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. 2004
  2. Published

    International handbook of trade unions, ed. by John T. Addison ...

    Wagner, J., 2004, In: Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv. 140, 4, p. 728-729 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  3. Published

    Menschen im Gründungsprozess: empirische Befunde aus dem Regionalen Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Deutschland

    Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 321).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Nascent entrepreneurs

    Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 320).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

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

    Lückgen, I. & Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 327).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Ökonomische Folgen des reformierten Betriebsverfassungsgesetzes für mittelständische Firmen: erste Ergebnisse einer Firmenbefragung

    Bunk, C. & Wagner, J., 2004, Perspektiven der Mittelstandsforschung: ökonomische Analysen zur Selbstständigkeit, freien Berufen und KMU. Merz, J. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 331-353 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Ökonomische Folgen des reformierten Betriebsverfassungsgesetzes für mittelständische Firmen: erste Ergebnisse einer Firmenbefragung

    Wagner, J. & Bunk, C., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 19 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 302).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    On the microstructure of the German export boom: Evidence from establishment panel data, 1995-2002

    Wagner, J., 2004, In: Review of World Economics. 140, 3, p. 496-509 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published
  10. Published

    Risikoorientierte Prämiendifferenzierung in der Kfz-Haftpflichtversicherung: Erfahrungen und Perspektiven

    Ewers, H.-J., Wein, T., Schwarze, R., Schwintowski, H.-P. & Growitsch, C., 2004, Bremerhaven: Verlag für Neue Wissenschaft, 99 p. (Berichte der Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen; no. M160).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    The contestable markets theory: efficient advice for economic policy

    Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 2004, Trends in infrastructure regulation and financing: International Experience and Case Studies from Germany. Hirschhausen, C. V., Beckers, T. & Mitusch, K. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 21-41 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  12. Published

    The decision to start a new firm: personal and regional determinants. Empirical evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Germany

    Sternberg, R. & Wagner, J., 2004, Gründungsprozess und Gründungserfolg: Interdisziplinäre Beiträge zum Entrepreneurship Research. Fritsch, M. & Niese, M. (eds.). Heidelberg: Physica-Verlag, p. 19-38 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  13. Published

    What a difference a Y makes: female and male nascent entrepreneurs in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 309).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  14. Published

    Works councils, labor productivity and plant heterogeneity: evidence from quantile regressions

    Wagner, J., Schnabel, C., Schank, T. & Addison, J. T., 2004, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 328).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  15. 2003
  16. Published
  17. Published

    Testing Lazear's jack-of-all-trades view of entrepreneurship with German micro data

    Wagner, J., 15.09.2003, In: Applied Economics Letters. 10, 11, p. 687-689 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Audretsch, David B., Roy Thurik, Ingrid Verheul and Sander Wennekers (eds.), Entrepreneurship: Determinants and Policy in a European — U.S. Comparison

    Wagner, J., 01.05.2003, In: Kyklos. 56, 2, p. 263-264 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  19. Published
  20. Published

    Altruism and egoism of the social planner in a dynamic context

    Ott, I., 06.03.2003, Growth Theory and Growth Policy. Hagemann, H. & Seiter, S. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 119-135 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  21. Published

    Das European-Data-Watch-Projekt: Kurzdokumentationen von Datensätzen für die empirische Wirtschaftsforschung

    Wagner, J., 01.01.2003, In: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium. 32, 2, p. 124-125 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  22. Published

    Anonymized firm data under test: evidence from a replication study

    Wagner, J., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 32 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 300).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers