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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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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One-third codetermination at company supervisory boards and firm performance in German manufacturing industries: first direct evidence from a new type of enterprise data
Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 136).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The impact of the 2004 EU-enlargement on enterprise performance and exports of service enterprises in the German eastern border region
Braakmann, N. & Vogel, A., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 124).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Export intensity and plant characteristics: what can we learn from quantile regression?
Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 323).Research output: Working paper › Working papers