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. 2007
  2. Published

    Überbrückungsgeld und Existenzgründungszuschuss: Ergebnisse einer schriftlichen Befragung drei Jahre nach Gründungsbeginn

    Michael, K., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 66).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published
  4. Published

    Why more West than East German firms export

    Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 42).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Wirkungen der Beschäftigungspflicht schwerbehinderter Arbeitnehmer: Erkenntnisse aus der Einführung des "Gesetzes zur Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeit Schwerbehinderter"

    Braakmann, N., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 19 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 53).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. 2006
  7. Published

    Bureaucracy, tax system, and economic performance

    Ott, I., 01.12.2006, In: Journal of Public Economic Theory. 8, 5, p. 839-862 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Are nascent entrepreneurs 'Jacks-of-all-trades' ? A test of Lazear's theory of entrepreneurship with German data

    Wagner, J., 10.11.2006, In: Applied Economics. 38, 20, p. 2415-2419 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Excludable and non-excludable public inputs: Consequences for economic growth

    Ott, I. & Turnovsky, S. J., 01.11.2006, In: Economica. 73, 292, p. 725-748 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Works Councils, Labor Productivity and Plant Heterogeneity: First Evidence from Quantile Regressions

    Wagner, J., Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Addison, J. T., 09.2006, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 226, 5, p. 505-518 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    On the effects of redistribution on growth and entrepreneurial risk-taking

    Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 08.2006, In: Journal of Economics. 88, 2, p. 131-158 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Risikoorientierte Prämiendifferenzierung in der Kfz-Haftpflichtversicherung: mehr Prämiengerechtigkeit und weniger Verkehrsunfälle?

    Growitsch, C., Schade, K.-D., Schwarze, R., Schwintowski, H.-P. & Wein, T., 01.06.2006, In: Zeitschrift für die gesamte Versicherungswissenschaft. 95, 2, p. 225-249 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Do exporters really pay higher wages? first evidence from German linked employer-employee data

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 28).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  14. Published

    Exports, foreign direct investment, and productivity: evidence from German firm level data

    Wagner, J., 15.05.2006, In: Applied Economics Letters. 13, 6, p. 347-349 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Guesnerie, R.: Assessing Rational Expectations 2. ‘Eductive’ Stability in Economics. 2nd Edition

    Heinemann, M., 01.04.2006, In: Journal of Economics. 87, 3, p. 303-306 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  16. Published

    Export Intensity and Plant Characteristics: What can we learn from Quantile Regression?

    Wagner, J., 04.2006, In: Review of World Economics. 142, 1, p. 195-203 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Nascent entrepreneurs in German regions: evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)

    Lückgen, I., Oberschachtsiek, D., Sternberg, R. & Wagner, J., 01.01.2006, Entrepreneurship in the region. Fritsch, M. & Schmude, J. (eds.). New York: Springer, p. 7-34 28 p. (International Studies in Entrepreneurship; vol. 14).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  18. Published

    Arbeitsrechtliche Schwellenwerte und betriebliche Arbeitsplatzdynamik: eine empirische Untersuchung am Beispiel des Schwerbehindertengesetzes

    Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2006, In: Zeitschrift für Arbeitsmarktforschung. 39, 2, p. 181-199 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Auf allen Märkten zu Hause: Gedenkschrift für Franz Haslinger

    Clemens, C. (Editor), Heinemann, M. (Editor) & Soretz, S. (Editor), 2006, Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie. 304 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  20. Published

    Betriebliche Mitbestimmung vier Jahre nach der Reform des BetrVG: Ergebnisse der 2. Befragung der Mitglieder des Arbeitgeberverbandes Lüneburg Nordostniedersachsen

    Bunk, C., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 21).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  21. Published

    Betriebsdemographie

    Bellmann, L. (Editor) & Wagner, J. (Editor), 2006, Nürnberg: Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung - IAB. 213 p. (Beiträge zur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung; vol. 305)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  22. Published

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

    Ott, I. & Papilloud, C., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 32).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers