1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2015

    Higher Taxes, More Evasion? Evidence from Border Differentials in TV License Fees

    This paper studies the evasion of TV license fees in Austria. We exploit border differentials to identify the effect of fees on evasion. Comparing municipalities at the low- and high-fee side of state borders…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2015

    Specifying Parameters in Computable General Equilibrium Models using Optimal Fingerprint Detection Methods

    The specification of parameters is a crucial task in the development of economic models. The objective of this paper is to improve the standard parameter specification of computable general equilibrium (CGE)…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    Robustness, validity and significance of the ECB's asset quality review and stress test exercise

    As we are moving toward a eurozone banking union, the European Central Bank (ECB) is going to take over the regulatory oversight of 128 banks in November 2014. To that end, the ECB conducted a comprehensive…