Refereed Journals

  1. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Election Cycles in European Public Procurement

    We study the existence of election cycles in public procurement in the European Union. Along the procurement process, we separately analyze contract notices, contract awards, and project completions. We point…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2021

    The Elasticity of Taxable Income: A Meta-Regression Analysis

    The elasticity of taxable income is a key parameter in tax policy analysis. To examine the large variation found in the literature of taxable and broad income elasticities, I conduct a comprehensive…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Social Capital and the Spread of COVID-19: Insights from European Countries

    We investigate the effect of social capital on health outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic in independent analyses for Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. Exploiting…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Power Sharing at the Local Level: Evidence on Opting-In for Non-Citizen Voting Rights

    The enfranchisement of foreigners is likely one of the most controversial frontiers of institutional change in developed democracies, which are experiencing an increasing number of non-citizen residents. We…