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Working Papers

2020

1. Building on pension: Second pillar wealth as a way to finance real estate?
   Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science
   See also Journal Article Building on a pension: Second pillar wealth as a way to finance real estate?, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier (2020) (2020)

2017

2. How taxes impact the choice between an annuity and the lump sum at retirement
   Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science View citations (6)

2016

3. Pricing annuities: The role of taxation in retirement decisions
   VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (2)
4. Transparency in Parliamentary Voting
   Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science View citations (6)
   Also in VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2015) View citations (1)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Transparency in parliamentary voting, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (10) (2018)

2015

5. Ready to Reform: How Popular Initiatives Can Be Successful
   VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
   Also in Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science (2015) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Ready to reform: How popular initiatives can be successful, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2014

6. Financial Work Incentives for Disability Benefit Recipients: Lessons from a Randomised Field Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   Also in Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science (2014) View citations (5)
   VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2014) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Financial work incentives for disability benefit recipients: lessons from a randomised field experiment, IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Springer (2015) View citations (19) (2015)

2013

7. How Much Do Means-Tested Benefits Reduce the Demand for Annuities?
   NRN working papers, The Austrian Center for Labor Economics and the Analysis of the Welfare State, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (11)
   Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science (2011) View citations (9)
   Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University (2011) View citations (17)
   See also Journal Article How much do means-tested benefits reduce the demand for annuities?*, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2017) View citations (6) (2017)

2010

8. Payouts in Switzerland: Explaining Developments in Annuitization
   University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2010, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen View citations (4)
9. The Role of the Annuity’s Value on the Decision (Not) to Annuitize: Evidence from a Large Policy Change
   University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2010, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (1)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2008) View citations (1)

2007

10. Annuities in Switzerland
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
11. Framing Effects in Political Decision Making: Evidence From a Natural Voting Experiment
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2007, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen View citations (10)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (10)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2007) View citations (10)

2006

12. Arbeiten lohnt sich nicht - ein zweites Kind noch weniger
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2006, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen

2005

13. Should You Take a Lump-Sum or Annuitize? Results from Swiss Pension Funds
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2005, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen (2005) View citations (4)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2005) View citations (5)
14. Why Forcing People to Save Retirement May Backfire
    Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie View citations (4)
15. Why Forcing People to Save for Retirement May Backfire
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2005, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen View citations (6)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2005) View citations (10)

2004

16. What Triggers Early Retirement ? Results from Swiss Pension Funds
    Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie View citations (22)
    Also in CeRP Working Papers, Center for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies, Turin (Italy) (2004) View citations (21)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (20)

2003

17. Mandated Annuities in Switzerland
    Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie View citations (1)

2001

18. Old Folks and Spoiled Brats: Why the baby Boomers' Saving Crisis Need Not be that Bad
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations (3)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2001) View citations (1)
    Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie (2001) View citations (6)
19. The Political Feasibility of Increasing Retirement Age: Lessons from a Ballot on Female Retirement Age
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2000)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2000)
    Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie (2000)
    See also Journal Article The Political Feasibility of Increasing the Retirement Age: Lessons from a Ballot on the Female Retirement Age, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2002) View citations (12) (2002)

2000

20. Aging Anxiety: Much Ado About Nothing ?
    Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1999) View citations (4)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (1999) View citations (4)
21. Tax-Benefit Linkages in Pension Systems (a note)
    Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Tax–Benefit Linkages in Pension Systems: A Note, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2002) View citations (3) (2002)
22. The WTO Dispute Settlement System: A First Assessment from an Economic Perspective
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management View citations (27)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2000) View citations (26)
    Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie (2000) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article The WTO Dispute Settlement System: First Assessment from an Economic Perspective, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2000) View citations (20) (2000)

1998

23. The Choice Between Pension Reform Options
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations (1)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (1998) View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Building on a pension: Second pillar wealth as a way to finance real estate?
   The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, 17, (C)
   See also Working Paper Building on pension: Second pillar wealth as a way to finance real estate?, Economics Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)

2019

2. Who Benefits from More Transparency in Parliamentary Voting?
   ifo DICE Report, 2019, 17, (01), 36-41

2018

3. Comment on "Demographics and the current account" by Joschka Gerigk, Miriam Rinawi, and Adrien Wicht
   Aussenwirtschaft, 2018, 69, (01), 77-80
4. Economists: moral realists or real moralists? Comment on Fourcade and Brunetti
   Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 154, (1), 1-2
5. Transparency in parliamentary voting
   Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 163, (C), 60-76 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Transparency in Parliamentary Voting, Economics Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (6) (2016)

