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.
  1. 2006
  2. Published

    Do exporters really pay higher wages? first evidence from German linked employer-employee data

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 28).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Exports, foreign direct investment, and productivity: evidence from German firm level data

    Wagner, J., 15.05.2006, In: Applied Economics Letters. 13, 6, p. 347-349 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Guesnerie, R.: Assessing Rational Expectations 2. ‘Eductive’ Stability in Economics. 2nd Edition

    Heinemann, M., 01.04.2006, In: Journal of Economics. 87, 3, p. 303-306 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  5. Published

    Export Intensity and Plant Characteristics: What can we learn from Quantile Regression?

    Wagner, J., 04.2006, In: Review of World Economics. 142, 1, p. 195-203 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Nascent entrepreneurs in German regions: evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)

    Lückgen, I., Oberschachtsiek, D., Sternberg, R. & Wagner, J., 01.01.2006, Entrepreneurship in the region. Fritsch, M. & Schmude, J. (eds.). New York: Springer, p. 7-34 28 p. (International Studies in Entrepreneurship; vol. 14).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Arbeitsrechtliche Schwellenwerte und betriebliche Arbeitsplatzdynamik: eine empirische Untersuchung am Beispiel des Schwerbehindertengesetzes

    Koller, L., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2006, In: Zeitschrift für Arbeitsmarktforschung. 39, 2, p. 181-199 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Auf allen Märkten zu Hause: Gedenkschrift für Franz Haslinger

    Clemens, C. (Editor), Heinemann, M. (Editor) & Soretz, S. (Editor), 2006, Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie. 304 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    Betriebliche Mitbestimmung vier Jahre nach der Reform des BetrVG: Ergebnisse der 2. Befragung der Mitglieder des Arbeitgeberverbandes Lüneburg Nordostniedersachsen

    Bunk, C., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 21).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Betriebsdemographie

    Bellmann, L. (Editor) & Wagner, J. (Editor), 2006, Nürnberg: Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung - IAB. 213 p. (Beiträge zur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung; vol. 305)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  11. Published

    Converging institutions: shaping the relationships between nanotechnologies, economy and society

    Ott, I. & Papilloud, C., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 32).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers