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Working Papers

2012

1. A Market for Connections
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
2. Preferences for Redistribution among Emigrants from a Welfare State
   Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London
   Also in Ifo Working Paper Series, Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (2012)
3. The Right Look: Conservative Politicians Look Better and Voters Reward It
   Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (1)

2011

4. The Right Look: Conservative Politicians Look Better and Their Voters Reward It
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute (2010) View citations (1)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2010) View citations (1)
   Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2011) View citations (1)

2010

5. Pay for Politicians and Candidate Selection: An Empirical Analysis
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2009)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2011)
6. School Shootings and Student Performance
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2010)

2009

7. Does Military Draft Discourage Enrollment in Higher Education? Evidence from OECD Countries
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (5)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2009) View citations (1)
8. Faces of Politicians: Babyfacedness Predicts Inferred Competence but Not Electoral Success
   Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (3)
   Also in Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute (2009) View citations (2)
9. Is There Scope for Gains from Revenue-Neutral Labor Tax Reforms with Flexible Outsourcing?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (3)
10. Self-Selection and Earnings of Emigrants from a Welfare State
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
11. The Political Economy of Conscription
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2009)

2008

12. Comment on Education Returns of Wage Earners and Self-employed Workers
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
13. Firms' Ethics, Consumer Boycotts, and Signalling
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2008)
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2010)
14. Flexible Outsourcing and the Impacts of Labour Taxation in European Welfare States
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008) View citations (2)
15. Outsourcing and Labor Taxation in Dual Labor Markets
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2008) View citations (4)
16. Selfish and Prospective Theory and Evidence of Pocketbook Voting
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2008) View citations (3)
    Discussion Papers, Aboa Centre for Economics (2008) View citations (5)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008) View citations (3)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2008) View citations (4)

2007

17. Expansion of Higher Education and Time-Consistent Taxation
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
18. Hooliganism and Police Tactics: Should Tear Gas Make Crime Preventers Cry?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
19. Imperfect Transmission of Tacit Knowledge and Other Barriers to Entrepreneurship
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2007) View citations (3)
20. Political Parties and Rent-seeking through Networks
    Papers on Strategic Interaction, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group
21. Rent Taxation and its Intertemporal Welfare Effects in a Small Open Economy
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (2009)
22. Rent Taxation in a Small Open Economy: The Effect on Transitional Generations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
23. Should Old-Age Benefits Be Earnings-Tested?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Papers, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (2006)
24. Smoking and Social Interaction
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2007) View citations (1)
    Ruhr Economic Papers, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Dortmund, Universität Duisburg-Essen (2007) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2008)
25. The Expansion of Higher Education and Time-Consistent Taxation
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2011)
26. The Looks of a Winner: Beauty, Gender, and Electoral Success
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2006) View citations (1)
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2006) View citations (3)
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute (2006) View citations (2)
27. Unemployment and Gang Crime: Could Prosperity Backfire?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations (4)

2006

28. Hooliganism in the Shadow of the 9/11 Terrorist Attack and the Tsunami: Do Police Reduce Group Violence?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
29. Military Draft and Economic Growth in OECD Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Defence and Peace Economics (2009)
30. On Human Capital Formation with Exit Options: Comment and New Results
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2005) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2008)
31. Pareto-Improving Bequest Taxation
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2005) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (2009)
32. Political Parties and Network Formation
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2006)
33. Public Education in an Integrated Europe: Studying to Migrate and Teaching to Stay?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in ZEI Working Papers, ZEI - Center for European Integration Studies, University of Bonn (2005) View citations (5)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2004) View citations (8)
34. Student Flows and Migration: An Empirical Analysis
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (2)
    Also in TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz (2005) View citations (10)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2005) View citations (12)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2005) View citations (9)

2005

35. Income Taxes, Property Values and Migration
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2003) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2008)
36. Social Security Incentives, Human Capital Investment and Mobility of Labor
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2005) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2007)
37. To Draft or Not to Draft? Efficiency, Generational Incidence, and Political Economy of Military Conscription
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2005) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2007)
38. Violent Groups and Police Tactics: Should Tear Gas Make Crime Preventers Cry?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (4)
39. Why Are More Redistributive Social Security Systems Smaller? A Median Voter Approach
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2005) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2008)

