Die „Schaffung gleichwertiger Lebensverhältnisse“ ist erklärtes Ziel deutscher Regionalpolitik. Betrachtet man den wohl gängigsten Indikator zur Messung des Wohlstands, das Bruttoinlandsprodukt pro Kopf, so…
Building up sufficient capital for old-age provision often is a challenge for private households. For homeowners, one way to generate old-age income from illiquid housing wealth is the use of equity release…
Since the start of the CoViD-19 pandemic, a major source of concern has been its effect on mental health. Using pre- pandemic information and have customized questionnaires in the Dutch LISS panel, we…
We analyze the effects of a large place-based policy, subsidizing up to 50% of investment costs of manufacturing firms in East Germany after reunification. We show that a 1-percentage-point decrease in the…