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 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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Too much R & D: vertical differentiation in a model of monopolistic competition
Kranich, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 59).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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German works councils in the production process
Schank, T., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 27 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 21).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Export entry, export exit, and productivity in German manufacturing industries
Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 54).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Verbreitung und Bestimmungsgründe verschiedener Formen der Arbeitnehmerpartizipation in Industriebetrieben
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2001, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 22 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 5).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zur Mikrostruktur des Exportbooms
Wagner, J., 2001, Hamburg: Hamburgisches Welt-Wirtschafts-Archiv - HWWA , 107 p. (HWWA Discussion Paper; no. 156).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exports and firm characteristics: first evidence from fractional probit panel estimates
Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 97).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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A revised theory of contestable markets: applied on the German telecommunication sector
Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 09.2002, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 275).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zur Beschäftigungsentwicklung in der Region Hannover: ein Vergleich mit 12 deutschen Verdichtungsräumen
Vogel, A., Wagner, J., Brunken, K. & Brandt, A., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 156).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sind mittelständische Betriebe der Jobmotor der deutschen Wirtschaft?
Wagner, J., Koller, L. & Schnabel, C., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 88 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 71).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Associations' agreement and the interest of the network suppliers: the strategic use of structural features
Wein, T., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 7).Research output: Working paper › Working papers