1. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2020

    Januar 2020

    • Trendwende bleibt noch außer Sicht
    • Eurozone: Konjunkturoptimismus kehrt zurück
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen hellen sich weiter auf
    • Japan: Konjunkturausblick bleibt verhalten
    • Großbritannien: Aufwärtstrend bei…
  2. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Numeracy and on-the-job performance: Evidence from loan officers

    We examine how the numeracy level of employees influences their on-the-job performance. Based on an administrative dataset of a retail bank we relate the performance of loan officers in a standardized math test…

  3. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2020

    Economic Assessment of Co-benefits of Adaptation to Climate Change

    Notwithstanding any mitigation efforts, adaptation to climate change is necessary to combat climate damage. The decision to implement adaptation measures should not solely be based on their mere adaptation…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Measuring Market Integration and Estimating Policy Impacts on the Swiss Electricity Market

    We investigate market integration in Central Western European electricity markets with a focus on Switzerland. We propose a structural microeconometric approach to measuring the degree of market integration…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Double trouble: The burden of child rearing and working on maternal mortality

    We document increased old-age mortality rates among Swedish twin mothers compared to non-twin mothers. Results are based on administrative data on mortality for the years 1990 to 2010. We…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Democracy and compliance in public goods games

    I investigate if, how, and why the effect of a non-deterrent contribution rule in a public goods game depends on how it is implemented: endogenously chosen or externally imposed. At the aggregate level, my…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Natural Disasters and Governmental Aid: Is there a Charity Hazard?

    In the aftermath of natural disasters, governments frequently provide financial aid for affected households. This policy can have adverse effects if individuals anticipate it and forgo private precaution…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Start-up subsidies: Does the policy instrument matter?

    New knowledge-intensive firms contribute to innovation, competition, and employment growth, but externalities like knowledge spillovers can prevent entrepreneurs from appropriating the full returns from their…

  9. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Circular Economy Innovations, Growth and Employment at the Firm Level: Empirical Evidence from Germany

    Circular economy (CE) describes a concept that aims at saving resources by minimizing the use of material and energy over the entire life-cycle of products, including production and repair, as well as reuse and…

  10. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2020

    Innovation, Employment and the Business Cycle