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. 2013
  2. Published

    The Performance of Foreign Affiliates in German Manufacturing: Evidence from a new Database

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 03.2013, In: Review of World Economics. 149, 1, p. 151-182 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The granular nature of the great export collapse in German manufacturing industries, 2008/2009

    Wagner, J., 13.02.2013, In: Economics. 7, 5, 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Adjustments of Wage-Tenure Profiles with Respect to Entry Age

    Pfeifer, C., 01.02.2013, In: Journal of Business Economics : JBE. 83, 2, p. 171-191 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Careers and productivity in an internal labor market

    Yang, P., Janssen, S., Pfeifer, C. & Backes-Gellner, U., 01.02.2013, In: Journal of Business Economics : JBE. 83, 2, p. 121-143 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The death of German firms: What role for foreign direct investment?

    Franco, C. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 02.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 37 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 264).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    An Empirical Note on Religiosity and Social Trust using German Survey Data

    Köbrich Leon, A. & Pfeifer, C., 2013, In: Economics Bulletin. 33, 1, p. 753-763 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Are low-productive exporters marginal exporters? Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 2013, In: Economics Bulletin. 33, 1, p. 467-481 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Are low-productive exporters marginal exporters? Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 263).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Credit constraints and exports: A survey of empirical studies using firm level data

    Wagner, J., 2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 287).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    Do outliers and unobserved heterogeneity explain the exporter productivity premium? Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom

    Wagner, J. & Temouri, Y., 2013, In: Economics Bulletin. 33, 3, p. 1931-1940 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Do outliers and unobserved heterogeneity explain the exporter productivity premium? Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom

    Temouri, Y. & Wagner, J., 2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Papers in Economics; vol. 2013, no. 278).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  13. Published

    Effects of training on employee suggestions and promotions

    Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2013, In: Schmalenbach Business Review. 65, 3, p. 270-288 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Exports, R&D and Productivity in German Business Services Firms: A test of the Bustos-model

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2013, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 12, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Extensive margins of imports in the great import recovery in Germany, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 2013, In: Economics Bulletin. 33, 4, p. 2732-2743 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Extensive margins of imports in The Great Import Recovery in Germany, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (University of Lueneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 282).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  17. Published

    Foreign Ownership and the Extensive Margins of Exports: Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany

    Raff, H. & Wagner, J., 2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Papers in Economics; vol. 2013, no. 277).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  18. Published

    Labor market adjustments after a large import shock: Evidence from the German clothing industry and the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

    Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 2013, Daten in der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Forschung: Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Joachim Merz. Hirschel, D., Paic, P. & Zwick, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 201-224 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  19. Published

    Life satisfaction and the consumption values of partners and friends: Empirical evidence from German panel survey data

    Pfeifer, C., 2013, In: Economics Bulletin. 33, 4, p. 3131-3142 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Productivity and the product scope of multi-product firms: a test of Feenstra-Ma

    Wagner, J. & Raff, H., 2013, In: Economics Bulletin. 33, 1, p. 415-419 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Replizierbare Forschung in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften erhöhen

    Vlaeminck, S., Wagner, G. G., Wagner, J., Harhoff, D. & Siegert, O., 2013, In: LIBREAS. Library Ideas. 23, p. 29-42 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    The Great Export Recovery in German Manufacturing Industries, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 2013, In: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften. 64, 3, p. 325-340 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    The role of extensive margins of exports in The Great Export Recovery in Germany, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Papers in Economics; no. 266).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  24. Published

    Unfair wahrgenommene eigene Entlohnung, Arbeitszufriedenheit und Kündigungsabsicht: Empirische Evidenz auf Basis des SOEPs

    Kersting, F. M. & Pfeifer, C., 2013, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 133, 4, p. 511-538

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. 2012
  26. Published

    With or Without U? Testing the Hypothesis of an Inverted U-Shaped Union Membership-Age Relationship

    Wagner, J. & Schnabel, C., 07.12.2012, In: Contemporary Economics. 6, 4, p. 28-34 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Firmendatenbasiertes Benchmarking der Industrie und des Dienstleistungssektors in Niedersachsen - Methodisches Konzept und Anwendungen: Projektbericht

    Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 12.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; vol. 254).