2017

6. Alterssicherung zwischen Zwang, Paternalismus und Wahlfreiheit: Thünen-Vorlesung 2017
   Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2017, 18, (4), 368-377 View citations (1)
7. Gebhard Kirchgässner – Finanzwissenschaftler, Empiriker, Brückenbauer
   Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2017, 18, (2), 174-175
8. How much do means-tested benefits reduce the demand for annuities?*
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2017, 16, (4), 419-449 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper How Much Do Means-Tested Benefits Reduce the Demand for Annuities?, NRN working papers (2013) (2013)
9. Ready to reform: How popular initiatives can be successful
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 48, (C), 16-39 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Ready to Reform: How Popular Initiatives Can Be Successful, VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy (2015) (2015)

2015

10. Financial work incentives for disability benefit recipients: lessons from a randomised field experiment
    IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2015, 4, (1), 1-18 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Financial Work Incentives for Disability Benefit Recipients: Lessons from a Randomised Field Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
11. Introduction to the special issue on Redesigning the Welfare State for Aging Societies
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2015, 22, (4), 531-533

2013

12. How Much Does Annuity Demand React to a Large Price Change?
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2013, 115, (3), 808-824 View citations (18)

2012

13. Die Auswirkungen bedarfsabhängiger Leistungen: Ergänzungsleistungen in der Schweiz
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2012, 13, (3), 179-195 View citations (1)

2009

14. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Fiscal Implications of Reform. Jonathan Gruber and David A. Wise eds. The University of Chicago Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-226-31017-6, 392 pages
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2009, 8, (3), 400-401 View citations (1)
15. Switzerland: High Replacement Rates and Generous Subsistence as a Barrier to Work in Old Age
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2009, 34, (4), 561-577 View citations (5)

2007

16. Arbeiten lohnt sich nicht – ein zweites Kind noch weniger. Zu den Auswirkungen einkommensabhängiger Tarife auf das (Arbeitsmarkt‐) Verhalten der Frauen*
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2007, 8, (1), 1-19
17. The choice between an annuity and a lump sum: Results from Swiss pension funds
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (10), 1944-1966 View citations (81)
    See also Chapter The Choice between an Annuity and a Lump Sum: Results from Swiss Pension Funds, NBER Chapters, 2007, 1944-1966 (2007) View citations (93) (2007)

2002

18. Flexibility and Redistribution in Old Age Insurance
    Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 2002, 138, (IV), 427-437 View citations (2)
19. Tax–Benefit Linkages in Pension Systems: A Note
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2002, 4, (3), 405-415 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Tax-Benefit Linkages in Pension Systems (a note), Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie (2000) View citations (3) (2000)
20. The Political Feasibility of Increasing the Retirement Age: Lessons from a Ballot on the Female Retirement Age
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2002, 9, (4), 349-365 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper The Political Feasibility of Increasing Retirement Age: Lessons from a Ballot on Female Retirement Age, CEPR Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (2) (2001)

2000

21. Neoclassical life-cycle consumption: a textbook example
    Economic Theory, 2001, 17, (1), 209-221 View citations (2)
22. The WTO Dispute Settlement System: First Assessment from an Economic Perspective
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2000, 16, (2), 503-33 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper The WTO Dispute Settlement System: A First Assessment from an Economic Perspective, Other publications TiSEM (2000) View citations (27) (2000)
23. The political feasibility of pension reform options: the case of Switzerland
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 75, (3), 389-416 View citations (18)

1999

24. Anticipation effects of looming public-pension reforms
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1999, 50, (1), 119-159 View citations (16)
25. Milestones in the History of the Swiss Pension System: A Politico-Economic Analysis
    Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 1999, 135, (III), 369-385 View citations (1)

Chapters

2007

1. The Choice between an Annuity and a Lump Sum: Results from Swiss Pension Funds
   A chapter in Public Policy and Retirement, Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar (TAPES), 2007, pp 1944-1966 View citations (93)
   See also Journal Article The choice between an annuity and a lump sum: Results from Swiss pension funds, Elsevier (2007) View citations (81) (2007)