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. 2009
  2. Published

    Exports and profitability: first evicence for German business services enterprises

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 129).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Import, Export und Produktivität in niedersächsischen Unternehmen des verarbeitenden Gewerbes

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 116).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Import, Export und Produktivität in niedersächsischen Unternehmen des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2009, In: Statistische Monatshefte Niedersachsen. 63, 2, p. 59-70 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Intra-industry adjustment to import competition: theory and application to the German clothing industry

    Raff, H. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 144).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Introduction to the special issue: causes and consequences of international firm activities ; evidence from micro data

    Görg, H. & Wagner, J., 2009, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 55, 3, p. 175-177 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Kinder - ein Quell der Freude?!

    Humpert, S., 2009, Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 22 p. (SOEPpapers; no. 232).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Labor market adjustments after a large import shock: evidence from the German clothing industry and the Multi-Fibre Arrangement

    Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 155).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Offshoring and firm performance: self-selection, effects on performance, or both?

    Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 153).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    One-third codetermination at company supervisory boards and firm performance in German manufacturing industries: first direct evidence from a new type of enterprise data

    Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 136).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    Other-regarding preferences, spousal disability and happiness: evidence from German couples

    Braakmann, N., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 130).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  12. Published

    Product differentiation and profitability in German manufacturing firms

    Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 115).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  13. Published

    Product diversification and stability of employment and sales: first evidence from German manufacturing firms

    Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 120).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  14. Published

    Self-selection, socialization, and risk perception: an empirical study

    Weisenfeld, U. & Ott, I., 2009, Kiel: Institut für Weltwirtschaft Kiel, 37 p. (Kiel Working Paper; no. 1555).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  15. Published

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

    Girma, S., Görg, H. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 117).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  16. Published

    The German Business Services Statistics Panel 2003 to 2007

    Vogel, A., 2009, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 129, 3, p. 515-522 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    The impact of the 2004 EU-enlargement on enterprise performance and exports of service enterprises in the German eastern border region

    Braakmann, N. & Vogel, A., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 124).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  18. Published

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

    Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 135).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  19. Published

    The role of firm-level and regional human capital for the social returns to education: evidence from German social security data

    Braakmann, N., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 38 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 126).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  20. Published

    The role of psychological traits for the gender gap in full-time employment and wages: evidence from Germany

    Braakmann, N., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 112).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  21. Published

    The transferability and performance of payment-by-results biodiversity conservation procurement auctions: empirical evidence from northernmost Germany

    Groth, M., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 29 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 119).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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