Institute of Economics
Organisational unit: Institute
- Junior Professorship for Economics, in particular Microeconomics
- Professorship for Economics, Applied Microeconomics
- Professorship for Economics, in Particular Economic Policy
- Professorship for Economics, in particular Empirical Microeconomics
- Professorship of Economics, in particular empirical Macroeconomics
- Professorship of Economics, in particular Microeconometrics and Policy Evaluation
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.
- 2009
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Wer wird subventioniert? Subventionen in deutschen Industrieunternehmen 1999 - 2006
Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 40 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 110).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zehn Jahre "European Data Watch": Dokumentation von Datensätzen für die empirische Wirtschafts- und Sozialforschung und Zugangswegen zu den Daten
Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 10 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 154).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zur Beschäftigungsentwicklung in der Region Hannover: ein Vergleich mit 12 deutschen Verdichtungsräumen
Vogel, A., Wagner, J., Brunken, K. & Brandt, A., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 156).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zur Dynamik der Export- und Importbeteiligung deutscher Industrieunternehmen: Empirische Befunde aus dem Umsatzsteuerpanel 2001-2006
Vogel, A., Wagner, J., Burg, F. & Dittrich, S., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 148).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zur Dynamik der Export- und Importbeteiligung deutscher Industrieunternehmen: Empirische Befunde aus dem Umsatzsteuerpanel 2001bis 2006
Wagner, J., Vogel, A., Burg, F. & Dittrich, S., 2009, In: Wirtschaft und Statistik. 11, p. 1109-1116 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
- 2008
- Published
Improving conservation procurement auctions
Groth, M., 01.12.2008, In: EuroChoices. 7, 3, p. 45-46 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Understanding Cross-Country Differences in Exporter Premia: Comparable Evidence for 14 Countries
Pertl, L., Schiavo, S., Muuls, M., Pisu, M., Alvarez, R., Jaramillo, P., Lopez, R. A., Van Biesebroeck, J., Brandt, L., Zhang, Y., Fernandes, A. M., Isgut, A., Jorgensen, R., Kaiser, U., Bellone, F., Jabbour, L., Musso, P., Nesta, L., Fryges, H., Wagner, J., Castellani, D., Serti, F., Tomasi, C. & Zanfei, A., 01.12.2008, In: Review of World Economics. 144, 4, p. 596-635 40 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Contributions to Labormetrics: Guest Editorial
Bellmann, L., Franz, W., Gerlach, K., Hujer, R., Meyer, W. & Wagner, J., 12.2008, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 228, 5-6, p. 421 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Exports and Productivity Growth: First Evidence from a Continuous Treatment Approach
Fryges, H. & Wagner, J., 12.2008, In: Review of World Economics. 144, 4, p. 695-722 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports, Imports, and Productivity at the Firm Level: An International Perspective: Introduction by Guest Editor
Wagner, J., 12.2008, In: Review of World Economics. 144, 4, p. 591-595 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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The Aging of the Unions in West Germany, 1980-2006
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 12.2008, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 228, 5/6, p. 497-511 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A note on why more West than East German firms export
Wagner, J., 25.11.2008, In: International Economics and Economic Policy. 5, 4, p. 363-370 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exportaktivitäten: positiv für Rendite deutscher Industrieunternehmen?
Wagner, J., 10.2008, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 88, 10, p. 690-696 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Neue Möglichkeiten zur Nutzung vertraulicher amtlicher Personen- und Firmendaten
Kaiser, U. & Wagner, J., 08.2008, In: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik. 9, 3, p. 329-349 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Growth strategies: Fiscal versus institutional policies
Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 01.07.2008, In: Economic Modelling. 25, 4, p. 605-622 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Export entry, export exit and productivity in German manufacturing industries
Wagner, J., 07.2008, In: International Journal of the Economics of Business. 15, 2, p. 169-180 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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German works councils and productivity: first evidence from a nonparametric test
Wagner, J., 07.2008, In: Applied Economics Letters. 15, 9, p. 727-730 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Convergence or mediation? Experts of vulnerability and the vulnerability of experts' discourses on nanotechnologies: a case study
Ott, I. & Papilloud, C., 03.2008, In: Innovation - The European Journal of Social Science Research. 21, 1, p. 41-64 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sind mittelständische Betriebe der Jobmotor der deutschen Wirtschaft?
Wagner, J., Koller, L. & Schnabel, C., 02.2008, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 88, 2, p. 130-135 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An empirical examination of repeated auctions for biodiversity conservation contracts
Groth, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 19 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 78).Research output: Working paper › Working papers