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 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.
- 2003
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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The impact of personal characteristics and the regional milieu on the transition from unemployment to self-employment: Empirical evidence for Germany
Wagner, J., 01.04.2003, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 223, 2, p. 204-222 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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 paper › Working papers
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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/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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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 paper › Working papers
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review