Recent literature has increasingly focused on deciphering the modern productivity puzzle, with particular attention given to the link between digital technologies and firm-level productivity. So far, much of…
Regional economic development remains a key policy challenge in Germany. In this context, universities are often seen as pos sible drivers of local development. However, empirical evidence for the role private…
Online brokers and robo advisors frequently use investment simulation tools to visualize portfolio choices and illustrate investment scenarios to their clients. I conduct a survey experiment to study whether…
Die Umsatzsteuer ist mit Einnahmen von inzwischen über 300 Milliarden Euro jährlich für Bund, Länder und Gemeinden eine zentrale Einnahmequelle. Gleichzeitig werden die Einnahmen aus dieser Steuer durch eine…
Employees in Germany have some of the highest rates of sickness-related absenteeism in the world. According to current estimates, this costs the economy around 77 billion euros annually. Against this backdrop,…
Default settings strongly increase pension enrollment, especially when savings incentives are high and choices are complex. We show that the effect is weaker when incentives are low, options are simple, and…
Competitive public research funding is an important policy instrument to foster scientific progress. The effective design of such funding schemes and whether they generate knowledge spillovers to industrial…
