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.
- PublishedWorks councils: sand or grease in the operation of German firms?Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 281).Research output: Working paper › Working papers 
- PublishedThe aging of the unions in West Germany, 1980-2006Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 24 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 60).Research output: Working paper › Working papers 
- PublishedSelf-selection, socialization, and risk perception: an empirical studyWeisenfeld, U. & Ott, I., 2009, Kiel: Institut für Weltwirtschaft Kiel, 37 p. (Kiel Working Paper; no. 1555).Research output: Working paper › Working papers 
- PublishedExports and profitability: first evicence for German business services enterprisesVogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 129).Research output: Working paper › Working papers 
- PublishedOn the micro-structure of the German export boom: evidence from establishment panel data : 1995 - 2002Wagner, J., 2003, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 290).Research output: Working paper › Working papers 
- PublishedNascent entrepreneursWagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 320).Research output: Working paper › Working papers 
- PublishedUnion membership and age: the inverted u-shape hypothesis under testSchnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 107).Research output: Working paper › Working papers 
- PublishedThe long awaited reform of the German works constitution actBellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 43 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 254).Research output: Working paper › Working papers 
- PublishedOther-regarding preferences, spousal disability and happiness: evidence from German couplesBraakmann, N., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 130).Research output: Working paper › Working papers 
- PublishedImprovements and future challenges for the research infrastructure in the field firm level dataWagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 88).Research output: Working paper › Working papers 
