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

    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 paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Exports, foreign direct investment, and productivity: evidence from German firm level data

    Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 8 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 8).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Perspektiven der Nutzung von Methanhydranten als Energieträger: eine Bestandsaufnahme

    Groth, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 76).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Taking a second chance: entrepreneurial restarters in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 252).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Export, Import und Produktivität wissensintensiver KMUs in Deutschland

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 104).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Wirken Schwellenwerte im deutschen Arbeitsrecht als Bremse für die Arbeitsplatzschaffung in Kleinbetrieben?

    Wagner, J., Schnabel, C. & Kölling, A., 04.2001, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 240).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Islamistic terror, the war on Iraq and the job prospects of Arab men in Britain: Does a country's direct involvement matter?

    Braakmann, N., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 40 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 70).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Personal and regional determinants of entrepreneurial acitivites: empirical evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Germany

    Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 279).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers