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. 2008
  2. Published

    The German turnover tax statistics panel

    Vogel, A. & Dittrich, S., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 92).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    The smoking wage penalty in the United Kingdom

    Braakmann, N., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 24 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 96).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Union membership and age: the inverted u-shape hypothesis under test

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 107).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Upcoming research concerning auctions for conserving and promoting biodiversity

    Groth, M., 2008, Implementation of the CBD programme of work on protected areas; progress and perspectives: Abstracts of poster prensentations at the second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas, 11 - 15 February 2008 in Rome, Italy. Montreal: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, p. 22-24 3 p. (CBD Technical Series; vol. 35).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Wirken sich Exportaktivitäten positiv auf die Rendite von deutschen Industrieunternehmen aus?

    Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 94).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published
  8. 2007
  9. Published

    Converging institutions: shaping the relationships between nanotechnologies, economy and society

    Ott, I. & Papilloud, C., 01.12.2007, In: Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society. 27, 6, p. 455-466 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Markteintritte, Marktaustritte und Produktivität: empirische Befunde zur Dynamik in der Industrie

    Wagner, J., 01.12.2007, In: Wirtschafts- und sozialstatistisches Archiv. 1, 3/4, p. 193-203 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Private Transaktionskosten im Rahmen einer wiederholten Ausschreibung ökologischer Leistungen der Landwirtschaft

    Groth, M., 01.12.2007, In: Sonderhefte der Berichte über Landwirtschaft. 85, 3, p. 390-405 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    The (parlous) state of German unions

    Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 12.2007, In: Journal of Labor Research. 28, 1, p. 3-18 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Ausschreibungen in der Agrarumweltpolitik: Konzeption und Ergebnisse der praktischen Umsetzung eines Modellvorhabens

    Groth, M., 01.08.2007, In: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik. 8, 3, p. 279-292 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  14. Published

    Schwellenwerte im Arbeitsrecht: höhere Transparenz und Effizienz durch Vereinheitlichung

    Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.08.2007, In: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik. 8, 3, p. 242-255 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Productivity and size of the export market: Evidence for west and east German plants, 2004

    Wagner, J., 08.2007, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 227, 4, p. 403-409 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Internal markets or hierachies: Transfer prices or budgets?

    Pfeiffer, T. & Wagner, J., 01.05.2007, In: Journal of Economics and Business. 59, 3, p. 241-255 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 05.2007, In: Journal of International Economics. 72, 1, p. 52-74 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Schwellenwerte im Arbeitsrecht: höhere Transparenz und Effizienz durch Vereinheitlichung

    Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 02.2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 40).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  19. Published

    Exports and productivity: A survey of the evidence from firm-level data

    Wagner, J., 01.01.2007, In: World Economy. 30, 1, p. 60-82 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Union Density and Determinations of Union Membership in 18 EU Countries: Evidence from Micro Data 2002/03

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.01.2007, In: Industrial Relations Journal. 38, 1, p. 5-32 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    What a Difference a Y Makes: Female and Male Nascent Entrepreneurs in Germany

    Wagner, J., 01.01.2007, In: Small Business Economics. 28, 1, p. 1-21 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Do works councils inhibit investment?

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 01.2007, In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 60, 2, p. 187-203 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review