1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2021

    Electric and conventional vehicle usage in private and carsharing fleets in Germany

    We use car-level micro data to provide empirical evidence on the usage of conventional and electric vehicles (EVs) in private and car sharing fleets in Germany. We shed light on both monetary and…

  2. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2021

    International Taxation and Productivity Effects of M&As

    We investigate how changes in firm productivity after M&As are affected by differences in profit taxation between the target and the acquirer. We argue that tax differentials distort the efficient allocation of…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2021

    Do Digital Information Technologies Help Unemployed Job Seekers Find a Job? Evidence from the Broadband Internet Expansion in Germany

    This paper studies effects of the introduction of a new digital mass medium on reemployment of unemployed job seekers. We combine data on broadband internet availability at the local level with German individual…

  4. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2021

    The Legacy of State Socialism on Attitudes toward Immigration

    Does the politico-economic system affect preferences for immigration? In this study, I show that individuals exposed to life under state socialism have formed and persistently hold different attitudes toward…