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.
- 2012
- Published
Relative wage positions and quit behavior: evidence from linked employer-employee data
Pfeifer, C. & Schneck, S., 01.2012, In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 65, 1, p. 126-147 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
The Microstructure of the Great Export Collapse in German Manufacturing Industries, 2008/2009
Wagner, J., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 233).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
The Quality of the KombiFiD-Sample of Business Services Enterprises: Evidence from a Replication Study
Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 19 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 226).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Age and gender composition of the workforce, productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Bonn: IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, 36 p. (IZA Discussion Paper; no. 6381).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Age and gender composition of the workforce, productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 232).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Ambiguous Effects of Risk Aversion on Healthy Nutrition
Pfeifer, C., 2012, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 11, 10, p. 991-997 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Base Salaries, Bonus Payments, and Work Absence among Managers in a German Company
Pfeifer, C., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 259).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Beschäftigung, Entlohnung und Produktivität in auslandskontrollierten Unternehmen in Niedersachsen - Erste empirische Befunde
Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2012, Arbeitsmarkt und Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Niedersachsen - Neuere Ergebnisse. Gerlach, K., Hübler, O. & Thomsen, S. (eds.). Hannover: Niedersächsisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, p. 27-42 16 p. (NIW-Vortragsreihe; no. 18).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Consumer reaction on tumbling funds: Evidence from retail fund outflows during the financial crisis 2007/2008
Schmidt, D. & Schmielewski, F., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, p. 1-28, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 228).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Credit constraints and exports: Evidence for German manufacturing enterprises
Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 41 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 251).Research output: Working paper › Working papers