1. Refereed Journal // 2022

    A Second Chance for Failed Entrepreneurs: A Good Idea?

    In this paper, we analyze how previously failed entrepreneurs fare with their current venture in terms of survival compared to novices. While previous literature focusses on superior learning effects from…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Fostering Participation in Digital contact Tracing

    Digital contact tracing is a promising digital public health intervention to manage epidemics. However, in order to reach its full potential, the technology has to be widely adopted and used. During the…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Taxing the Digital Economy: Investor Reaction to the European Commission's Digital Tax Proposals

    This study analyzes investor reaction to the European Commission’s proposals on the taxation of digital firms. Examining the stock returns of potentially affected firms surrounding the proposals’ release, we…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Skills Shortage and Innovation

    Skilled labour is a key input to the innovation process. A shortage in supply may impede innovation activities and result in lower productivity gains. While governments are concerned about these likely negative…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Policy instruments and self reported impacts of the adoption of energy saving technologies in the DACH region

    Using a large sample of enterprises from a survey that was simultaneously conducted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, we study the self-reported impacts of the adoption of “green” energy saving and related…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2022

    The impact of carbon prices on renewable energy support

    This paper examines how optimal renewable energy (RE) suppo rt policies need to be adjusted to account for carbon prices. We show theoretically and empirically that changing carbon prices requires…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Competing Combinatorial Auctions

    We investigate whether revenue-maximizing auctioneers selling heterogeneous items will allow for combinatorial bidding in the presence of auctioneer competition. We compare the choice of auction format by two…