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.
- 2009
- Published
One-third codetermination at company supervisory boards and firm performance in German manufacturing industries: first direct evidence from a new type of enterprise data
Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 136).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Other-regarding preferences, spousal disability and happiness: evidence from German couples
Braakmann, N., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 130).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Product differentiation and profitability in German manufacturing firms
Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 115).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Product diversification and stability of employment and sales: first evidence from German manufacturing firms
Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 120).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Self-selection, socialization, and risk perception: an empirical study
Weisenfeld, U. & Ott, I., 2009, Kiel: Institut für Weltwirtschaft Kiel, 37 p. (Kiel Working Paper; no. 1555).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Subsidies and exports in Germany: first evidence from enterprise panel data
Girma, S., Görg, H. & Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 117).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The German Business Services Statistics Panel 2003 to 2007
Vogel, A., 2009, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 129, 3, p. 515-522 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
The impact of the 2004 EU-enlargement on enterprise performance and exports of service enterprises in the German eastern border region
Braakmann, N. & Vogel, A., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 124).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
The research potential of new types of enterprise data based on surveys from official statistics in Germany
Wagner, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 135).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
The role of firm-level and regional human capital for the social returns to education: evidence from German social security data
Braakmann, N., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 38 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 126).Research output: Working paper › Working papers