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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Labor market adjustments after a large import shock: evidence from the German clothing industry and the Multi-Fibre Arrangement
Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 155).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 207 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 22).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The transferability and performance of payment-by-results biodiversity conservation procurement auctions: empirical evidence from northernmost Germany
Groth, M., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 29 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 119).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Wirkungen der Deregulierung im deutschen Versicherungsmarkt - eine Zwischenbilanz ; Materialien zum Buch
Wein, T., 2001, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 92 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 238).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Intra-industry adjustment to import competition: theory and application to the German clothing industry
Raff, H. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 144).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Determinants of union membership in 18 EU countries: evidence from micro data, 2002/03
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 332).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The German turnover tax statistics panel
Vogel, A. & Dittrich, S., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 92).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Special issue: Exports, imports, and productivity at the firm level: an international perspective
Wagner, J. (Editor), 2008, Berlin: Springer Verlag. 210 p. (Review of world economics; vol. 144, no. 4)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Neue Möglichkeiten zur Nutzung vertraulicher amtlicher Personen- und Firmendaten
Kaiser, U. & Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 40 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 48).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Higher wages in exporting firms: self-selection, export effect, or both? first evidence from German linked emlpoyer-emlpoyee data
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 19 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 74).Research output: Working paper › Working papers