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.
- 2010
Determinants of promotions in an internal labour market: testing implications from tournament theory and efficient allocation
Pfeifer, C., 2010, In: Schmalenbach Business Review. 62, 1, p. 342-358 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Die gegen das Drittelbeteiligungsgesetz verstoßende Aufsichtsratslücke im Dienstleistungssektor existiert. Replik zu "Das Fehlen eines Aufsichtsrates muss nicht rechtswidrig sein" von Alexander Dilger
Boneberg, F., 2010, In: Industrielle Beziehungen. 17, 1, p. 102-107 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Estimated capital stock values for German manufacturing enterprises covered by the cost structure surveys
Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 171).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Estimated capital stock values for German manufacturing enterprises covered by the cost structure surveys
Wagner, J., 2010, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 130, 3, p. 403-408 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Export, Import und Produktivität wissensintensiver KMUs in Deutschland
Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2010, Wertschöpfungsmanagement im Mittelstand: Tagungsband des Forums der deutschen Mittelstandsforschung. Kathan, D., Letmathe, P., Mark, K., Schulte, R., Tchouvakhina, M. & Wallau, F. (eds.). Gabler Verlag, p. 391-411 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
Exports and firm characteristics: first evidence from fractional probit panel estimates
Wagner, J., 2010, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 9, 10, p. 935-940 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Exports and firm Characteristics in German manufacturing industries
Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 72 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 188).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
Exports and Profitability: First Evidence for German Business Services Enterprises
Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2010, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 56, 1, p. 7-30 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Firm-Level Data
Wagner, J., 2010, Building on Progress: Expanding the Research Infrastructure for the Social, Economic, and Behavioral Sciences. G. D. F. (ed.). Opladen & Farmington Hills: Budrich UniPress , Vol. 2. p. 1001-1014 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
From estimation results to stylized facts: Twelve recommendations for empirical research in international activities of heterogeneous firms
Wagner, J., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 57 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 186).Research output: Working paper › Working papers