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. 2012
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 232).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Ambiguous Effects of Risk Aversion on Healthy Nutrition

    Pfeifer, C., 2012, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 11, 10, p. 991-997 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Base Salaries, Bonus Payments, and Work Absence among Managers in a German Company

    Pfeifer, C., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 259).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    Beschäftigung, Entlohnung und Produktivität in auslandskontrollierten Unternehmen in Niedersachsen - Erste empirische Befunde

    Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2012, Arbeitsmarkt und Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Niedersachsen - Neuere Ergebnisse. Gerlach, K., Hübler, O. & Thomsen, S. (eds.). Hannover: Niedersächsisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, p. 27-42 16 p. (NIW-Vortragsreihe; no. 18).

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

  12. Published

    Consumer reaction on tumbling funds: Evidence from retail fund outflows during the financial crisis 2007/2008

    Schmidt, D. & Schmielewski, F., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, p. 1-28, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 228).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  13. Published

    Credit constraints and exports: Evidence for German manufacturing enterprises

    Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 41 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 251).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  14. Published

    Daten des IAB-Betriebspanels und Firmenpaneldaten aus Erhebungen der Amtlichen Statistik - substitutive oder komplementäre Inputs für die Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung ?

    Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 252).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  15. Published

    Der Mittelstand: Forschungsansätze zur Sicherung der Zukunftsfähigkeit

    Richter, J. (Editor), Schöning, S. (Editor) & Pape, A. (Editor), 2012, Peter Lang Verlag. 251 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  16. Published

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

    Wagner, J., 2012, In: Economics Bulletin. 32, 3, p. 1942-1948 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

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

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 10 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 247).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  18. Published

    Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: Cherry-picking and Lemon-grabbing

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 240).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  19. Published

    Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: First Comparative Evidence on the Post-acquisition Target Performance using new Data

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 249).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  20. Published

    German multiple-product, multiple-destination exporters: Bernard-Redding-Schott under test

    Wagner, J., 2012, In: Economics Bulletin. 32, 2, p. 1708-1714 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    German multiple-product, multiple-destination exporters: Bernard-Redding-Schott under test

    Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 242).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  22. Published

    Innovation and Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First Evidence from a new type of data

    Wagner, J. & Vogel, A., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 35 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 246).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  23. Published

    Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce ? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises

    Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 256).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  24. Published

    Lingering illness or sudden death? Pre-exit employment developments in German establishments

    Fackler, D., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Papers in Economics; no. 258).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  25. Published

    Productivity and the extensive margins of trade in German manufacturing firms: Evidence from a non-parametric test

    Wagner, J., 2012, In: Economics Bulletin. 32, 4, p. 3061-3070 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Productivity and the extensive margins of trade in German manufacturing firms: Evidence from a non-parametric test

    Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 250).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  27. Published

    Productivity and the Product Scope of Multi-Product Firms: A Test of Feenstra-Ma

    Raff, H. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: University of Lüneburg, 7 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 257).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  28. Published

    Sind Gewerkschaftsmitglieder wirklich unzufriedener? Eine empirische Untersuchung

    Humpert, S. & Krüger, S., 2012, Der Mittelstand: Forschungsansätze zur Sicherung der Zukunftsfähigkeit. Schöning, S., Richter, J. & Pape, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 199-212 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    The Great Export Recovery in German Manufacturing Industries, 2009/1010

    Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 253).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  30. Published

    The Impact of Industrial Relations and Wage Structures on Repayment Agreements for Employer-financed Training

    Pfeifer, C., 2012, In: Economics Bulletin. 32, 4, p. 3287-3297 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    The Impact of R&D Activities on Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First evidence from a continuous treatment approach

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, p. 716-729, 16 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 260).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  32. Published

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

    Vogel, A. & Wagner, J., 2012, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 132, 3, p. 393-403 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    The Quality of the KombiFiD-Sample of Enterprises from Manufacturing Industries: Evidence from a Replication Study

    Wagner, J., 2012, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 132, 3, p. 379-392 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Trading many goods with many countries: Exporters and importers from German manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 243).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  35. Published

    Trading many goods with many countries: Exporters and importers from German manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 2012, In: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften. 63, 2, p. 170-186 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Training participation of a firm's aging workforce

    Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2012, In: Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training . 4, 2, p. 131-148 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Training participation of a firm´s aging workforce

    Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2012, Zürich, Bern: Swiss Leading House Economics of Education, 29 p. (Working Paper ; no. 80).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  38. Published

    Unraveling the Complexity of U.S. Presidential Approval: A Multi-Dimensional Semi-Parametric Approach

    Berlemann, M., Enkelmann, S. & Kuhlenkasper, T., 2012, Hamburg: Hamburg Institute of International Economics, 26 p. (HWWI Research Paper; no. 118).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  39. Published

    Vereinbarungen zur Chancengleichheit von Frauen und Männern - Verbreitung und Determinanten in Niedersachsen, West- und Ostdeutschland

    Krüger, S. & Pfeifer, C., 2012, Arbeitsmarkt und Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Niedersachsen: neuere Ergebnisse. Gerlach, K., Hübler, O. & Thomsen, S. (eds.). Hannover: Niedersächsisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, p. 99-116 18 p. (NIW-Vortragsreihe; no. 18).

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

  40. 2011
  41. Published

    Foreign Ownership and Firm Survival: First evidence for enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 12.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 221).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  42. Published

    From Estimation Results to Stylized Facts Twelve Recommendations for Empirical Research in International Activities of Heterogeneous Firms

    Wagner, J., 12.2011, In: De Economist. 159, 4, p. 389-412 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Ownership Patterns and Enterprise Groups in German Structural Business Statistics

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 12.2011, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 131, 4, p. 635-647 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Product diversification and stability of employment and sales: First evidence from German manufacturing firms

    Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 11.2011, In: Applied Economics. 43, 27, p. 3977-3985 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    The German Manufacturing Sector is a Granular Economy

    Wagner, J., 11.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 219).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  46. Published

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

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 11.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 45 p. (Working Papers in Economics; no. 216).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  47. Published

    The Quality of the KombiFiD-Sample of Enterprises from Manufacturing Industries: Evidence from a Replication Study

    Wagner, J., 11.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 217).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  48. Published

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

    Humpert, S. & Pfeifer, C., 09.2011, Book of Abstracts - EALE Cyprus 22-24 September 2011. 1 ed. p. 31 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Exports, Foreign Direct Investments and Productivity: Are Services Firms different?

    Wagner, J., 09.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 29 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 215).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  50. Published

    Baumol's cost disease, efficiency, and productivity in the performing arts: An analysis of german public theaters

    Last, A. K. & Wetzel, H., 08.2011, In: Journal of Cultural Economics. 35, 3, p. 185-201 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  51. Published

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

    Humpert, S. & Pfeifer, C., 08.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 66 p. (University of Lüneburg working paper series in economics; no. 214).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  52. Published

    Exports, Imports and Firm Survival: First evidence for manufacturing enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J., 08.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 211).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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