1. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Electric and conventional vehicle usage in private and carsharing fleets in Germany

    We use car-level micro data to provide empirical evidence on the usage of conventional and electric vehicles (EVs) in private and car sharing fleets in Germany. We shed light on both monetary and…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2021

    International Taxation and Productivity Effects of M&As

    We investigate how changes in firm productivity after M&As are affected by differences in profit taxation between the target and the acquirer. We argue that tax differentials distort the efficient allocation of…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Do Digital Information Technologies Help Unemployed Job Seekers Find a Job? Evidence from the Broadband Internet Expansion in Germany

    This paper studies effects of the introduction of a new digital mass medium on reemployment of unemployed job seekers. We combine data on broadband internet availability at the local level with German individual…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2021

    The Legacy of State Socialism on Attitudes toward Immigration

    Does the politico-economic system affect preferences for immigration? In this study, I show that individuals exposed to life under state socialism have formed and persistently hold different attitudes toward…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Poorly Adapted but Nothing to Lose? A Study on the Flood Risk – Income Relationship with a Focus on Low-Income Households

    Flood risk may differ across income levels. In this paper, I employ unique survey data from more than 8,000 households in Germany to derive an integrated flood risk indicator that accounts for local flood…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Fiscal and Individual Rates of Return to University Education with and without Graduation

    Based on a detailed model of the German tax-benefit system, this paper simulates private and fiscal returns to education for college graduates and college dropouts.