Das Pariser Klimaabkommen sieht vor, die globale Erderwärmung auf unter 2°C gegenüber dem vorindustriellen Niveau zu begrenzen. Eine Herausforderung, deren Erfolg von der internationalen Kooperation der…
International climate negotiations have so far failed to produce ambitious climate cooperation. We combine laboratory experiments with simulations to investigate the performance of two negotiation design…
With NextGenerationEU (NGEU), macroeconomically significant debt has been incurred via the European Union (EU) budget for the first time. It is controversial whether this marks the start of continuous EU debt.…
Using microsimulations, we project the effect of instructional losses caused by COVID-19 on secondary school completion rates and intergenerational mobility of education in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.…
Sales struggles for electric vehicles, the planned “combustion engine ban” from 2035, Deutsche Bahn’s reliability, and the debate over air taxis: transport is front and centre in our daily lives and the media.…
In this paper, we study the spatial implications of digital entrepreneurship. Leveraging detailed micro-data on the universe of new venture formations in Germany between 2011 and 2018, we illustrate regional…
Whether firms founded during or outside economic crises have greater growth potential is an important question for both prospective entrepreneurs and policy makers. Existing research offers conflicting answers,…
Business creation is economically important, and unemployment precedes the creation of a substantial share of new firms. Yet, most research has focused on analyzing the effects of unemployment insurance policies…
Seit 2022 sind die krankheitsbedingten Fehlzeiten laut übereinstimmender Berichte und auf Basis unterschiedlicher Datenquellen stark angestiegen. Es gilt festzuhalten, dass es in Deutschland keine einheitliche…
We examine how taxpayers learn to minimize personal income tax payments in the context of a rapidly formalizing economy with an expanding tax base. Initially, take-up of possible generous tax deductions is low…
