1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-038 // 2017

    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…

  2. ZEWnews English edition // 2017

    09/10 - 2017

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-037 // 2017

    Minority Share Acquisitions and Collusion: Evidence from the Introduction of National Leniency Programs

    We address the growing concern that minority shareholding (MS) in rival firms may lessen competition, using the introduction of national leniency programs (LPs) as a shock that destabilizes collusive agreements.…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-036 // 2017

    Do Local Governments Tax Homeowner Communities Differently?

    This paper investigates whether and how strongly the share of homeowners in a community affects residential property taxation by local governments. Different from renters, homeowners bear the full property tax…

  5. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2017

    Software Patents and Scientific Publications