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. 2014
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    Integrierte Versorgung - Wettbewerbspotenzial in der Gesundheitsversorgung heben!

    Ehlert, A. & Wein, T., 03.2014, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 94, 3, p. 194-202 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Works Councils and the Management of Human Resources: Evidence from German Establishment Data

    Pfeifer, C., 02.2014, In: Economic and Industrial Democracy. 35, 1, p. 143-163 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Credit constraints and exports: Evidence for German manufacturing enterprises

    Wagner, J., 22.01.2014, In: Applied Economics. 46, 3, p. 294-302 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Determinants of fair own wage perceptions: The moderating effect of works councils and performance evaluations

    Pfeifer, C., 02.01.2014, In: Applied Economics Letters. 21, 1, p. 47-50 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Exports, Foreign Direct Investments and Productivity: Are Services Firms different?

    Wagner, J., 02.01.2014, In: The Service Industries Journal. 34, 1, p. 24 - 37 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Occupational sex segregation and working time: Regional evidence from Germany

    Humpert, S., 01.01.2014, In: Panoeconomicus. 61, 3, p. 317-329 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    A note on firm age and the margins of imports: First evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 305).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    A note on quality of a firm's exports and distance to destination countries: First evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 302).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    A note on the granular nature of imports in German manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 312).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers