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Das Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre beschäftigt sich in Forschung und Lehre mit ökonomischen Fragestellungen, die einen weiten Themenbereich abdecken.
Zu den thematischen Schwerpunkten des Instituts gehören die Bereiche Arbeitsökonomik, Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung, Wirtschaftspolitik, Wirtschaftstheorie und Finanzmärkte.

Die Forschungsschwerpunkte des Instituts sind:

Mikroökonometrische Untersuchungen zur internationalen Firmentätigkeit, Betriebsdemographie und Arbeitsplatzdynamik sowie industriellen Beziehungen;

Ökonomische Analysen zur Regulierung bzw. Deregulierung;

Ökonomische Analysen von Versicherungsmärkten;

Dynamische Makroökonomik und Verteilungsanalysen;

Innovation und Wachstum.

  1. 2012
  2. Published

    International trade and firm performance: a survey of empirical studies since 2006

    Wagner, J., 06.2012, In: Review of World Economics. 148, 2, p. 235-267 33 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Productivity Premia for German Manufacturing Firms Exporting to the Euro-Area and Beyond: First Evidence from Robust Fixed Effects Estimations

    Wagner, J. & Verardi, V., 06.2012, In: World Economy. 35, 6, p. 694-712 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Physical Attractiveness, Employment and earnings

    Pfeifer, C., 04.2012, In: Applied Economics Letters. 19, 6, p. 505-510 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Age and Gender Differences in Job Opportunities

    Humpert, S., 21.03.2012, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, p. 1-46, 46 p. (University of Lüneburg working paper series in economics; no. 235).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    The Economic Determinants of U.S. Presidential Approval: A Survey

    Berlemann, M. & Enkelmann, S., 03.2012, München: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Center for Economic Studies , 47 p. (CESifo Working Paper Series; no. 3761).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Average wage, qualification of the workforce and export performance in German enterprises: Evidence from KombiFiD data

    Wagner, J., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 224).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Establishment exits in Germany: the role of size and age

    Fackler, D., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 38 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 231).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    New Methods for the Analysis of Links between International Firm Activities and Firm Performance: A Practitioner’s Guide

    Wagner, J., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, p. 704-715, 18 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 227).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

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

    Pfeifer, C. & Schneck, S., 01.2012, In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 65, 1, p. 126-147 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    The Microstructure of the Great Export Collapse in German Manufacturing Industries, 2008/2009

    Wagner, J., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 233).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  12. Published

    The Quality of the KombiFiD-Sample of Business Services Enterprises: Evidence from a Replication Study

    Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 19 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 226).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  13. Published

    Age and gender composition of the workforce, productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises

    Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Bonn: IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, 36 p. (IZA Discussion Paper; no. 6381).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  14. Published

    Age and gender composition of the workforce, productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises

    Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 232).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  15. Published

    Ambiguous Effects of Risk Aversion on Healthy Nutrition

    Pfeifer, C., 2012, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 11, 10, p. 991-997 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Base Salaries, Bonus Payments, and Work Absence among Managers in a German Company

    Pfeifer, C., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 259).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  17. Published

    Beschäftigung, Entlohnung und Produktivität in auslandskontrollierten Unternehmen in Niedersachsen - Erste empirische Befunde

    Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2012, Arbeitsmarkt und Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Niedersachsen - Neuere Ergebnisse. Gerlach, K., Hübler, O. & Thomsen, S. (eds.). Hannover: Niedersächsisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, p. 27-42 16 p. (NIW-Vortragsreihe; no. 18).

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

  18. Published

    Consumer reaction on tumbling funds: Evidence from retail fund outflows during the financial crisis 2007/2008

    Schmidt, D. & Schmielewski, F., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, p. 1-28, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 228).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  19. Published

    Credit constraints and exports: Evidence for German manufacturing enterprises

    Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 41 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 251).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  20. Published

    Daten des IAB-Betriebspanels und Firmenpaneldaten aus Erhebungen der Amtlichen Statistik - substitutive oder komplementäre Inputs für die Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung ?

    Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 252).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  21. Published

    Der Mittelstand: Forschungsansätze zur Sicherung der Zukunftsfähigkeit

    Richter, J. (ed.), Schöning, S. (ed.) & Pape, A. (ed.), 2012, Peter Lang Verlag. 251 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch