1. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Does the Stick make the Carrot more attractive? State Mandates and Uptake of Renewable Heating Technologies

    Command and control regulation is a popular tool for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from the building stock. We exploit the introduction of a state-specific mandate in Germany on renewable heating when…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Should we care (more) about data aggregation?

    Aggregation tools transform multidimensional data into indices. To investigate how the design of an aggregation process affects regression results, we build democracy indices that differ regarding their scale…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2022

    A Second Chance for Failed Entrepreneurs: A Good Idea?

    In this paper, we analyze how previously failed entrepreneurs fare with their current venture in terms of survival compared to novices. While previous literature focusses on superior learning effects from…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Fostering Participation in Digital contact Tracing

    Digital contact tracing is a promising digital public health intervention to manage epidemics. However, in order to reach its full potential, the technology has to be widely adopted and used. During the…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Taxing the Digital Economy: Investor Reaction to the European Commission's Digital Tax Proposals

    This study analyzes investor reaction to the European Commission’s proposals on the taxation of digital firms. Examining the stock returns of potentially affected firms surrounding the proposals’ release, we…