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.
- 2011
- Published
Handicaps in job assignment: insiders, outsiders and gender
Pfeifer, C., 03.2011, In: Journal of Labor Research. 32, 1, p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Risk Aversion and Sorting into Public Sector Employment
Pfeifer, C., 01.02.2011, In: German Economic Review. 12, 1, p. 85-99 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Robust estimates of exporter productivity premia in German business services enterprises
Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 01.2011, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 207).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Alternativen der Risikosteuerung von Banken in Zeiten der Finanzkrise
Schmidt, D., 2011, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Finanz-, Wirtschafts- und andere Krisen ; Forschungsbeiträge. Schöning, S., Richter, J. & Pape, A. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 105-124Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Anmerkungen zur Krise und zur Krisenbewältigung durch die Wirtschaftspolitik
Heinemann, M., 2011, Mit der Krise leben?: Europäische Konflikte, innergesellschaftliche Verwerfungen, Perspektiven. Hannover: Offizin-Verlag, p. 45-62 15 p. (Kritische Interventionen; vol. 12).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- Published
Effects of training on employee suggestions and promotions in an internal labor market
Pfeifer, C., Yang, P., Janssen, S. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (University of Lüneburg working paper series in Econonomics ; no. 202).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Eine Taylor-Regel für Schweden? Schätzung einer geldpolitischen Reaktionsfunktion am Beispiel der Schwedischen Riksbank
Enkelmann, S., 2011, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Finanz-, Wirtschafts- und andere Krisen: Forschungsbeiträge. Schöning, S., Richter, J. & Pape, A. (eds.). Frankfurt/Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 71-84 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Exports and Firm Characteristics in German Manufacturing Industries: New Evidence from Representative Panel Data
Wagner, J., 2011, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 57, 2, p. 107-143Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exports and Firm Characteristics in Germany: A Survey of Empirical Studies (1991 to 2011)
Wagner, J., 2011, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 57, 2, p. 145-160 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Foreign ownership and firm performance in the German services: First evidence based on Official Statistics
Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2011, ETSG 2011 Copenhagen Thirteenth Annual Conference. European Trade Study Group, 40 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review