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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A review of the German mandatory deposit for one-way drinks packaging and drinks packaging taxes in Europe
Groth, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 87).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The monetary value of cultural goods: a contingent valuation study of the municipal supply of cultural goods in Lueneburg, Germany
Last, A.-K., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 63).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Subsidies and exports in Germany: first evidence from enterprise panel data
Girma, S., Görg, H. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 117).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exports and productivity in Germany
Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 50 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 41).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Menschen im Gründungsprozess: empirische Befunde aus dem Regionalen Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Deutschland
Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 321).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The strength of vertical linkages
Kranich, J., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 20).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Markteintritte, Marktaustritte und Produktivität: empirische Befunde zur Dynamik in der Industrie
Wagner, J., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 40 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 27).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Do exporters really pay higher wages? first evidence from German linked employer-employee data
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 28).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Regional growth strategies: fiscal versus institutional governmental policies
Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 30).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Productivity and size of the export market: evidence for West and East German plants 2004
Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 43).Research output: Working paper › Working papers