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

    Regulierung des Netzmonopolisten durch Verbot von Peak-load Pricing?

    Korunig, J., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 31 p. (Working paper series in economics).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    Strongly rational expectations equilibria with endogenous acquisition of information

    Desgranges, G. & Heinemann, M., 03.2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 9).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    International firm-activities and innovation: evidence from knowledge production-functions for German firms

    Wagner, J., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 29 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 25).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Exports and productivity growth: first evidence from a continuous treatment approach

    Fryges, H. & Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 49).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Oliver E. Williamsons Transaktionskostenökonomik: Entwicklung und Grundlagen ; [Essay]

    Groth, M., 2007, München: Grin Verlag. 57 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesTransfer

  6. Published

    Der Beitrag von Paneldaten aus der amtlichen Industrieberichterstattung für Beschreibung und Analyse der niedersächsischen Landesentwicklung

    Wagner, J., 2000, Entwicklung des Landes - Datenlage und Datenbedarf in Niedersachsen. Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Statistik , p. 24-27 4 p. (Statistische Monatshefte Niedersachsen - Sonderheft).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Nonunion representation in Germany

    Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 08.07.2016, Nonunion employee representation: History, Contemporary Practice, and Policy. Kaufman, B. E. & Taras, D. G. (eds.). Armonk, NY: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 365-385 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    Firmenalter und Firmenperformance: empirische Befunde zu Unterschieden zwischen jungen und alten Firmen in Deutschland

    Wagner, J., 2006, Betriebsdemographie. Bellmann, L. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Nürnberg: Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung - IAB, p. 83-111 29 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    The contestable markets theory: efficient advice for economic policy

    Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 2004, Trends in infrastructure regulation and financing: International Experience and Case Studies from Germany. Hirschhausen, C. V., Beckers, T. & Mitusch, K. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 21-41 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  10. Published

    Trade union membership in eastern and western Germany: convergence or divergence?

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2003, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 49, 3, p. 213-232 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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Activities

  1. Nutzung von Lerngelegenheiten als Prädiktoren der Kompetenzentwicklung von Lehramtsstudierenden in den Bildungswissenschaften
  2. Research Incubator for Exploring Tensions and Paradoxes in Creativity and Innovaion Management – Innovation Management Paradox
  3. Auf dem Weg zur Stiftung. Erste Erfahrungen: Die staatliche Finanzierung der Niedersächsischen Stiftungshochschulen – Kurzreferat
  4. Evaluation einer konsumspezifischen Achtsamkeitsintervention mit Mixed-Methods als Antwort auf Defizite psychometrischer Skalen
  5. Using the arts as a tool for governing postindustrial cities: Music City Hamburg?! Musikalische Annäherungen an die Kreative Stadt
  6. Sustainability-oriented targets in executive compensation – Symbolic measures or significant catalyst for a sustainable transition?
  7. Sustainability-oriented targets in executive compensation – Symbolic measures or significant catalyst for a sustainable transition?
  8. Risk and time preferences under complex spatio-temporal risk conditions – experimental and survey evidence from semi-arid rangelands
  9. Emotionsarbeit in täglichen Interaktionen mir der Führungskraft: Wie Mitarbeitende zu ihrem eigenen Wohlbefinden beitragen können
  10. How do secondary seed dispersal and post-dispersal seed predation influence the successful recruitment of common grassland species?
  11. Shortening the potential duration of unemployment benefits and labor market outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment in Germany
  12. Gemeinsamer Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medizinische Psychologie und der Gesellschaft für Medizinische Soziologie - 2010

