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. 2003
  2. Published

    Betriebs- und Arbeitsplatzdynamik in wissensintensiven Industrien Niedersachsens (1995 - 2001)

    Wagner, J., 2003, Analysen zur regionalen Industrieentwicklung: Sonderauswertung einzelbetrieblicher Daten der Amtlichen Statistik. Pohl, R., Fischer, J., Rockmann, U. & Semlinger, K. (eds.). Berlin, p. 62-80 19 p.

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

  3. Published

    Betriebs- und Arbeitsplatzdynamik in wissensintensiven Industrien Niedersachsens (1995 - 2001)

    Wagner, J., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 26 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 287).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Betriebs- und Arbeitsplatzdynamik in wissensintensiven Industrien Niedersachsens, 1995 bis 2001

    Wagner, J., 2003, In: Statistische Monatshefte Niedersachsen. 57, 4, p. 187-196 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Determinants of trade union membership in Western Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980 - 2000

    Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 284).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Exporttätigkeit und Firmengröße: was können wir aus Firmenpaneldaten lernen?

    Wagner, J., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 294).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Fokus Mittelstand: Einzelaspekte der Mittelstandsforschung

    Fischer, C. (Editor), Nissen, D. (Editor), Ott, I. (Editor) & Schöning, S. (Editor), 2003, 1. ed. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 285 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    German works councils in the production process

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 27 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 21).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    German works councils in the production process

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 332 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 288).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    German Works Councils Old and New: Incidence, Coverage and Determinants

    Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 2003, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 123, 3, p. 339-358 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    On the micro-structure of the German export boom: evidence from establishment panel data : 1995 - 2002

    Wagner, J., 2003, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 290).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers