1. Refereed Journal // 2024

    Unemployment effects of the German minimum wage in an equilibrium job search model

    We structurally estimate an equilibrium search model using German administrative data and use the model for counterfactual analyses of a uniform minimum wage. The model with worker and firm heterogeneity does…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2024

    What Are the Priorities of Bureaucrats? Evidence from Conjoint Experiments with Procurement Officials

    While effective bureaucracy is crucial for state capacity, its decision-making remains a black box. We elicit preferences of 900+ real-world public procurement officials in Finland and Germany. This is an…

  3. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2024

    IT-Sicherheit aus ökonomischer Perspektive

  4. ZEW policy brief No. 24-07 // 2024

    Fördern oder Verbieten? Welche klimafreundlichen Verkehrspolitiken in der Bevölkerung ankommen

    Der Verkehrssektor trägt durch seine Treibhausgasemissionen maßgeblich zum Klimawandel bei. Zur deutlichen Senkung dieser Emissionen sind entsprechende klimapolitische Maßnahmen erforderlich. Unsere Studie mit…

  5. ZEW Monthly // 2024

    08/2024 — Taxation

    Taxes are a central element of economic policy and significantly impact a country’s competitiveness. In the face of global changes such as increasing digitalisation, climate change, and an ageing population, tax…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2024

    Anti-corruption campaign in China: An empirical investigation

    We create a database of officials who have been found guilty of corruption in China in the period 2012-21 with their personal characteristics and the amount of embezzled funds. We use it to investigate the…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2024

    The impact of Communist Party membership on wealth distribution and accumulation in urban China

    This paper provides the first in-depth investigation into the evolution of the wealth gap between CCP and non-CCP households in urban China from 1995 to 2017. We apply unconditional quantile regression to…

  8. ZEW policy brief No. 24-16 // 2024

    Enhancing German Innovation through International Trade in Services

    The access to foreign knowledge via service imports fosters the success of innovations in Germany. The probability of firms introducing new or significantly improved products, services, or processes is more than…