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. 2012
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Published

    Der Mittelstand: Forschungsansätze zur Sicherung der Zukunftsfähigkeit

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

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    Exports, R&D and productivity: a test of the Bustos-model with German enterprise data

    Wagner, J., 2012, In: Economics Bulletin. 32, 3, p. 1942-1948 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Exports, R&D and Productivity in German Business Services Firms: A test of the Bustos-model

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 10 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 247).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: Cherry-picking and Lemon-grabbing

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 240).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: First Comparative Evidence on the Post-acquisition Target Performance using new Data

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 249).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  12. Published

    German multiple-product, multiple-destination exporters: Bernard-Redding-Schott under test

    Wagner, J., 2012, In: Economics Bulletin. 32, 2, p. 1708-1714 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    German multiple-product, multiple-destination exporters: Bernard-Redding-Schott under test

    Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 242).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  14. Published

    Innovation and Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First Evidence from a new type of data

    Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 246).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  15. Published

    Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce ? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises

    Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 256).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  16. Published

    Lingering illness or sudden death? Pre-exit employment developments in German establishments

    Fackler, D., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Papers in Economics; no. 258).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  17. Published

    Productivity and the extensive margins of trade in German manufacturing firms: Evidence from a non-parametric test

    Wagner, J., 2012, In: Economics Bulletin. 32, 4, p. 3061-3070 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Productivity and the extensive margins of trade in German manufacturing firms: Evidence from a non-parametric test

    Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 250).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  19. Published

    Productivity and the Product Scope of Multi-Product Firms: A Test of Feenstra-Ma

    Raff, H. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: University of Lüneburg, 7 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 257).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  20. Published

    Sind Gewerkschaftsmitglieder wirklich unzufriedener? Eine empirische Untersuchung

    Humpert, S. & Krüger, S., 2012, Der Mittelstand: Forschungsansätze zur Sicherung der Zukunftsfähigkeit. Schöning, S., Richter, J. & Pape, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 199-212 13 p.

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

  21. Published

    The Great Export Recovery in German Manufacturing Industries, 2009/1010

    Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 253).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers