1. Refereed Journal // 2006

    Causal Returns to education: A Survey on Empirical Evidence for Germany

    The paper surveys the empirical evidence on causal effects of education on earnings for germany and compares alternative studies in the light of their underlying identifying assumptions. We work out the…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2006

    The Effective Tax Burden of Companies and of Highly Skilled Manpower: Tax Policy Strategies in a Globalised Economy

    Company taxes and taxes on highly skilled labour both influence the attractiveness of a particular region as a location for investment. We measure the effective tax burden on capital investment and on highly…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2006

    Experiments in Environmental Economics and some Close Relatives

    It is not only the great number of papers written on environmental economics that make it worth dealing with this special branch of experimental research. Rather, the environmental problem in all its facets…