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Working Papers

2025

1. Autonomy and Accountability: Strategic Behavior of German State Leaders During the COVID-19 Pandemic
   Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
   Also in VfS Annual Conference 2025 (Cologne): Revival of Industrial Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2025)
2. Dichotomous Preferences: Concepts, Measurement, and Evidence
   Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
3. On the Prevalence of Condorcet’s Paradox
   Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

2024

4. Electoral Methods and Political Polarization
   Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
5. Electoral outcomes versus voters’ preferences: On the different tales the data can tell
   Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
6. On the Polarization Premium for radical parties in PR electoral systems
   Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

2022

7. Majority principle and indeterminacy in German elections
   Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
8. Tobacco control and optimal taxation in a changing European market landscape
   Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz View citations (1)

2021

9. A social-choice perspective on authoritarianism and political polarization
   Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
10. Simple-majority rule and the size of the Bundestag
    Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz View citations (1)

2020

11. Voter turnouts, voting rules and the abolishment of run-off elections
    Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

2005

12. The Interaction of Tax Exemptions and Individual Tax Reform Preferences
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2004

13. Reforming a complicated income tax system: The political economics perspective
    Departmental Discussion Papers, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics View citations (3)
14. Tax Distortion, Countervailing Subsidies and Income Redistribution
    Departmental Discussion Papers, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics View citations (5)

2003

15. The Combined Effect of Taxation and Subsidization on Human Capital Investment
    Departmental Discussion Papers, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics View citations (7)

2002

16. The Distributional Impact of Subsidies to Higher Education - Empirical Evidence from Germany
    Departmental Discussion Papers, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    Also in FiBS-Forum, Forschungsinstitut für Bildungs- und Sozialökonomie (FiBS) (2002) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article The Distributional Impact of Subsidies to Higher Education - Empirical Evidence from Germany, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2002) View citations (11) (2002)

2001

17. Gibt es eine Umverteilung von den Armen zu den Reichen durch die öffentliche Hochschulfinanzierung? Tragen Akademiker die Kosten ihres Studiums?
    Departmental Discussion Papers, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Election methods and political polarization
   Mathematical Social Sciences, 2025, 135, (C) View citations (1)
2. What Explains German Länder Governments’ Stances Towards Federalism?
   Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2025, 55, (2), 325-352 View citations (1)
3. Wie sollten wir unseren Bundestag wählen?
   Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2025, 26, (4), 472-480

2024

4. A Health Economics Inquiry into Regulatory Constraints on the European Tobacco Market
   Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2024, 27, (1), 1-27
5. Rethinking Germany's Debt Brake: The Amortisation of Emergency Loans
   FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2024, 80, (3), 350-358

2023

6. Plurality Rule, Majority Principle and Indeterminacy in German Elections
   FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2023, 79, (1), 64-91 View citations (1)

2022

7. Price-shifting fungibility
   Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2022, 9, (1), 93-109

2021

8. Impfpflicht: In einer liberalen Gesellschaft
   (Compulsory vaccination: In a liberal society)
   Wirtschaftsdienst, 2021, 101, (12), 920-920
9. Shilling, Squeezing, Sniping. A further explanation for late bidding in online second-price auctions
   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 2021, 31, (C) View citations (6)

2020

10. Fiasko droht!
    (Reform of the federal electoral law: Fiasco looms!)
    Wirtschaftsdienst, 2020, 100, (7), 477-477

2009

11. Voting on income tax exemptions
    Public Choice, 2009, 138, (1), 239-253 View citations (3)

2007

12. Die Reform der Erbschaftsteuer – eine erste Bewertung
    Wirtschaftsdienst, 2007, 87, (11), 728-731 View citations (1)

2006

13. Reforming a complicated income tax system: The political economy perspective
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 22, (1), 41-59 View citations (2)

2002

14. The Distributional Impact of Subsidies to Higher Education - Empirical Evidence from Germany
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2002, 59, (4), 458-478 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper The Distributional Impact of Subsidies to Higher Education - Empirical Evidence from Germany, Departmental Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (15) (2002)

Books

2005

1. Equity and Efficiency Considerations of Public Higher Education
   Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Springer View citations (5)