Refereed Journals

  1. Refereed Journal // forthcoming

    Political Consequences of Consumer Debt Relief

    Many democracies operate consumer debt relief programs. These are often implemented or adjusted during the election cycle, but their political effects are not well-understood. We investigate if debt relief can…

  2. Refereed Journal // forthcoming

    investigating the analytical robustness of the social and behavioural sciences

    The same dataset can be analysed in different justifiable ways to answer the same research question, potentially challenging the robustness of empirical science1–3. In this crowd initiative, we investigated the…

  3. Refereed Journal // forthcoming

    The Anatomy of U.S. Sick Leave Schemes: Evidence from Public School Teachers

    We study how public school teachers use paid sick leave. Most U.S. sick leave schemes operate as individualized credit accounts – paid leave is earned and unused leave accumulates, producing an employee-specific…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2026

    Finanzwissen in der Bevölkerung: Heraus­forderungen für die Altersvorsorgeplanung

    Finanzwissen gewinnt angesichts komplexer werdender Finanzprodukte, digitalisierter Finanzmärkte und wachsender Eigenverantwortung bei Altersvorsorge und Geldanlage an Bedeutung. Der Beitrag untersucht den…