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. 2010
  2. Published

    Machen Kinder doch glücklich?

    Humpert, S., 2010, Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 32 p. (SOEPpapers; no. 301).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  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., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 48 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 172).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Produktivität und Rentabilität in der niedersächsischen Industrie im Bundesländervergleich: eine Benchmarking-Studie auf der Basis vertraulicher Firmendaten aus Erhebungen der amtlichen Statistik

    Wagner, J., 2010, Kooperation Wissenschaft und Statistik - 20 Jahre Nutzung von amtlichen Mikrodaten Datenlage und Datenbedarf: Sonderausgabe Tagung des LSKN am 6. Mai 2010. Vehling, A. (ed.). Hannover: Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, p. 30-42 13 p. (Statistische Monatshefte Niedersachsen; vol. Sonderausgabe).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  5. Published

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

    Pfeifer, C. & Schneck, S., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 47 p. (Working paper series in Economics; no. 163).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Sabbaticals - eine Form der Arbeitszeitflexibilisierung

    Pape, A., 2010, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Herausforderungen und Innovationen: Forschungsbeiträge. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 157-175 19 p.

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

  7. Published

    Self-selection into export markets by business services firms: Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom

    Temouri, Y., Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 32 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 183).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Stability under learning of equilibria in financial markets with supply information

    Heinemann, M., 2010, In: Economics Bulletin. 30, 1, p. 383-391 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The Exporter Productivity Premium along the Productivity Distribution: First Evidence from Quantile Regression Approach for Fixed Effects Panel Data Models

    Powell, D. & Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 182).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    The post-entry performance of cohorts of export starters in German manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 45 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 187).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    The research potential of new types of enterprise data based on surveys from official statistics in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2010, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 130, 1, p. 133-142 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Training participation of an aging workforce in an internal labor market

    Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, (Working paper series in economics; no. Working Paper No 170).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  13. Published
  14. 2009
  15. Published

    E-stability and stability of adaptive learning in models with private information

    Heinemann, M., 01.12.2009, In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 33, 12, p. 2001-2014 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Is there a compensating wage differential for high crime levels? First evidence from Europe

    Braakmann, N., 01.11.2009, In: Journal of Urban Economics. 66, 3, p. 218-231 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Transaktionskosten und die Gestaltung ökonomischer Austauschbeziehungen: Zum Nobelpreis an Oliver E. Williamson

    Groth, M., 11.2009, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 89, 11, p. 770-776 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Produktdifferenzierung in deutschen Industrieunternehmen 1995 - 2004: Ausmaß und Bestimmungsgründe

    Wagner, J., 01.10.2009, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 229, 5, p. 615-642 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Außenwirtschaft in Zeiten der Globalisierung - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der statistischen Messung

    Glaab, H. P., Wagner, J. & Zwick, M., 10.2009, In: AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv. 3, 2, p. 81-83 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Exporte und Firmenerfolg: Welche Firmen profitieren wie vom internationalen Handel?

    Wagner, J., 10.2009, In: Wirtschafts- und sozialstatistisches Archiv. 3, 2, p. 109-122 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Subsidies and exports in Germany: first evidence from enterprise panel data

    Girma, S., Görg, H. & Wagner, J., 07.2009, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 55, 3, p. 179-195 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Pigous Beitrag zur Nachhaltigkeit: eine Würdigung zum 50. Todestag

    Groth, M. & Baumgärtner, S., 06.2009, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 89, 6, p. 419-424 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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