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.
- 2002
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Testing Lazear's Jack-of-all-trades: view of entrepreneurship with German micro data
Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 6 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 277).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The contestable markets theory: efficient advice for economic policy
Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 2002, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 274).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The impact of risk aversion, role models, and the regional milieu on the transition from unemployment to self-employment: empirical evidence for Germany
Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 258).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The long awaited reform of the German works constitution act
Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 43 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 254).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The reform of the German works constitution act: a critical assessment
Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2002, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 34 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 16).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The role of the regional milieu for the decision to start a new firm: empirical evidence for Germany
Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 259).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Unobserved firm heterogeneity and the establishment size: exports nexus: evidence from German panel data
Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 257).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Wachstumsdeterminanten junger Unternehmen: empirische Analysen für Ost- und Westdeutschland
Almus, M., 2002, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 247 p. (ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen; vol. 60)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Works councils: sand or grease in the operation of German firms?
Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 281).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- 2001
- Published
Works councils in Germany: Their effects on establisment perfomance
Addison, J. T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.10.2001, In: Oxford Economic Papers. 53, 4, p. 659-694 36 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Simultantestprozedur für globale Nullhypothesen bei beliebiger Abhängigkeitsstruktur der Einzeltests
Lindner, K., 09.2001, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 29 p. (Final; vol. 11, no. 3).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The German skills machine, ed. by Pepper D. Culpepper ...
Wagner, J., 01.06.2001, In: The Economic Journal. 111, 472, p. 462-463 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Verbreitung und Bestimmungsgründe verschiedener Formen der Arbeitnehmerpartizipation in Industriebetrieben
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2001, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 22 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 5).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Wirken Schwellenwerte im deutschen Arbeitsrecht als Bremse für die Arbeitsplatzschaffung in Kleinbetrieben?
Wagner, J., Schnabel, C. & Kölling, A., 04.2001, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 240).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The sources of entrepreneurial activity, ed. by Gary D. Libecap
Wagner, J., 01.03.2001, In: Journal of Economic Literature. 39, 1, p. 163-164 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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A Note on Pensions and Firm Performance: First Evidence from German Micro Data
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.2001, In: Journal of Labor Research. 22, 1, p. 207-211 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bremst das Schwerbehindertengesetz die Arbeitsplatzdynamik in Kleinbetrieben?
Kölling, A., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.2001, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 26 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 4).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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A comparison between private and public access rules to bottlenecks - experiences and expectations from telecommunication and energy
Wein, T., 2001, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 248).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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A Note on the Firm Size - Export Relationship
Wagner, J., 2001, In: Small Business Economics. 17, 4, p. 229-237 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Arbeitsplatzdynamik in den Industriebetrieben in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Fortschreibung für 1998/99 und Analysen zur Rolle des Schiffbaus
Wagner, J., 2001, Regionale Wirtschaftsanalysen mit Betriebspaneldaten: Ansätze und Ergebnisse. Beiträge zum Workshop FiDASt 2001, Hannover 22. - 23. Februar 2001. Schasse, U. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Hannover: Niedersächsisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, p. 73-94 22 p. (NIW-Vortragsreihe; vol. 14).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research