1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Matching Subsidies and Voluntary Contributions: A Review

    This paper provides a synthesis of the experimental literature on matching subsidies in the context of charitable giving. We classify results according to four different outcome variables frequently considered…

  2. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Screening instruments for monitoring market power — The Return on Withholding Capacity Index (RWC)

    While markets have been liberalized all over the world, incumbents often still hold a dominant position, e.g. on energy markets. Thus, wholesale electricity markets are subject to market surveillance.…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Renewable Energy Targets in the Context of the EU ETS: Whom do They Benefit Exactly?

    We study how European climate and energy policy targets affect different member states and households of different income quintiles within the member states. We find that renewable energy targets in power…

  4. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Measuring China's patent quality: Development and validation of ISR indices

    Because China has become one of the largest applicants of PCT patents, it is of interest to compare the quality of Chinese and non-Chinese applications. We extend a quality index based on internationally…

  5. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    The human capital selection of young males seeking asylum in Germany

    This study analyses the selection of a sample of 203 young male asylum seekers from Middle Eastern and African countries that recently arrived in Germany. The findings suggest that, on average, asylum seekers in…

  6. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Path dependencies versus efficiencies in regulation: Evidence from “old” and “new” broadband markets in the EU

    This paper examines the determinants of sector-specific regulation imposed on broadband markets related both to efficiency objectives of regulators and to those of narrowly defined interest groups. We test…