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Working Papers

2009

1. Development of Direct Democracy in Swiss Cantons between 1997 and 2003
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
2. Formal Institutions and Subjective Well-Being: Revisiting the Cross-Country Evidence
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   Also in KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich (2008) View citations
   Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics (2008) View citations
3. Globalization and Protection of Employment
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   Also in KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich (2009)
4. Government Decentralization as a Disincentive for Transnational Terror? An Empirical Analysis
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations
   Also in Diskussionspapiere aus dem Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Hohenheim, Department of Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany (2009) View citations
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2009) View citations
5. Happiness and Age Cycles - Return to Start...?: On the Functional Relationship between Subjective Well-being and Age
   OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
6. Happiness and age cycles – return to start…
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations
7. Subjective Well-Being as Welfare Measure: Concepts and Methodology
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations
8. The Effect of Pension Generosity on Early Retirement: A Microdata Analysis for Europe from 1967 to 2004
   Diskussionspapiere aus dem Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Hohenheim, Department of Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009)
9. The Welfare Effects of Social Mobility
   OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
10. The Welfare Effects of Social Mobility: An Analysis for OECD countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2008

11. Competition and well-being: does market competition make people unhappy?
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations
12. Decentralization as a disincentive for transnational terror? An empirical test
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations
    Also in University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2008, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen (2008) View citations
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics (2007)
13. Decentralization as a disincentive for transnational terror? System stability versus government efficiency: an empirical test
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz
14. Determinants of Trust in the European Central Bank
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz
    Also in Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics (2008)
15. Does Job Satisfaction Improve the Health of Workers?: New Evidence Using Panel Data and Objective Measures of Health
    SOEPpapers, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007)
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics (2007)
    See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2009)
16. Does a Generous Welfare State Crowd out Student Achievement? Panel Data Evidence from International Student Tests
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
    Also in TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz (2008)
17. Does a generous welfare state crowd out student effort? Panel data evidence from international student tests
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz
    Also in Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics (2008)
18. Political institutions and suicide: A regional analysis of Switzerland
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations
19. Protestantism and Government Spending: a Negative Relationship? An Empirical Application to Swiss Cantons
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2008, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen
    Also in Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics (2007)
20. Public sector decentralization and school performance. International evidence
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz
    Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2008)
21. Social Capital and Relative Income Concerns: Evidence from 26 Countries
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations
    Also in NCER Working Paper Series, National Centre for Econometric Research (2007) View citations
    CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA) (2007) View citations
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2007, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen (2007) View citations

2007

22. On Gender Inequality and Life Satisfaction: Does Discrimination Matter?
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations
    Also in KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich (2007) View citations
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2007, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen (2007) View citations
23. Personality, Job Satisfaction and Health - The Mediating Influence of Affectivity
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2007, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen View citations
    See also Journal Article in Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) (2008)
24. The Effect of Direct Democratic Institutions on Income Redistribution: Evidence for Switzerland
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations
25. The Impact of Direct Democracy on Public Education: Evidence for Swiss Students in Reading, Mathematics and Natural Science
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations

2006

26. Cross-Country Determinants of Life Satisfaction: Exploring Different Determinants across Groups in Society
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations
    Also in University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2005, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen (2005) View citations
    STICERD - Political Economy and Public Policy Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2006)
    See also Journal Article in Social Choice and Welfare (2008)
27. DOES ENVY DESTROY SOCIAL FUNDAMENTALS? THE IMPACT OF RELATIVE INCOME POSITION ON SOCIAL CAPITAL
    STICERD - Development Economics Papers, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE
    Also in Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2006)
    CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA) (2006)
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2006, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen (2006)
28. The Effect of Direct Democracy on Income Redistribution: Evidence for Switzerland
    CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA) View citations
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2006) View citations
    STICERD - Political Economy and Public Policy Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2006) View citations
29. The Institutional Determinants of Early Retirement in Europe
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2006, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen

2005

30. Do Institutions of Direct Democracy Tame the Leviathan? Swiss Evidence on the Structure of Expenditure for Public Education
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations
    Also in University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2005, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen (2005)
31. Is It Culture or Democracy? The Impact of Democracy, Income, and Culture on Happiness
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2005, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen View citations
32. Is Software Piracy a Middle Class Crime? Investigating the inequality-piracy channel
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2005, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen
33. The Impact of Direct Democracy on Crime: Is the Median Voter Boundedly Rational?
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2005, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen
34. The Impact of Direct Democracy on Public Education: Performance of Swiss Students in Reading
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2005, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen View citations
35. The bigger the better? Evidence of the effect of government size on life satisfaction around the world
    CER-ETH Economics working paper series, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research (CER-ETH) at ETH Zurich
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2007)

Journal Articles

2009

1. Does job satisfaction improve the health of workers? New evidence using panel data and objective measures of health
   Health Economics, 2009, 18, (1), 71-89 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

2. Cross-country determinants of life satisfaction: exploring different determinants across groups in society
   Social Choice and Welfare, 2008, 30, (1), 119-173 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
3. Direct democracy and life satisfaction revisited: new evidence for Switzerland
   Journal of Happiness Studies, 2008, 9, (2), 227-255 View citations
4. Is competition good for trust? Cross-country evidence using micro-data
   Economics Letters, 2008, 100, (1), 56-59
5. On decentralization and life satisfaction
   Economics Letters, 2008, 99, (1), 147-151 View citations
6. Personality, Job Satisfaction and Health - The Mediating Influence of Affectivity
   Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 2008, 144, (III), 379-435
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

7. The bigger the better? Evidence of the effect of government size on life satisfaction around the world
   Public Choice, 2007, 130, (3), 267-292 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

8. The Effect of Relative Income Position on Social Capital
   Economics Bulletin, 2006, 26, (4), 1-20 View citations