1. Refereed Journal // 2024

    R&D policy instrument mix sequencing: Evaluating the impact of receiving R&D grants and R&D tax credits over time on firm-level R&D

    The R&D policy instrument mix concept has become increasingly important for understanding how public R&D support drives firm-level R&D. To-date, empirical studies have conceptualised the R&D policy instrument…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2024

    XAI in geographic analysis of innovation: Evaluating proximity factors in the innovation networks of Chinese technology companies through web-based data

    This research explores the nonlinear interactions among multidimensional proximities, including geographical, cognitive, organizational, institutional, social, and technological aspects, and their impact on…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2024

    Public R&D Investment in Economic Crises

    We study the cyclicality of public R&D in 29 OECD countries over the period 1995 to 2019. Public R&D is procyclical on average, and mostly driven by adjustments in
    public R&D aimed at the government and higher…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2024

    School Choice with Independent versus Consolidated Districts

    This paper studies the welfare effects of school district consolidation. Using incomplete rank-ordered lists (ROLs) submitted for admission to the Hungarian secondary school system, we estimate complete ROLs…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2024

    The regional economics of mineral resource wealth in Africa

    We study the regional economics of mineral resource activity in Africa. Using geocoded data on mine openings and closures in Africa, we document that mining regions experience local economic booms while a mine…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2024

    The prognostic relevance of full-thickness burns on ABSI

    Introduction: The Abbreviated Burn Severity Index (ABSI) by Tobiasen, which is commonly used to estimate the mortality risk of severely burned patients, calculates an additional point for the existence of…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2024

    Die ermäßigte Umsatzsteuer in der Gastronomie - Bewertung und subventionspolitische Schlussfolgerungen

    Nach einer kontroversen Debatte ist Ende 2023 die temporäre Anwendung des ermäßigten Umsatzsteuersatzes für die Gastronomie in Deutschland ausgelaufen. Die Autorinnen und Autoren beleuchten dieses…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2024

    What drives Carbon Emissions in German Manufacturing: Scale, Technique or Composition?

    Emissions of local pollutants from industry have declined across many developed countries over the last decades. For carbon emissions such reductions have yet to materialize. Using German administrative…

  9. Refereed Journal // 2024

    How Do Investors Value the Publication of Tax Information? Evidence from the European Public Country-by-Country Reporting

    We examine the costs associated with public disclosure, as opposed to confidential reporting, of tax country-by-country reporting (CbCR) information. Our study addresses a critical knowledge gap, considering the…