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.
- 2005
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Determinants of union membership in 18 EU countries: evidence from micro data, 2002/03
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 332).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Determinants of union membership in 18 EU countries: evidence from micro data, 2002/03
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 31 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 31).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Do works councils inhibit investment?
Schank, T., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 333).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Do works councils inhibit investment?
Schnabel, C., Wagner, J., Schank, T. & Addison, J. T., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 30 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 32).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Essays on Network Regulation: theoretical and empirical evidence from the electricity supply industry
Growitsch, C., 2005, Lüneburg: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 120 p. (Schriften des Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle ; vol. 21)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Establishment age and wages: evidence from German linked employer-employee data
Kölling, A., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Institutionen, Löhne und Beschäftigung. Bellmann, L. (ed.). Nürnberg: Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung - IAB, p. 81-99 19 p. (Beiträge zur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung; vol. 294).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Exporte und Produktivität in mittelständischen Betrieben: Befunde aus der niedersächsischen Industrie (1995 - 2004)
Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 11).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exports, foreign direct investment, and productivity: evidence from German firm level data
Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 8 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 8).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Firmenalter und Firmenperformance: empirische Befunde zu Unterschieden zwischen jungen und alten Firmen in Deutschland
Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 15).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Fördert Umverteilung die Existenzgründung?
Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 2005, Ergebnisse der MittelstandsForschung. Schulte, R. (ed.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 53-72 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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German works councils and productivity: first evidence from a nonparametric test
Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 14).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Is the market classification of risk always efficient? evidence from German third party motor insurance
Schwarze, R. & Wein, T., 2005, In: German Risk and Insurance Review. 1, p. 173-203 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen in Umbruchsituationen
Schöning, S. (Editor), Richter, J. (Editor), Ott, I. (Editor) & Nissen, D. (Editor), 2005, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 261 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Menschen im Gründungsprozess - empirische Befunde aus dem Regionalen Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Deutschland
Wagner, J., 2005, Ergebnisse der MittelstandsForschung. Schulte, R. (ed.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 23-49 27 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Nascent and infant entrepreneurs in Germany: evidence from the regional entrepreneurship monitor (REM)
Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 1).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Personal and regional determinants of entrepreneurial activities: Empirical evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Germany
Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 2005, In: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft. 25, 1, p. 91-105 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Who are the workers who never joined a union? empirical evidence from Germany
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 15 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 37).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Who are the workers who never joined a union? empirical evidence from Germany
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 12).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Workshop "Untersuchungen mit Mikrodaten aus der Amtlichen Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistik": [Beiträge zur ersten Regionalen Nutzerkonferenz des Forschungsdatenzentrums der Statistischen Ämter der Länder, die am 21. und 22. April 2005 an der FU Berlin stattfand]
Wagner, J. (Editor), 2005, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot GmbH. 449599 p. (Schmollers Jahrbuch)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Zur Evidenz regionaler Determinanten im Kontext individueller Gründungsaktivitäten: empirische Befunde aus dem Regionalen Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Sternberg, R. & Wagner, J., 2005, In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie. 49, 3/4, p. 167-184 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Zur Mikrostruktur der Investitionsdynamik in der Industrie: Analysen mit Betriebspaneldaten aus Niedersachsen (1995 - 2002)
Wagner, J., 2005, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 125, 4, p. 475-488 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Zur Mikrostruktur der Investitionsdynamik in der Industrie: Analysen mit Betriebspaneldaten aus Niedersachsen (1995 - 2002)
Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 330).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zur Relevanz von Informationsasymmetrien bei "Lüneburger Bauherren"
Wein, T. & Röber, W. B., 2005, Ergebnisse der MittelstandsForschung. Schulte, R., Merz, J. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Münster: LIT Verlag, p. 309-326 18 p. ( Entrepreneurship, professions, small business economics; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- 2004
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The influence of vertical integration and property rights on network access charges in the German electricity market
Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 01.11.2004, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 224, 6, p. 673-695 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Are rational expectations equilibria with private information eductively stable?
Heinemann, M., 01.06.2004, In: Journal of Economics. 82, 2, p. 169-194 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Start-up activities, individual characteristics, and the regional milieu: Lessons for entrepreneurship support policies from German micro data
Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 01.06.2004, In: The Annals of Regional Science. 38, 2, p. 219-240 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Growth and welfare effects of tax cuts: The case of a productive public input with technological risk
Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 06.2004, In: Empirica. 31, 2-3, p. 117-135 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
Addison, J. T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2004, In: British Journal of Industrial Relations. 42, 2, p. 255-281 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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The reform of the German Works Constitution Act: A critical assessment
Addison, J. T., Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 04.2004, In: Industrial Relations. 43, 2, p. 392-420 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Works Councils - Sand or Grease in the Operation of German Firms?
