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

    The smoking wage penalty in the United Kingdom

    Braakmann, N., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 24 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 96).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    The research potential of new types of enterprise data based on surveys from official statistics in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 135).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Überbrückungsgeld und Existenzgründungszuschuss: Ergebnisse einer schriftlichen Befragung drei Jahre nach Gründungsbeginn

    Michael, K., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 66).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Produktdifferenzierung in deutchen Industrieunternehmen 1995 - 2004: Ausmaß und Bestimmungsgründe

    Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 43 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 99).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Exports and productivity in the German business services sector: first evidence from the turnover tax statistics panel

    Vogel, A., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 89).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Governmental activity and private capital adjustment

    Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 26).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Betriebliche Mitbestimmung vier Jahre nach der Reform des BetrVG: Ergebnisse der 2. Befragung der Mitglieder des Arbeitgeberverbandes Lüneburg Nordostniedersachsen

    Bunk, C., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 21).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Forschungsbericht 2007

    Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 73).

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsTransfer

  9. Published

    The (parlous) state of German unions

    Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 23).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Firmenalter und Firmenperformance: empirische Befunde zu Unterschieden zwischen jungen und alten Firmen in Deutschland

    Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 15).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers