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. 2002
  2. Published

    A revised theory of contestable markets: applied on the German telecommunication sector

    Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 09.2002, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 275).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Establishment age and wages: evidence from German linked employer-employee data

    Kölling, A., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 06.2002, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 26 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 13).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    German works councils old and new: incidence, coverage and determinants

    Bellmann, L., Schnabel, C., Wagner, J. & Addison, J. T., 05.2002, Erlangen: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 24 p. (Diskussionspapiere; no. 10).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Arbeitsplatzdynamik in den Industriebetrieben der Raumordnungsregionen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 1995 bis 1999

    Wagner, J., 2002, In: Statistische Monatshefte. 12, 2, p. 38-55 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Auslandsumsatz der Industriebetriebe Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns: (1995 - 2000)

    Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 57 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 267).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Auslandsumsatz der Industriebetriebe Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns 1995 bis 2000

    Wagner, J., 2002, In: Statistische Monatshefte. 12, 11, p. 279-287 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. Published

    Damages after deregulation: dynamic effects in the German motor vehicle insurance industry

    Wein, T., 2002, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 256).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Das neue Gewährleistungsrecht aus ökonomischer Sicht

    Wein, T., 2002, In: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium. 31, 8, p. 477-480 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Die Kosten für Kinder

    Wagner, J., 2002, In: Das Wirtschaftsstudium. 31, 11, p. 1400-1402 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  11. Published

    Establishment age and wages: evidence from German linked employer-employee data

    Kölling, A., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 264).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers