 2011. European Association of Labour Economists, p. 34 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Productivity Premia for German Manufacturing Firms Exporting to the Euro-Area and Beyond: First Evidence from Robust Fixed Effects Estimations
Wagner, J. & Verardi, V., 06.2012, In: World Economy. 35, 6, p. 694-712 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Foreign ownership and firm performance in the German services: First evidence based on Official Statistics
Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2011, ETSG 2011 Copenhagen Thirteenth Annual Conference. European Trade Study Group, 40 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review