2023 war ein turbulentes Jahr. Waren es anfangs noch die Inflation und die Angst um eine Gasmangellage, stehen gegen Ende des Jahres das Karlsruher Urteil zur Schuldenbremse, die daraus folgende Debatte um die…
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) provide opportunities for a more flexible and marketbased provision of public services. At the same time, they may impair fiscal transparency and offer politicians discretion in…
This paper provides the first in-depth investigation into the evolution of the wealth gap between CCP and non-CCP households in urban China from 1995 to 2017. We apply unconditional quantile regression (UQR) to…
One strategy for promoting female leaders in STEM professions is to appoint more women to the committees that select leaders. Unfortunately, evidence from other settings, such as committees for selecting judges…
How do patient and provider incentives affect the provision of long-term care? Our analysis of 551 thousand nursing home stays yields three main insights. First, Medicaid-covered residents prolong their stays…
This study explores the long-run effects of a temporary scarcity of a consumption good on preferences towards that good once the shock is over. Specifically, we focus on individuals who were children during…