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

  28. Published

    Exports, Imports and Profitability: First Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises

    Wagner, J., 11.2012, In: Open Economies Review. 23, 5, p. 747-765 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    The German Manufacturing Sector is a Granular Economy

    Wagner, J., 11.2012, In: Applied Economics Letters. 19, 17, p. 1663-1665 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Feste Benzinpreise für einen Tag - Mehr Preiswettbewerb durch die 24h-Regel

    Reindl, A. & Wein, T., 10.2012, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 92, 10, p. 678-686 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  31. Published

    Aging Workforce, Training Participation, and Training Effects: Evidence from Personnel Data

    Pfeifer, C., 28.09.2012, In: Adapt International Bulletin. 29, 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Transfer

  32. Published

    Non-linear effects of comparison income in quit decisions: status versus signal !

    Pfeifer, C. & Schneck, S., 09.2012, In: Labour - Review of labour economics and industrial relations. 26, 3, p. 356-368 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Somewhere over the Rainbow: Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Germany

    Humpert, S., 24.07.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 45 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 245).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  34. Published

    A Note on Smoking Behavior and Health Risk Taking

    Pfeifer, C., 01.07.2012, In: Nordic Journal of Health Economics. 1, 2, p. 135-151 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Average wage, qualification of the workforce and export performance in German enterprises: evidence from KombiFiD data

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2012, In: Zeitschrift für Arbeitsmarktforschung. 45, 2, p. 161-170 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Fixed-term Contracts and Wages Revisited Using Linked Employer-Employee Data from Germany

    Pfeifer, C., 01.07.2012, In: Journal for Labour Market Research. 45, 2, p. 171-183 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Neue Fakten über Exporteure und Importeure: Eine Auswertung von Transaktionsdaten für 2009

    Wagner, J., 07.2012, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 92, 7, p. 496-498 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    The Post-entry Performance of Cohorts of Export Starters in German Manufacturing Industries

    Wagner, J., 07.2012, In: International Journal of the Economics of Business. 19, 2, p. 169-193 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Explaining Age and Gender Differences in Employment Rates: A Labor Supply Side Perspective

    Humpert, S. & Pfeifer, C., 27.06.2012, Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 66 p. (SOEPpaper on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research; no. 449).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  40. Published

    Exports, R&D and Productivity: A test of the Bustos-model with German enterprise data

    Wagner, J., 06.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 10 p. (University of Lueneburg Working Papers in Economics; no. 244).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  41. Published

    International trade and firm performance: a survey of empirical studies since 2006

    Wagner, J., 06.2012, In: Review of World Economics. 148, 2, p. 235-267 33 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Productivity Premia for German Manufacturing Firms Exporting to the Euro-Area and Beyond: First Evidence from Robust Fixed Effects Estimations

    Wagner, J. & Verardi, V., 06.2012, In: World Economy. 35, 6, p. 694-712 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Physical Attractiveness, Employment and earnings

    Pfeifer, C., 04.2012, In: Applied Economics Letters. 19, 6, p. 505-510 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Age and Gender Differences in Job Opportunities

    Humpert, S., 21.03.2012, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, p. 1-46, 46 p. (University of Lüneburg working paper series in economics; no. 235).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  45. Published

    The Economic Determinants of U.S. Presidential Approval: A Survey

    Berlemann, M. & Enkelmann, S., 03.2012, München: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Center for Economic Studies , 47 p. (CESifo Working Paper Series; no. 3761).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  46. Published

    Average wage, qualification of the workforce and export performance in German enterprises: Evidence from KombiFiD data

    Wagner, J., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 224).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  47. Published

    Establishment exits in Germany: the role of size and age

    Fackler, D., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 38 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 231).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  48. Published

    New Methods for the Analysis of Links between International Firm Activities and Firm Performance: A Practitioner’s Guide

    Wagner, J., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, p. 704-715, 18 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 227).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  49. Published

    Relative wage positions and quit behavior: evidence from linked employer-employee data

    Pfeifer, C. & Schneck, S., 01.2012, In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 65, 1, p. 126-147 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    The Microstructure of the Great Export Collapse in German Manufacturing Industries, 2008/2009

    Wagner, J., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 233).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  51. Published

    The Quality of the KombiFiD-Sample of Business Services Enterprises: Evidence from a Replication Study

    Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 19 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 226).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  52. Published

    Age and gender composition of the workforce, productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises

    Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Bonn: IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, 36 p. (IZA Discussion Paper; no. 6381).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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