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. 2014
  2. Published

    Exports, R&D and Productivity: A test of the Bustos-Model with enterprise data from France, Italy and Spain

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 8 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 310).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Extensive Margins of Imports and Profitability: First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 298).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Extensive margins of imports, productivity and profitability: First evidence for manufacturing enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 3, p. 1669-1678 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Firm age and the margins of international trade: Comparable evidence from five European countries

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 308).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Innovation and exports of German business services enterprises: First evidence from a new type of firm data

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2014, Innovation, Globalization and Firm Dynamics: Lessons for enterprise policy. Ferragina, A. M., Taymaz, E. & Yilmaz, K. (eds.). 1 ed. Milton Park / New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 137 - 160 24 p.

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

  7. Published

    Is Export Diversification good for Productivity? First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 297).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Law versus Economics? How should insurance intermediaries influence the insurance demand decision.

    Pape, A., 2014, Lüneburg, p. 1-22, 23 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 299).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Liability rule failures? Evidence from german court decisions.

    Pape, A., 2014, 300 ed., Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, p. 1-32, 33 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 300).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Low-productive exporters are high-quality exporters: Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 292).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    Low-productive exporters are high-quality exporters: Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 2, p. 745-756 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Mehr Wirtschaftlichkeit durch Systemwechsel? Empirische Befunde zum neuen kommunalen Haushalts- und Rechnungswesen

    Gärtner, J., 2014, 1 ed. LIT Verlag. 288 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  13. Published

    New Data from Official Statistics for Imports and Exports of Goods by German Enterprises

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 306).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  14. Published

    New Data from Official Statistics for Imports and Exports of Goods by German Enterprises

    Wagner, J., 2014, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 134, 3, p. 371-377 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Ownership Structure and Firm Performance in the Egyptian Manufacturing Sector

    Abdelgouad, A. F., Pfeifer, C. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 328).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  16. Published

    Still different after all these years: Extensive and intensive margins of exports in East and West German manufacturing enterprises

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 38 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 313).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  17. Published

    The Short-Run Impact of Twinning in the First Birth on Female Labor Supply in Tanzania

    Schwiebert, J., 2014, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 13, 12, p. 1261-1266 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    What makes a high-quality exporter? Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 295).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  19. 2013
  20. Published

    Foreign Ownership and Firm Performance in German Services: First Evidence based on Official Statistics

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 01.12.2013, In: The Service Industries Journal. 33, 15-16, p. 1564-1598 35 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Risk or Resilience? The Role of Trade Integration and Foreign Ownership for the Survival of German Enterprises during the Crisis 2008-2010

    Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 12.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 288).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  22. Published

    Political expenditure cycles and election outcomes: Evidence from disaggregation of public expenditures by economic functions

    Enkelmann, S. & Leibrecht, M., 01.10.2013, In: Economics Letters. 121, 1, p. 128-132 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review