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 aging of the unions in West Germany, 1980-2006

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 24 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 60).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    Self-selection, socialization, and risk perception: an empirical study

    Weisenfeld, U. & Ott, I., 2009, Kiel: Institut für Weltwirtschaft Kiel, 37 p. (Kiel Working Paper; no. 1555).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Exports and profitability: first evicence for German business services enterprises

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 129).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    On the micro-structure of the German export boom: evidence from establishment panel data : 1995 - 2002

    Wagner, J., 2003, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 290).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Nascent entrepreneurs

    Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 320).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Union membership and age: the inverted u-shape hypothesis under test

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 107).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    The long awaited reform of the German works constitution act

    Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 43 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 254).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Other-regarding preferences, spousal disability and happiness: evidence from German couples

    Braakmann, N., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 130).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Improvements and future challenges for the research infrastructure in the field firm level data

    Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 88).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Works councils, labor productivity and plant heterogeneity: evidence from quantile regressions

    Wagner, J., Schnabel, C., Schank, T. & Addison, J. T., 2004, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 328).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers