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.
  1. Published

    German works councils in the production process

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 332 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 288).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    Product diversification and stability of employment and sales: first evidence from German manufacturing firms

    Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 120).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Who are the workers who never joined a union? empirical evidence from Germany

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 12).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Schwellenwerte im Arbeitsrecht: höhere Transparenz und Effizienz durch Vereinheitlichung

    Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 02.2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 40).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Credit constraints, idiosyncratic risks, and the wealth ditribution in a heterogeneous agent model

    Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 31 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 46).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Die mitbestimmungsfreie Zone aus ökonomischer Sicht

    Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 05.2000, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 27 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 1).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Offshoring and firm performance: self-selection, effects on performance, or both?

    Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 153).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Die mitbestimmungsfreie Zone aus ökonomischer Sicht

    Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2000, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. A222).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    The reform of the German works constitution act: a critical assessment

    Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2002, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 34 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 16).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Exporte und Firmenerfolg: Welche Firmen profitieren wie vom internationalen Handel? Beitrag zur Tagung "Außenwirtschaft in Zeiten der Globalisierung - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der statistischen Messung", Wiesbaden, 22./23. April 2008

    Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 213 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 81).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers