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. 2005
  2. Published

    Econometrics of anonymized micro data

    Pohlmeier, W. (Editor), Gottschalk, S. (Editor) & Wagner, J. (Editor), 01.10.2005, Stuttgart: Lucius & Lucius. 83 p. (Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik; vol. 225, no. 5)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  3. Published

    Negotiated third party access: An industrial organisation perspective

    Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 01.09.2005, In: European Journal of Law and Economics. 20, 2, p. 165-183 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Anonymized Firm Data under Test: Evidence from a Replication Study

    Wagner, J., 09.2005, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 225, 5, p. 584-591 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Guest Editorial - ''Econometrics of Anonymized Micro Data''

    Pohlmeier, W., Ronning, G. & Wagner, J., 09.2005, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 225, 5, p. 515-516 2 p.

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

  6. Published

    Employment dynamics, firm growth, and new firm formation: Evidence from panel studies for Germany and comparative findings from the U.S.

    Gerlach, K. & Wagner, J., 17.08.2005, Institutional Frameworks and Labor Market Performance: Comparative Views on the U.S. and German Economies. Buttler, F., Franz, W., Schettkat, R. & Soskice, D. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 270-284 15 p.

    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., 08.2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 13).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Distributional conflict, political cycles and growth

    Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 01.07.2005, In: The Manchester School. 73, 4, p. 500-521 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Der Noth gehorchend, nicht dem eignen Trieb: Nascent necessity and opportunity entrepreneurs in Germany evidence from the regional entrepreneurship monitor (REM)

    Wagner, J., 05.2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 24 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 10).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Exports and productivity: a survey of the evidence from firm level data

    Wagner, J., 05.2005, Hamburg: Hamburgisches Welt-Wirtschafts-Archiv - HWWA , 23 p. (HWWA DISCUSSION PAPER; no. 319).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    On the Effects of Redistribution on Growth and Entrepreneurial Risk–Taking

    Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 17.03.2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 6).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers