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

    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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Published

    Die Kosten für Kinder

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

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. 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

  9. Published

    Hat die Deregulierung des deutschen Versicherungsmarktes mehr Wettbewerb verursacht?

    Wein, T., 2002, Regulierung oder Deregulierung der Finanzmärkte: Mit 34 Tabellen. Britzelmaier, B. (ed.). 1. ed. Physica-Verlag, p. 83-101 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  10. Published

    Personal and regional determinants of entrepreneurial acitivites: empirical evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Germany

    Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 279).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    Taking a second chance: entrepreneurial restarters in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2002, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 252).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers