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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Self-selection into export markets by business services firms: Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom
Temouri, Y., Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 32 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 183).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Do works councils inhibit investment?
Schnabel, C., Wagner, J., Schank, T. & Addison, J. T., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 30 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 32).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exporting firms do not pay higher wages, ceteris paribus: first evidence from linked employer-employee data
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2004, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 27 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 27).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Determinants of union membership in 18 EU countries: evidence from micro data, 2002/03
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 31 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 31).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Estimated capital stock values for German manufacturing enterprises covered by the cost structure surveys
Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 171).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Beschäftigungswirkungen arbeits- und sozialrechtlicher Schwellenwerte
Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 181).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The Exporter Productivity Premium along the Productivity Distribution: First Evidence from Quantile Regression Approach for Fixed Effects Panel Data Models
Powell, D. & Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 182).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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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., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 48 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 172).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Arbeitsrechtliche Schwellenwerte und betriebliche Arbeitsplatzdynamik: eine empirische Untersuchung am Beispiel des Schwerbehindertengesetzes
Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 34 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 38).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The persistent decline in unionization in Western and Eastern Germany, 1980-2004: what can we learn from a decomposition analysis?
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2006, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 19 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 45).Research output: Working paper › Working papers