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.
- 2003
- Published
The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 284 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 292).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 207 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 22).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Trade union membership in eastern and western Germany: convergence or divergence?
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2003, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 49, 3, p. 213-232 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Trade union membership in Eastern and Western Germany: convergence or divergence?
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2003, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 25 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 18).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Unobserved Firm Heterogeneity and the Size-Exports Nexus: Evidence from German Panel Data
Wagner, J., 2003, In: Review of World Economics. 139, 1, p. 161-172 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Vorschläge der VVG-Kommission zur Neuregelung der Pflichtverletzungen im Versicherungsvertragsgesetz: eine wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Stellungnahme
Wein, T., 2003, Reform des Versicherungsvertragsrechts: Erster Nürnberger Versicherungstag am 19. Februar 2003. . Herrmann, H. & Wambach, A. (eds.). Nürnberg: IF-Verlag, p. 139-158 20 p. (Schriftenreihe Wirtschaftsrecht; vol. 5).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
- 2002
- Published
The causal effects of exports on firm size and labor productivity: first evidence from a matching approach
Wagner, J., 01.10.2002, In: Economics Letters. 77, 2, p. 287-292 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
A revised theory of contestable markets: applied on the German telecommunication sector
Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 09.2002, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 275).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Establishment age and wages: evidence from German linked employer-employee data
Kölling, A., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2002, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 26 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 13).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., 05.2002, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 24 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 10).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Arbeitsplatzdynamik in den Industriebetrieben der Raumordnungsregionen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 1995 bis 1999
Wagner, J., 2002, In: Statistische Monatshefte. 12, 2, p. 38-55 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Auslandsumsatz der Industriebetriebe Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns: (1995 - 2000)
Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 57 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 267).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Auslandsumsatz der Industriebetriebe Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns 1995 bis 2000
Wagner, J., 2002, In: Statistische Monatshefte. 12, 11, p. 279-287 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Damages after deregulation: dynamic effects in the German motor vehicle insurance industry
Wein, T., 2002, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 256).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Das neue Gewährleistungsrecht aus ökonomischer Sicht
Wein, T., 2002, In: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium. 31, 8, p. 477-480 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Die Kosten für Kinder
Wagner, J., 2002, In: Das Wirtschaftsstudium. 31, 11, p. 1400-1402 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Establishment age and wages: evidence from German linked employer-employee data
Kölling, A., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 264).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Hat die Deregulierung des deutschen Versicherungsmarktes mehr Wettbewerb verursacht?
Wein, T., 2002, Regulierung oder Deregulierung der Finanzmärkte: Mit 34 Tabellen. Britzelmaier, B. (ed.). 1. ed. Physica-Verlag, p. 83-101 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Personal and regional determinants of entrepreneurial acitivites: empirical evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Germany
Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 279).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Taking a second chance: entrepreneurial restarters in Germany
Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 252).Research output: Working paper › Working papers