1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-095 // 2021

    An Iterative Deferred Acceptance Mechanism for Decentralized, Fast and Fair Childcare Assignment

    We design and implement an iterative, program-proposing deferred acceptance mechanism with ties (IDAT) and apply it to childcare assignment in two German cities. The mechanism can accommodate complementarities…

  2. M&A Report // 2021

    October/November 2021

    • ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index Stabilises as Negative Trend May Come to an End
    • Oil Industry Consolidating at Rapid Pace as Number of M&A Deals Hits All-Time Low
    • Pandemic Slows M&A Announcements in the German Real…
  3. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2021

    The Role of Buyer Competence

    Chapter of e-book edited by Oriana Bandiera, Erica Bosio  and Giancarlo Spagnolo

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. R&R, Journal of Political Economy // 2021

    Long-Term Health Insurance: Theory Meets Evidence

    To insure policyholders against contemporaneous health expenditure shocks and future reclassification risk, long-term health insurance constitutes an alternative to community-rated short-term contracts with an…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-093 // 2021

    Procuring Survival

    Public spending (i.e., “G”) enables governments to fulfill their fiscal policies. This paper takes a micro perspective and quantifies the impact of procurement spending — a specific component of G — on firm…