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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Marktversagen und Wirtschaftspolitik: mikroökonomische Grundlagen staatlichen Handelns
Fritsch, M., Wein, T. & Ewers, H.-J., 2007, 7., aktualisierte und erg. Aufl. ed. München: Verlag Franz Vahlen. 451 p. (Vahlens Handbücher der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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The difficulty to behave as a (regulated) natural monopolist: the dynamics of electricity network access charges in Germany 2002 to 2005
Wein, T. & Wetzel, H., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 62).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Unternehmensnachfolge und Innovationspotenzial: Forschungsbeiträge
Schöning, S. (Editor), Richter, J. (Editor), Wetzel, H. (Editor) & Nissen, D. (Editor), 2007, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 326 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Mehr Wettbewerb im Handwerk durch die Handwerksreform?
Röber, W. B. & Wein, T., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 17).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Econometrics of anonymized micro data
Pohlmeier, W. (Editor), Gottschalk, S. (Editor) & Wagner, J. (Editor), 01.10.2005, Stuttgart: Lucius & Lucius. 83 p. (Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik; vol. 225, no. 5)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Ökonomische Analysen der Mitbestimmung auf Betriebs- und Unternehmensebene
Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2006, Stuttgart: Lucius & Lucius. 123 p. (Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Damages after deregulation: dynamic effects in the German motor vehicle insurance industry
Wein, T., 2002, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 256).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Wäre weniger mehr - Reformbedarf für die Mißbrauchsaufsicht über die Deutsche Telekom?
Wein, T., 2000, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 227).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Struktur und Erfolg von Ich-AG-Gründungen: Ergebnisse einer Umfrage im Arbeitsagenturbezirk Lüneburg
Braakmann, N., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 32 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 56).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Threshold values in German labor law and job dynamics in small firms: the case of the disability law
Wagner, J., Schnabel, C. & Kölling, A., 2001, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 233).Research output: Working paper › Working papers