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.
- 2007
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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 paper › Working papers
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Verpackungsabgaben und Verpackungslizenzen als Alternativen zur Pfandpflicht für ökologisch nachteilige Einweggetränkeverpackungen?
Groth, M., 2007, In: Zeitschrift für angewandte Umweltforschung. 18, 2, p. 157-171 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
- 2006
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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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 paper › Working papers