We study how connections to German federal parliamentarians affect firm dynamics by constructing a novel dataset to measure connections between politicians and the universe of firms. To identify the causal…
We show that in school systems with grade retention or redshirting birth cohort size is negatively related to the grade-level share of students who are too old for their grade. This compositional effect gives…
Seit 1. April 2024 ist für Konsumenten/-innen von Cannabis „Highlife“ in Deutschland angesagt, denn an dem Tag trat das Cannbisgesetz (CanG) in Kraft, und damit die Legalisierung. Allerdings ist der Konsum von…
This article reviews the current debate about sick pay mandates and medical leave in the United States. The United States is one of three industrialized countries that do not guarantee access to paid sick leave…
Die Akademisierung nach der Jahrtausendwende hat hohe Wellen in Politik und Wirtschaft geschlagen. Schlagworte wie „Akademikerwahn“ machten die Runde. Vielfach gab es die Befürchtung, dass die Hochschulen am…
This paper examines the extent to which aggregate-level de-routinization can be attributed to firm-level technology adoption during the most recent technological expansion. We use administrative data and a novel…
