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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Zehn Jahre "European Data Watch": Dokumentation von Datensätzen für die empirische Wirtschafts- und Sozialforschung und Zugangswegen zu den Daten
Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 10 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 154).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Simultantestprozedur für globale Nullhypothesen bei beliebiger Abhängigkeitsstruktur der Einzeltests
Lindner, K., 09.2001, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 29 p. (Final; vol. 11, no. 3).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Labormetrics
Bellmann, L. (Editor), Wagner, J. (Editor), Franz, W. (Editor), Gerlach, K. (Editor), Hujer, R. (Editor) & Meyer, W. (Editor), 2008, Stuttgart: Lucius & Lucius. 233 p. (Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik; vol. 228, no. 5/6)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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German works councils old and new: incidence, coverage and determinants
Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 05.2002, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 24 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 10).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Are nascent entrepreneurs jacks-of-all-trades? a test of Lazear's theory of entrepreneurship with German data
Wagner, J., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 295).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Are young and small firms hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs? Evidence from German micro data
Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 301).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exporte und Produktivität in Industriebetrieben: Niedersachsen im interregionalen und internationalen Vergleich
Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 24 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 68).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers