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.
- 2008
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Kosteneffizienter und effektiver Biodiversitätsschutz durch Ausschreibungen und eine ergebnisorientierte Honorierung: das Modellprojekt "Blühendes Steinburg"
Groth, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 105).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Labormetrics
Bellmann, L. (Editor), Wagner, J. (Editor), Franz, W. (Editor), Gerlach, K. (Editor), Hujer, R. (Editor) & Meyer, W. (Editor), 2008, Stuttgart: Lucius & Lucius. 233 p. (Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik; vol. 228, no. 5/6)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Mittelstand 2008: aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge zu gesellschaftlichen und finanzwirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen
Schöning, S. (Editor), Richter, J. (Editor), Wetzel, H. (Editor) & Nissen, D. (Editor), 2008, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 264 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Nascent and infant entrepreneurs in Germany: evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Wagner, J., 2008, Neue Ansätze der Mittelstandsforschung. Merz , J. & Schulte, R. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 395-411 17 p. (CREPS Entrepreneurship, Professions, Small Buseniss Economics; vol. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Non scholae, sed vitae discimus! the importance of fields of study for the gender wage gap among German university graduates during labor market entry and the first years of their careers
Braakmann, N., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 31 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 85).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Perspektiven der Nutzung von Methanhydranten als Energieträger: eine Bestandsaufnahme
Groth, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 76).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Private ex-ante transaction costs for repeated biodiversity conservation auctions: a case study
Groth, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 84).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Productivity growth in European railways: technological progress, efficiency change and scale effects
Wetzel, H., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 101).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Produktdifferenzierung in deutchen Industrieunternehmen 1995 - 2004: Ausmaß und Bestimmungsgründe
Wagner, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 43 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 99).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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R&D and the agglomeration of industries
Kranich, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 44 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 83).Research output: Working paper › Working papers