The paper presented in this Mannheim Applied Seminar shows how white migration out of the postbellum South diffused and entrenched Confederate culture across the United States at a critical junctu
Modern society is characterized by a clear demarcation between work and personal life, where work involves an exchange of time and ”costly” effort for money. And yet, social scientists have long p
About half of government expenditure in the United States takes the form of government consumption (e.g., education, defense, infrastructure). In many studies of post-tax inequality based on the
Exploiting the staggered implementation of board gender quotas in Europe, this study examines their effect on firms’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. I find that firms&rs
We examine financial literacy in Germany and its relevance for financial wellbeing. Using data from the Panel on Household Finances collected in 2021, we show that about 62% of German households answe