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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Ökonomische Folgen des reformierten Betriebsverfassungsgesetzes für mittelständische Firmen: erste Ergebnisse einer Firmenbefragung
Wagner, J. & Bunk, C., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 19 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 302).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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E-stability and stability of adaptive learning in models with asymmetric information
Heinemann, M., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 24 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 69).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Consumer information problems: market solutions and public policy
Wein, T., 2000, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 231).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zur Mikrostruktur des Exportbooms: Beitrag zum Workshop FiDASt 2001, Regionale Wirtschaftsanalysen mit Betriebspaneldaten - Ansätze und Ergebnisse, LZB-BNS, Hannover, 22./23. Februar 2001
Wagner, J., 2001, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. A239).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zur Dynamik der Export- und Importbeteiligung deutscher Industrieunternehmen: Empirische Befunde aus dem Umsatzsteuerpanel 2001-2006
Vogel, A., Wagner, J., Burg, F. & Dittrich, S., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 148).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Higher productivity in importing German manufacturing firms: self-selection, learning from importing, or both?
Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 40 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 106).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Intra-firm wage inequality and firm performance: fist evidence from German linked employer-employee-data
Braakmann, N., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 24 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 77).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Import, Export und Produktivität in niedersächsischen Unternehmen des verarbeitenden Gewerbes
Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 116).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Crime does pay (at least when it's violent)! on the compensating wage differentials of high regional crime levels
Braakmann, N., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 91).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The impact of risk aversion, role models, and the regional milieu on the transition from unemployment to self-employment: empirical evidence for Germany
Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 258).Research output: Working paper › Working papers