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.
- 2014
- 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 paper › Working papers
- 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 paper › Working papers
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 paper › Working papers
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 anthologies › Monographs › Research
- 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 paper › Working papers
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 paper › Working papers
- 2013
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review