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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Baumol's cost disease, efficiency, and productivity in the performing arts: An analysis of german public theaters
Last, A. K. & Wetzel, H., 08.2011, In: Journal of Cultural Economics. 35, 3, p. 185-201 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exporter performance in the German business services sector
Vogel, A., 01.05.2011, In: The Service Industries Journal. 31, 7, p. 1015-1031 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Determinants of the export behaviour of German business services companies
Eickelpasch, A. & Vogel, A., 03.2011, In: The Service Industries Journal. 31, 4, p. 513-526 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How does economic integration influence employment and wages in border regions? The case of the EU enlargement 2004 and Germany's eastern border
Braakmann, N. & Vogel, A., 01.06.2011, In: Review of World Economics. 147, 2, p. 303-323 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Ownership Patterns and Enterprise Groups in German Structural Business Statistics
Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 12.2011, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 131, 4, p. 635-647 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Foreign Ownership and Firm Performance in German Services: First Evidence based on Official Statistics
Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 01.12.2013, In: The Service Industries Journal. 33, 15-16, p. 1564-1598 35 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Robust estimates of exporter productivity premia in German business services enterprises
Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2011, In: Economic and Business Review. 13, 1-2, p. 7-26 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Foreign Ownership and Firm Survival: First evidence for enterprises in Germany
Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 12.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 221).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Productivity and international firm activities: What do we know?
Wagner, J., 2011, In: Nordic Economic Policy Review. 2, p. 137-161 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The German Manufacturing Sector is a Granular Economy
Wagner, J., 11.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 219).Research output: Working paper › Working papers