1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // forthcoming

    Birth Cohort Size Variation and the Estimation of Class Size Effects

    We show that in school systems with grade retention or redshirting birth cohort size is negatively related to the grade-level share of students who are too old for their grade. This compositional effect gives…

  2. Beiträge in Sammel- und Tagungsbänden // forthcoming

    Bewertungskriterien von Fördersystemen aus ökonomischer Sicht

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-052 // 2024

    Early Life Conditions, Time Preferences, and Savings

    This study examines how early-life exposure to food scarcity influences individuals’ long-term time preferences and savings behavior. To this end, we analyze hand-collected historical data on livestock…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-051 // 2024

    Mandated Data-sharing in Hybrid Marketplaces

    We study a hybrid marketplace where a vertically integrated platform competes with a seller in a horizontally differentiated downstream market. The platform has a data advantage and can price discriminate…