1. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Heat Vulnerability and Adaptation of Low-Income Households in Germany

    Heat waves associated with global warming are a significant hazard to human health, and they par-ticularly endanger low-income households. In this study, we systematically analyze how the different components of…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2022

    The Effect of Self-Inflicted Burns on ABSI Score Prediction Power: a four-year prospective multicenter study of the German Burn Registry

    Background: Suicide attempted by self-inflicted burns are associated with lower survival rates compared to accident related burns. Objective: We investigate the relation between self-inflicted burns (SIB) and…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2022

    How Effective Is Carbon Pricing? A Machine Learning Approach to Policy Evaluation

    While carbon taxes are generally seen as a rational policy response to climate change, knowledge about their performance from an ex-post perspective is still limited. This paper analyzes the emissions and cost…

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…