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. 2010
  2. Exports and Profitability: First Evidence for German Manufacturing Firms

    Fryges, H. & Wagner, J., 03.2010, In: World Economy. 33, 3, p. 399-423 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. International Activities and Firm Performance: Introduction

    Wagner, J., 03.2010, In: World Economy. 33, 3, p. 311-314 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  4. Work effort during and after employment probation: Evidence from German personnel data

    Pfeifer, C., 01.02.2010, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 230, 1, p. 77-91 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Entry, Exit and Productivity: Empirical Results for German Manufacturing Industries

    Wagner, J., 02.2010, In: German Economic Review. 11, 1, p. 78-85 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. The impact of participation in sports on educational attainment: New evidence from Germany

    Pfeifer, C. & Cornelißen, T., 02.2010, In: Economics of Education Review. 29, 1, p. 94-103 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Wer wird subventioniert? Subventionen in deutschen Industrieunternehmen 1999 bis 2006

    Wagner, J., 02.2010, In: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik. 11, 1, p. 47-74 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Higher Productivity in Importing German Manufacturing firms: Self-Selection, learning from importing, or both?

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 01.2010, In: Review of World Economics. 145, 4, p. 641-665 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Public reactions to the promotion of nanotechnologies in society

    Könninger, S., Ott, I., Zülsdorf, T. & Papilloud, C., 01.2010, In: International Journal of Nanotechnology. 7, 2-3, p. 265-279 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Beschäftigungswirkungen arbeits- und sozialrechtlicher Schwellenwerte

    Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 181).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Determinants of promotions in an internal labour market: testing implications from tournament theory and efficient allocation

    Pfeifer, C., 2010, In: Schmalenbach Business Review. 62, 1, p. 342-358 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Estimated capital stock values for German manufacturing enterprises covered by the cost structure surveys

    Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 171).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  13. Estimated capital stock values for German manufacturing enterprises covered by the cost structure surveys

    Wagner, J., 2010, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 130, 3, p. 403-408 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Export, Import und Produktivität wissensintensiver KMUs in Deutschland

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2010, Wertschöpfungsmanagement im Mittelstand: Tagungsband des Forums der deutschen Mittelstandsforschung. Kathan, D., Letmathe, P., Mark, K., Schulte, R., Tchouvakhina, M. & Wallau, F. (eds.). Gabler Verlag, p. 391-411 21 p.

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

  15. Exports and firm characteristics: first evidence from fractional probit panel estimates

    Wagner, J., 2010, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 9, 10, p. 935-940 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Exports and firm Characteristics in German manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 72 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 188).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  17. Exports and Profitability: First Evidence for German Business Services Enterprises

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2010, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 56, 1, p. 7-30 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Firm-Level Data

    Wagner, J., 2010, Building on Progress: Expanding the Research Infrastructure for the Social, Economic, and Behavioral Sciences. G. D. F. (ed.). Opladen & Farmington Hills: Budrich UniPress , Vol. 2. p. 1001-1014 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  19. From estimation results to stylized facts: Twelve recommendations for empirical research in international activities of heterogeneous firms

    Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 57 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 186).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  20. Impact of wages and job levels on worker absenteeism

    Pfeifer, C., 2010, In: International Journal of Manpower. 31, 1, p. 59-72 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. It was twenty years ago today ... ein kurzer Rückblick auf 20 Jahre Kooperation zwischen amtlicher Statistik und empirischer Wirtschaftsforschung bei der Nutzung vertraulicher Firmendaten in Niedersachsen

    Wagner, J., 2010, Kooperation Wissenschaft und Statistik - 20 Jahre Nutzung von amtlichen Mikrodaten Datenlage und Datenbedarf: Sonderausgabe Tagung des LSKN am 6. Mai 2010. Vehling, A. (ed.). Hannover: Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, p. 27-29 3 p. (Statistische Monatshefte Niedersachsen; vol. Sonderausgabe).

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

  22. Machen Kinder doch glücklich?

    Humpert, S., 2010, 15 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 167).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  23. Machen Kinder doch glücklich?

