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. 2003
  2. 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

  3. Published
  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Published

    Arbeiten mit Einzeldaten der amtlichen Statistik am Beispiel des Monatsberichts im verarbeitenden Gewerbe

    Wagner, J., 2003, Anonymisierung wirtschaftsstatistischer Einzeldaten: Beiträge zum Workshop am 20./21. März 2003 in Tübingen . Ronning, G. & Gnoss, R. (eds.). Statistisches Bundesamt, p. 140-146 7 p. (Forum der Bundesstatistik; vol. 42).

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

  8. Published

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

    Wagner, J., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 295).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Betriebs- und Arbeitsplatzdynamik in wissensintensiven Industrien Niedersachsens (1995 - 2001)

    Wagner, J., 2003, Analysen zur regionalen Industrieentwicklung: Sonderauswertung einzelbetrieblicher Daten der Amtlichen Statistik. Pohl, R., Fischer, J., Rockmann, U. & Semlinger, K. (eds.). Berlin, p. 62-80 19 p.

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

  10. Published

    Betriebs- und Arbeitsplatzdynamik in wissensintensiven Industrien Niedersachsens (1995 - 2001)

    Wagner, J., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 287).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    Betriebs- und Arbeitsplatzdynamik in wissensintensiven Industrien Niedersachsens, 1995 bis 2001

    Wagner, J., 2003, In: Statistische Monatshefte Niedersachsen. 57, 4, p. 187-196 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  12. Published

    Determinants of trade union membership in Western Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980 - 2000

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 284).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  13. Published

    Exporttätigkeit und Firmengröße: was können wir aus Firmenpaneldaten lernen?

    Wagner, J., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 294).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  14. Published

    Fokus Mittelstand: Einzelaspekte der Mittelstandsforschung

    Fischer, C. (Editor), Nissen, D. (Editor), Ott, I. (Editor) & Schöning, S. (Editor), 2003, 1. ed. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 285 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  15. Published

    German works councils in the production process

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 27 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 21).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  16. Published

    German works councils in the production process

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 332 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 288).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  17. Published

    German Works Councils Old and New: Incidence, Coverage and Determinants

    Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 123, 3, p. 339-358 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    On the micro-structure of the German export boom: evidence from establishment panel data : 1995 - 2002

    Wagner, J., 2003, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 290).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  19. Published

    On the micro-structure of the German export boom: evidence from establishment panel data, 1995 - 2002

    Wagner, J., 2003, Hamburg: Hamburgisches Welt-Wirtschafts-Archiv - HWWA , 15 p. (HWWA discussion paper; no. 249).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  20. Published

    Taking a second chance: entrepreneurial re-starters in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2003, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 49, 3, p. 255-272 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published