Publications

  1. Payk, Marcus M., Frieden durch Recht? Der Aufstieg des modernen Völkerrechts und der Friedensschluss nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg
  2. Fostering preservice teachers’ noticing with structured video feedback: Results of an online- and video-based intervention study
  3. Huhnholz, Sebastian (Hrsg.) (2018): Fiskus – Verfassung – Freiheit. Politisches Denken der öffentlichen Finanzen von Hobbes bis heute
  4. Visibility, Voice and Encounter in Cosmopolitan Online Communication. Rethinking Cultural Citizenship in Post-Migrant Societies
  5. The Video Game Industry: Formation, Present State, and Future, Peter Zackariasson and Timothy Wilson (eds) (2012) New York: Routledge
  6. Human–learning–machines: introduction to a special section on how cybernetics and constructivism inspired new forms of learning
  7. Use of design methods, team leaders' goal orientation, and team effectiveness: A follow-up study in software development projects
  8. ‘The One Best Way.’ Bildgebende Verfahren der Ökonomie als strukturverändernder Innovationsschub der Managementtheorie ab 1860
  9. Nachhaltigkeit in Bildungsinstitutionen in Schleswig-Holstein. Entwicklung eines Bildungskonzeptes für ausgewählte Zielgruppen
  10. Accumulation of total trace metals due to rapid urbanization in microtidal zone of Pallikaranai marsh, South of Chennai, India
  11. Ein modifiziertes Newton-Verfahren zur Lösung des Hochrechnungsproblems nach dem Prinzip des minimalen Informationsverlustes
  12. Photochemical reactions of brominated diphenylethers in organic sovents and adsorbed on silicon dioxide in aqueous suspension
  13. Mediatisierte Politikgestaltung? Medien, Expertise und politische Entscheidungsprozesse in wissenschaftsbasierten Themenfeldern
  14. Restoration mechanisms at moderate temperatures for As-Cast ZK40 magnesium alloys modified with individual Ca and Gd additions
  15. Attrition and adherence in a WEB-based distress management program for implantable CARdioverter defibrillator patients (WEBCARE)
  16. Geometrical Characterization of Polyethylene Oxide Nanofibers by Atom Force Microscope and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
  17. Mentale Modelle bilden und Textinformationen verstehen. Wie Grundschülerinnen und Grundschüler komplexe Leseaufgaben bewältigen
  18. Distribution and community structure of araneocoenoses (Araneae) along an altitudinal gradient on Kozuf Mountain (North Macedonia)
  19. Sustainable development of supplier performance. An empirical analysis of relationship characteristics in the automotive sector
  20. Die Rolle von Unternehmensdialogen im gesellschaftlichen Diskurs über umstrittene Technikentwicklungen: Der „InfoDialog Fracking“
  21. Environmental occurrence and hazard of organic UV stabilizers and UV filters in the sediment of European North and Baltic Seas
  22. Two high-mountain burnet moth species (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) react differently to the global change drivers climate and land-use
  23. "Post"– "Pop"– "Pseudo"? – Zur Diskussion popfeministischer Zeitschriften als Arenen der (Re-)Artikulation feministischer Öffentlichkeiten.
  24. Sources and pathways of biocides and their transformation products in urban storm water infrastructure of a 2 ha urban district
  25. Effect of Porthole Design and Welding Chamber Dimensions on Material Flow and Weld Deformability of Extruded Aluminium Profiles
  26. Effects of human capital and long-term human resources development and utilization on employment growth of small-scale businesses
  27. Verbandsklage mit Zähnen? - Zum Vorschlag einer Richtlinie über Verbandsklagen zum Schutz der Kollektivinteressen der Verbraucher
  28. Non-sterile fermentation of food waste with indigenous consortium and yeast – Effects on microbial community and product spectrum
  29. Integrative Bewertung der Auswirkungen touristischer Nutzungen auf die Bereitstellung der Ecosystem Services auf der Insel Sylt
  30. How action-oriented entrepreneurship training transforms university students into entrepreneurs: Insights from a qualitative study
  31. Litter quality, land-use history, and nitrogen deposition effects on topsoil conditions across European temperate deciduous forests
  32. Wagnis Wildnis, Wildnisentwicklung und Wildnisbildung in Mitteleuropa, (hrsg.) Herbert Zucchi, Paul Stegmann: München oekom verlag, 2006
  33. DaZKom - a Structure Model of Pre-service Teachers' Competency for Teaching German as a Second Language in the Mainstream Classroom
  34. Mathematische und naturwissenschaftliche Kompetenz in PISA, im IQB-Ländervergleich und in der National Educational Panel Study (NEPS)
  35. Untersuchungen zum Ampicillin/Sulbactam-Spiegel im bestrahlten Unterkieferknochen bei Patienten mit oralen Plattenepithelkarzinomen
  36. Microstructure evolution and texture development during production of homogeneous fine-grained aluminum wire by friction extrusion
  37. Assessing the added value of the recent declaration on unregulated fishing for sustainable governance of the central Arctic Ocean