This paper studies the reduced-form effects of constitutional-level balanced budget rules (BBRs) on scal outcomes. Using historical data for a large set of countries dating back to the nineteenth …
The causes and consequences of the intergenerational persistence of inequality are a topic of great interest among various fields in economics. However, until now, issues of data availability have restricted a…
We investigate the hypothesis of failed integration and low social mobility of immigrants. An intergenerational assimilation model is tested empirically on household survey data and validated against registry…
Cum/Ex-Geschäfte mit Leerverkauf bezweckten eine mehrfacheErstattung von nur einmal gezahlter Kapitalertragsteuer. Daswar illegal und ist mittlerweile Gegenstand zahlreicher staats-anwaltschaftlicher…
The uncertainty and robustness of Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models can be assessed by conducting a Systematic Sensitivity Analysis (SSA). Different methods have been used in the literature for SSA of…
In this experiment, we test whether subjects’ responses to variations in the action set in a dictator game depends on induced group identities. The action set includes choices in which the dictator can either…
Innovation is one of the major drivers of economic growth, where spatial processes of knowledge spillover play a vital role. Current practices in assessing firms’ innovation activity, including patent…
This paper studies the distributional effects of rising energy costs for households. In contrast to most of the previous literature, our specification differentiates between electricity and heating demand and…
This study investigates the within-country heterogeneity of material footprints implied by households’ consumption in Germany. Material footprints are defined as the amount of biomass, minerals, and fossil…
