1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    The Economics of Renewable Energy Support

    This paper uses theoretical and numerical economic equilibrium models to examine optimal renewable energy (RE) support policies for wind and solar resources in the presence of a carbon externality…

  2. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Langfristige Wirkungen eines nicht abgeschlossenen Studiums auf individuelle Arbeitsmarktergebnisse und die allgemeine Lebenszufriedenheit

    To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first study for Germany to assess the long-term impacts of studying without graduating on three labour market outcomes (working hours, wages, and occupational…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    The quest for affordable owner-occupied housing in Germany

    Purpose – Even though housing prices in Germany are low by international standards, housing in urban areas has become less affordable. Since 2018, certain families aspiring to become homeowners may apply for a…

  4. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Comparing Sentiment- and Behavioral-Based Leading Indexes for Industrial Production: When Does Each Fail?

    We apply a relatively novel leading–lagging (LL) method to four leading and one lagging indexes for industrial production (IP) in Germany. We obtain three sets of results. First, we show that the sentiment-based…

  5. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Linking savings behavior, confidence and individual feedback: A field experiment in Ethiopia

    In this paper we investigate behavioral constraints to savings among smallholder farmers in rural Ethiopia. Increasing savings by overcoming such behavioral constraints has been documented to have positive…