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 20.02.2004, In: Applied Economics Letters. 11, 3, p. 159-161 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Theoretische Fundierungen monetärer Transmission
Haslinger, F. & Heinemann, M., 01.01.2004, Geld- und Wirtschaftspolitik in gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung: Gedächtnisschrift für Karl-Heinz Ketterer.. Hofer, M. B., Kotz, H.-H. & Simmert, D. B. (eds.). Berlin: Duncker & Humblot GmbH, p. 23-44 22 p. (Volkswirtschaftliche Schriften; vol. 540).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Are young and small firms hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs? Evidence from German micro data
Wagner, J., 2004, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 50, 4, p. 379-391 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Bauherren und Bauhandwerksdienstleistungen - eine empirisch-informationsökonomische Analyse
Röber, W. B. & Wein, T., 2004, Deregulierung in Deutschland: theoretische und empirische Analysen. Ragnitz, J. (ed.). Halle: Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle, p. 167-186 20 p. (Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle ; vol. Sonderheft, no. 2004.2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Das Betriebsverfassungs-Reformgesetz vom Juli 2001: Eine Zwischenbilanz aus ökonomischer Sicht
Wagner, J., 2004, In: Volkswirtschaftliche Korrespondenz der Adolf-Weber-Stiftung. 43, 1Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Deregulierungspolitik in Deutschland - Erfahrungen und Perspektiven
Wein, T., 2004, Marktdynamik und Innovation: Gedächtnisschrift für Hans-Jürgen Ewers. Fritsch, M. (ed.). Berlin: Duncker & Humblot GmbH, p. 131-148 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Der Noth gehorchend, nicht dem eignen Trieb: Nascent Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs in Germany ; Evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Wagner, J., 2004, In: RWI-Mitteilungen. 54/55, 3/4, p. 287-303 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die Reregulierung der Versicherungsvermittler
Trigo Gamarra, L. & Wein, T., 2004, Perspektiven der Mittelstandsforschung: Ökonomische Analysen zu Selbständigkeit, Freien Berufen und KMU. Merz, J. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 497-515 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Transmission monetärer Schocks - Liquiditätseffekt, Kreditkanal und der "Small Borrower Effect"
Heinemann, M., 2004, Perspektiven der Mittelstandsforschung: Ökonomische Analysen zu Selbständigkeit, Freien Berufen und KMU. Merz, J. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 389-405 17 p. (Entrepreneurship, professions, small business economics; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Eine informationsökonomische Analyse des Handwerks: Ergebnisse und Schlussfolgerungen aus der Pilotbefragung Lüneburger Bauherren
Wein, T. & Röber, W. B., 2004, Perspektiven der Mittelstandsforschung: ökonomische Analysen zur Selbstständigkeit, freien Berufen und KMU . Merz, J. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 473-492 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Einkommensverteilung, Umverteilung und endogenes Wachstum
Heinemann, M., 2004, Ungleichheit und Umverteilung. Aaken, A. & Grözinger, G. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 233-268 36 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Exporting firms do not pay higher wages, ceteris paribus: first evidence from linked employer-employee data
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2004, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 27 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 27).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exporting firms do not pay higher wages, ceteris paribus: first evidence from linked employer-employee data
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 311).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Export intensity and plant characteristics: what can we learn from quantile regression?
Wagner, J., 2004, Hamburg: Hamburgisches Welt-Wirtschafts-Archiv - HWWA , 8 p. (HWWA discussion paper; no. 304).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Export intensity and plant characteristics: what can we learn from quantile regression?
Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 323).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Exporttätigkeit und Firmengröße: was können wir aus Firmenpaneldaten lernen?
Wagner, J., 2004, Perspektiven der Mittelstandsforschung: Ökonomische Analysen zu Selbständigkeit, Freien Berufen und KMU . Merz, J. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 251-261 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Handwerksreform 2004: Rückwirkungen auf das Ausbildungsverhalten Lüneburger Handwerksbetriebe?
Wein, T. & Röber, W. B., 2004, In: RWI-Mitteilungen. 54/55, 3/4, p. 217-246 30 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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International business and the eclectic paradigm, developing the OLI framework , ed. by John Cantwell and Rajneesh Narula
Wagner, J., 2004, In: Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv. 140, 3, p. 534-535 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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International handbook of trade unions, ed. by John T. Addison ...
Wagner, J., 2004, In: Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv. 140, 4, p. 728-729 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Menschen im Gründungsprozess: empirische Befunde aus dem Regionalen Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Deutschland
Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 321).Research output: Working paper › Working papers