This study quantifies the relationship between workplace digitalization, i.e., the increasing use of frontier technologies, and workers’ health outcomes using novel and representative German linked…
Selten gab ein Bundeshaushalt so viel Anlass zu Kontroversen wie der des kommenden Jahres. Spätestens seit dem Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom November 2023 zum Nachtragshaushalt der Bundesregierung…
Atomkraft spaltet nicht nur Atomkerne, sondern auch die Gesellschaft. Obwohl der deutsche Atomausstieg im Jahr 2000 beschlossen wurde, dauerte es fast ein Vierteljahrhundert, bis er 2023 endgültig vollzogen…
In this study, we analyze the incentives of a streaming platform to bias consumption when products are vertically differentiated. The platform offers mixed bundles of content to monetize consumer interest in…
Independent and high-quality evaluations of government policies are an important input for designing evidence-based policy. Lack of incentives and institutions to write such evaluations, on the other hand, carry…
We study how new digital technology reshapes vocational training and skill acquisition and its impact on workers’ careers. We construct a novel database of legally binding training curricula and changes therein,…
We build a model of the news market where advertisers allocate their ads between a social media platform and a news website. Our objective is to evaluate policy interventions aimed at fostering news creation by…
We estimate a dynamic structural model of labor supply, retirement, and informal caregiving to study short and long-term costs of informal caregiving in Germany. Incorporating labor market frictions and the…
