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

    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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 2013
  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Published

    Cost containment and managed care: Evidence from German macro data

    Ehlert, A., Oberschachtsiek, D. & Prawda, S., 10.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 284).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  18. Published

    Establishment exits in Germany: The role of size and age

    Fackler, D., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 10.2013, In: Small Business Economics. 41, 3, p. 683 - 700 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Credit Constraints, Foreign Ownership, and Foreign Takeovers in Germany

    Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 09.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 283).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  20. Published

    Likelihood-based panel cointegration test in the presence of a linear time trend and cross-sectional dependence

    Arsova, A. & Karaman Örsal, D., 08.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Working Paper Series; no. 280).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  21. Published

    Fertility reactions to the "Great Recession" in Europe: Recent evidence from order-specific data

    Goldstein, J. R., Kreyenfeld, M., Jasilioniene, A. & Karaman Örsal, D., 10.07.2013, In: Demographic Research. 29, p. 85-104 20 p., 4.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Does immigrant employment matter for export sales? Evidence from Denmark

    Hiller, S., 06.2013, In: Review of World Economics. 149, 2, p. 369-394 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review