1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    Linking Price and Quantity Pollution Controls under Uncertainty

    In some cases, linking of policies for the provision of international public goods can increase welfare on a global scale. One example is the international linking of national policies for the reduction of…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    Real-Time Macro Monitoring and Fiscal Policy

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2012

    Rules Versus Discretion in Bank Lending Decisions

    This paper analyzes the importance of discretion in bank lending decisions. We use a unique dataset of more than 1 million loan applications to customers of German savings banks and can observe accept and reject…