    Humpert, S., 2010, Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 32 p. (SOEPpapers; no. 301).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  24. Productivity premia for German manufacturing firms exporting to the Euro-area and beyond: first evidence from robust fixed effects estimations

    Wagner, J. & Verardi, V., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 48 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 172).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  25. Produktivität und Rentabilität in der niedersächsischen Industrie im Bundesländervergleich: eine Benchmarking-Studie auf der Basis vertraulicher Firmendaten aus Erhebungen der amtlichen Statistik

    Wagner, J., 2010, Kooperation Wissenschaft und Statistik - 20 Jahre Nutzung von amtlichen Mikrodaten Datenlage und Datenbedarf: Sonderausgabe Tagung des LSKN am 6. Mai 2010. Vehling, A. (ed.). Hannover: Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, p. 30-42 13 p. (Statistische Monatshefte Niedersachsen; vol. Sonderausgabe).

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

  26. Relative wage positions and quit behavior: new evidence from linked employer-employee data

    Pfeifer, C. & Schneck, S., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 47 p. (Working paper series in Economics; no. 163).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  27. Sabbaticals - eine Form der Arbeitszeitflexibilisierung

    Pape, A., 2010, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Herausforderungen und Innovationen: Forschungsbeiträge. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 157-175 19 p.

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

  28. Self-selection into export markets by business services firms: Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom

    Temouri, Y., Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 32 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 183).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  29. Stability under learning of equilibria in financial markets with supply information

    Heinemann, M., 2010, In: Economics Bulletin. 30, 1, p. 383-391 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. The Exporter Productivity Premium along the Productivity Distribution: First Evidence from Quantile Regression Approach for Fixed Effects Panel Data Models

    Powell, D. & Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 182).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  31. The post-entry performance of cohorts of export starters in German manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 45 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 187).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  32. The research potential of new types of enterprise data based on surveys from official statistics in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2010, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 130, 1, p. 133-142 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Training participation of an aging workforce in an internal labor market

    Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, (Working paper series in economics; no. Working Paper No 170).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  34. 2009
  35. E-stability and stability of adaptive learning in models with private information

    Heinemann, M., 01.12.2009, In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 33, 12, p. 2001-2014 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Is there a compensating wage differential for high crime levels? First evidence from Europe

    Braakmann, N., 01.11.2009, In: Journal of Urban Economics. 66, 3, p. 218-231 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Transaktionskosten und die Gestaltung ökonomischer Austauschbeziehungen: Zum Nobelpreis an Oliver E. Williamson

    Groth, M., 11.2009, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 89, 11, p. 770-776 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Produktdifferenzierung in deutschen Industrieunternehmen 1995 - 2004: Ausmaß und Bestimmungsgründe

    Wagner, J., 01.10.2009, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 229, 5, p. 615-642 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. Außenwirtschaft in Zeiten der Globalisierung - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der statistischen Messung

    Glaab, H. P., Wagner, J. & Zwick, M., 10.2009, In: AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv. 3, 2, p. 81-83 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  40. Exporte und Firmenerfolg: Welche Firmen profitieren wie vom internationalen Handel?

    Wagner, J., 10.2009, In: Wirtschafts- und sozialstatistisches Archiv. 3, 2, p. 109-122 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Subsidies and exports in Germany: first evidence from enterprise panel data

    Girma, S., Görg, H. & Wagner, J., 07.2009, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 55, 3, p. 179-195 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  42. Pigous Beitrag zur Nachhaltigkeit: eine Würdigung zum 50. Todestag

    Groth, M. & Baumgärtner, S., 06.2009, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 89, 6, p. 419-424 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  43. The Impact of September 11th, 2001 on the Employment Prospects of Arabs and Muslims in the German Labor Market

    Braakmann, N., 01.02.2009, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 229, 1, p. 2-21 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  44. Testing for Economies of Scope in European Railways: An Efficiency Analysis

    Wetzel, H. & Growitsch, C., 01.2009, In: Journal of Transport Economics and Policy. 43, 1, p. 1-24 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  45. Auf der Speisekarte der DPAG: rechtliche oder ökonomische Marktzutrittsschranken?

    Wein, T., 2009, In: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften. 60, 1, p. 37-56 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  46. Cleansing procedures for overlaps and inconsistencies in administrative data. The case of German labour market data

    Scioch, P. & Oberschachtsiek, D., 2009, In: Historical Social Research. 34, 3, p. 242-259 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  47. Die aufsichtsratslücke im dienstleistungssektor. Ausmaß und Bestimmungsgründe

    Boneberg, F., 2009, In: Industrielle Beziehungen. 16, 4, p. 349-366 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  48. Exporter performance in the German business services sector: first evidence from the services statistics panel

    Vogel, A., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 111).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  49. 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

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