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.
- 2005
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Firmenalter und Firmenperformance: empirische Befunde zu Unterschieden zwischen jungen und alten Firmen in Deutschland
Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 15).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Fördert Umverteilung die Existenzgründung?
Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 2005, Ergebnisse der MittelstandsForschung. Schulte, R. (ed.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 53-72 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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German works councils and productivity: first evidence from a nonparametric test
Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 14).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Is the market classification of risk always efficient? evidence from German third party motor insurance
Schwarze, R. & Wein, T., 2005, In: German Risk and Insurance Review. 1, p. 173-203 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen in Umbruchsituationen
Schöning, S. (Editor), Richter, J. (Editor), Ott, I. (Editor) & Nissen, D. (Editor), 2005, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 261 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Menschen im Gründungsprozess - empirische Befunde aus dem Regionalen Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Deutschland
Wagner, J., 2005, Ergebnisse der MittelstandsForschung. Schulte, R. (ed.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 23-49 27 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Nascent and infant entrepreneurs in Germany: evidence from the regional entrepreneurship monitor (REM)
Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 1).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Personal and regional determinants of entrepreneurial activities: Empirical evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Germany
Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 2005, In: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft. 25, 1, p. 91-105 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Who are the workers who never joined a union? empirical evidence from Germany
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 15 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 37).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Who are the workers who never joined a union? empirical evidence from Germany
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 12).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Workshop "Untersuchungen mit Mikrodaten aus der Amtlichen Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistik": [Beiträge zur ersten Regionalen Nutzerkonferenz des Forschungsdatenzentrums der Statistischen Ämter der Länder, die am 21. und 22. April 2005 an der FU Berlin stattfand]
Wagner, J. (Editor), 2005, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot GmbH. 449599 p. (Schmollers Jahrbuch)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Zur Evidenz regionaler Determinanten im Kontext individueller Gründungsaktivitäten: empirische Befunde aus dem Regionalen Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Sternberg, R. & Wagner, J., 2005, In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie. 49, 3/4, p. 167-184 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Zur Mikrostruktur der Investitionsdynamik in der Industrie: Analysen mit Betriebspaneldaten aus Niedersachsen (1995 - 2002)
Wagner, J., 2005, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 125, 4, p. 475-488 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Zur Mikrostruktur der Investitionsdynamik in der Industrie: Analysen mit Betriebspaneldaten aus Niedersachsen (1995 - 2002)
Wagner, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 330).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zur Relevanz von Informationsasymmetrien bei "Lüneburger Bauherren"
Wein, T. & Röber, W. B., 2005, Ergebnisse der MittelstandsForschung. Schulte, R., Merz, J. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Münster: LIT Verlag, p. 309-326 18 p. ( Entrepreneurship, professions, small business economics; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- 2004
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The influence of vertical integration and property rights on network access charges in the German electricity market
Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 01.11.2004, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 224, 6, p. 673-695 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Are rational expectations equilibria with private information eductively stable?
Heinemann, M., 01.06.2004, In: Journal of Economics. 82, 2, p. 169-194 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Start-up activities, individual characteristics, and the regional milieu: Lessons for entrepreneurship support policies from German micro data
Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 01.06.2004, In: The Annals of Regional Science. 38, 2, p. 219-240 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Growth and welfare effects of tax cuts: The case of a productive public input with technological risk
Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 06.2004, In: Empirica. 31, 2-3, p. 117-135 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
Addison, J. T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2004, In: British Journal of Industrial Relations. 42, 2, p. 255-281 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research