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Extreme weather events and economic activity: The case of low water levels on...
We make use of historical data on water levels on the Rhine river to analyze the impact of weather-related supply shocks on economic activity in Germany. Our analysis shows that... -
How do people discount over spatial distance?
This paper studies how individuals discount the utility they derive from their provision of goods over spatial distance. In a controlled laboratory experiment in Germany, we... -
Team performance and the perception of being observed: experimental evidence ...
We exploit the natural experimental setting provided by the Covid-19 lockdown to analyse how performance is affected by a friendly audience. Specifically, we use data on all... -
On the effects of e-participation on shadow economy: A worldwide empirical an...
This paper explores the relationship between the e-participation attitude of citizens and the size of the shadow economy, whose consequences could be detrimental to countries’... -
Immigration and anti-immigrant voting in the 2017 German parliamentary election
We empirically examine the relationship between immigration and votes for the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in the 2017 German parliamentary election. We conduct a... -
“Thanks in Advance” - the Negative Effect of a Polite Phrase on Compliance wi...
This paper studies the effect of the commonly used phrase "thanks in advance" on compliance with a small request. In a controlled laboratory experiment we ask participants to... -
Quality of Politicians and Electoral System. Evidence from a Quasi-experiment...
We study the effect of the electoral system on the quality of politicians, measured by the average educational attainment, at the local level in Italy over the period 1994-2017.... -
The Benefits of Remoteness - Digital Mobility Data, Regional Road Infrastruct...
We investigate the regional distribution of the COVID-19 outbreak in Germany. We use a novel digital mobility dataset, that traces the undertaken trips on Easter Sunday 2020 and... -
In-group, out-group effects in distributional preferences: the case of gender
We examine gender differences when eliciting distributional preferences as conducted by the Equality Equivalence Test, which has the ability to classify subjects into... -
Do Political Parties Matter? - Evidence from German Municipalities
We assess whether the partisanship of local councils affects the level and composition of local public spending by German municipalities. Our identification strategy exploits... -
Country-Specific Euro Area Government Bond Yield Reactions to ECB's Non-Stand...
This paper employs event study methods to evaluate the effects of ECB's non-standard monetary policy program announcements on 10-year government bond yields of 11 euro area... -
Political affiliation in post-parliamentary careers in Italian public enterpr...
It has long been recognized that the presence of politicians on the boards of directors of public firms may create inefficiencies. Nevertheless, research has so far neglected... -
Take your time to grow: A field experiment on the hiring of youths
We investigate the effect of spells of no formal employment of young Germans on their chances of entering the labor market through an apprenticeship. We also study whether the... -
Conservative politicians and voting on same-sex marriage
We examine whether conservative politicians are less likely to support same‐sex marriage when they run for office in safe rather than in contested districts using new data based... -
A Synthetic Control Assessment of the Green Paradox The Role of Climate Actio...
This paper extends the green paradox literature by providing empirical insights into its existence. To check the green paradox theory, I analyse the production of coal in four... -
Interregional Migration of Human Capital and Unemployment Dynamics: Evidence ...
Since the mid-90s interregional migration flows in Italy have dramatically increased, especially from the South to the North. These flows are characterized by a strong component... -
Worker Personality: Another Skill Bias beyond Education in the Digital Age
We present empirical evidence suggesting that technological progress in the digital age will be biased not only with respect to skills acquired through education but... -
The Effect of Fiscal Decentralization on Corruption: A Non-linear Hypothesis
This study advances the literature on the effect of decentralization on corruption by proposing a theoretical motivation for the hypothesis that the corruption-minimizing...
