Professorship for Economics, in Particular Economic Policy

Organisational unit: Professoship

Organisation profile

The Department of Economic Policy Theory (Prof. Dr. Thomas Wein) focuses its research and teaching on questions of microeconomic-oriented economic policy. Examples include the Deutsche Bahn-AG, the postal service, energy policy, telecommunications and insurance. The theoretical basis is formed by approaches to natural monopolies and information asymmetries. The aim is always to link the theoretical approaches to the institutional framework and to test the resulting hypotheses empirically.

Continuing education programmes

Masterstudiengang Competition and Regulation

  1. Published

    The influence of vertical integration and property rights on network access charges in the German electricity market

    Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 01.11.2004, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 224, 6, p. 673-695 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  2. Published

    The difficulty to behave as a (regulated) natural monopolist: the dynamics of electricity network access charges in Germany 2002 to 2005

    Wein, T. & Wetzel, H., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 62).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    The difficulty of behavior as a (regulated) natural monopolist: the dynamics of electricity network access charges in Germany 2002 to 2006

    Wein, T. & Wetzel, H., 2008, Mittelstand 2008: aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge zu gesellschaftlichen und finanzwirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main [u.a]: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 73-93 21 p.

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

  4. Published

    The contestable markets theory: efficient advice for economic policy

    Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 2004, Trends in infrastructure regulation and financing: International Experience and Case Studies from Germany. Hirschhausen, C. V., Beckers, T. & Mitusch, K. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 21-41 21 p.

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

  5. Published

    The contestable markets theory: efficient advice for economic policy

    Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 2002, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 274).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    The consequences of deregulation for the damages in the German motor vehicle insurance industry

    Wein, T., 2000, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 273 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 229).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Subadditivity and Contestability in the Postal Sector: Theory and Evidence

    El Masri, T., 2011, 39 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 195).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Sind ausbildende Handwerksbetriebe erfolgreicher?

    Wein, T. & Röber, W. B., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 39).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Siebert, Horst (ed.) ( 1998). Redesigning Social Security. Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck). 387 pp. DM 148.00. ISBN 3- 16- 146923-2.

    Wein, T., 01.05.1999, In: Kyklos. 52, 2, p. 292-294 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  10. Published

    Sabbaticals - eine Form der Arbeitszeitflexibilisierung

    Pape, A., 2010, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Herausforderungen und Innovationen: Forschungsbeiträge. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 157-175 19 p.

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