1. Non-Refereed Journal // 2024

    How Corruption Fuels Inequality in China: Graft on a Staggering Scale Warps the Country’s Economy

    After Chinese President Xi Jinping rose to power in 2012, his government launched a sweeping anticorruption campaign that attracted worldwide attention for its scope and determination. Powerful figures, long…

  2. ZEW policy brief No. 24-15 // 2024

    Urban Air Mobility – Mehr Luftschloss als Senkrechtstarter!

    Urban Air Mobility (UAM) beschreibt den kommerziellen Personentransport in der Luft, in oder zwischen Städten und ländlichen Gebieten, mittels eVTOL-Vehikeln (electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles).…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2024

    Unemployment effects of the German minimum wage in an equilibrium job search model

    We structurally estimate an equilibrium search model using German administrative data and use the model for counterfactual analyses of a uniform minimum wage. The model with worker and firm heterogeneity does…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2024

    What Are the Priorities of Bureaucrats? Evidence from Conjoint Experiments with Procurement Officials

    While effective bureaucracy is crucial for state capacity, its decision-making remains a black box. We elicit preferences of 900+ real-world public procurement officials in Finland and Germany. This is an…

  5. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2024

    IT-Sicherheit aus ökonomischer Perspektive

  6. ZEW policy brief No. 24-07 // 2024

    Fördern oder Verbieten? Welche klimafreundlichen Verkehrspolitiken in der Bevölkerung ankommen

    Der Verkehrssektor trägt durch seine Treibhausgasemissionen maßgeblich zum Klimawandel bei. Zur deutlichen Senkung dieser Emissionen sind entsprechende klimapolitische Maßnahmen erforderlich. Unsere Studie mit…

  7. ZEW Monthly // 2024

    08/2024 — Taxation

    Taxes are a central element of economic policy and significantly impact a country’s competitiveness. In the face of global changes such as increasing digitalisation, climate change, and an ageing population, tax…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2024

    Anti-corruption campaign in China: An empirical investigation

    We create a database of officials who have been found guilty of corruption in China in the period 2012-21 with their personal characteristics and the amount of embezzled funds. We use it to investigate the…