2004

40. Candidate Quality
    Public Economics, EconWPA View citations (15)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2003) View citations (11)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2004) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (2007)
41. Citizens Should Vote on Secession
    Discussion Papers, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2004)
42. Educating Europe
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (16)
    Also in Public Economics, EconWPA (2003) View citations (8)
43. Initial Luck, Status-Seeking and Snowballs Lead to Corporate Success and Failure
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2004)
44. On the Political Economy of Social Security and Public Education
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2001)
    Public Economics, EconWPA (2003)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2006)
45. Public Education in an Integrated Europe: Studying for Migration and Teaching for Staying?
    Public Economics, EconWPA View citations (1)
46. Social Security Reform and Intergenerational Trade: Is there Scope for a Pareto-Improvement?
    Public Economics, EconWPA View citations (2)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2002)
47. The Invisible Hand Plays Dice: Eventualities in Religious Markets
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (1)
    Also in Others, EconWPA (2004) View citations (1)
48. What Is Left to Residual Claimants? The Empirics of Income Reported by Entrepreneurs and Workers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2004)
49. Why Is the Public Sector More Labor-Intensive? A Distortionary Tax Argument
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2004)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics (2008)

2002

50. Gerontocracy Revisited: Unilateral Transfer to the Young May Benefit the Middle-aged
    Discussion Papers, Government Institute for Economic Research Finland (VATT)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2001) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2004)
51. The Dynamic Cost of Draft
    Public Economics, EconWPA
52. The Dynamic Cost of the Draft
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich

2001

53. Social Security Incentives and Human Capital Investment
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Finnish Economic Papers (2006)

1999

54. Federation's alternative tax constitutions and risky education
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research View citations (4)
55. Risky Education, Taxation, and Mobility of Labor
    University of Helsinki, Department of Economics, Department of Economics
56. Why to Invest in your Neighbor? Social Contract on Educational Investment
    University of Helsinki, Department of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (1999) View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Family Migration and Policies: Lessons from Denmark
   CESifo DICE Report, 2012, 9, (4), 37-40

2011

2. Ending Military Conscription
   CESifo DICE Report, 2011, 9, (2), 36-43
3. Foreign Students and Migration to the United States
   World Development, 2011, 39, (8), 1294-1307 View citations (4)
4. Pay for politicians and candidate selection: An empirical analysis
   Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (7), 877-885 View citations (7)
   Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (7-8), 877-885 (2011) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
5. The expansion of higher education and time-consistent taxation
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 27, (2), 257-267 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
6. Unemployment and gang crime: can prosperity backfire?
   Economics of Governance, 2011, 12, (3), 259-273

2010

7. Does a Military Draft Discourage Enrollment in Higher Education?
   FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2010, 66, (2), 97-120
8. Firms' ethics, consumer boycotts, and signalling
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 26, (3), 340-350
   See also Working Paper (2008)
9. The invisible hand plays dice: multiple equilibria in sects markets
   Public Choice, 2010, 145, (3), 483-502
10. The looks of a winner: Beauty and electoral success
    Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (1-2), 8-15 View citations (10)

2009

11. Education returns of wage earners and self-employed workers: Comment
    Economics of Education Review, 2009, 28, (5), 641-644 View citations (1)
12. Education returns of wage earners and self-employed workers: Rejoinder
    Economics of Education Review, 2009, 28, (5), 648-648
13. Hooliganism and Police Tactics
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2009, 11, (3), 441-453 View citations (2)
14. MILITARY DRAFT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN OECD COUNTRIES
    Defence and Peace Economics, 2009, 20, (5), 373-393 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
15. Pareto-improving bequest taxation
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2009, 16, (5), 647-669
    See also Working Paper (2006)
16. Rent taxation and its intertemporal welfare effects in a small open economy
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2009, 16, (5), 697-709
    See also Working Paper (2007)
17. The effect of police intelligence on group violence: Evidence from reassignments in Sweden
    Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (3-4), 403-411 View citations (5)

2008

18. Income taxes, property values, and migration
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (3-4), 915-923 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
19. On human capital formation with exit options: comment and new results
    Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21, (3), 679-684 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
20. Public and Private Education in an Integrated Europe: Studying to Migrate and Teaching to Stay?
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110, (3), 591-608 View citations (14)
21. Smoking and social interaction
    Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27, (6), 1503-1515 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
22. Why are more redistributive social security systems smaller? A median voter approach
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2008, 60, (2), 275-292 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
23. Why is the public sector more labor-intensive? A distortionary tax argument
    Journal of Economics, 2008, 94, (2), 105-124 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2007

24. Candidate quality
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2007, 14, (1), 7-27 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
25. Conscription: economic costs and political allure
    Economics of Peace and Security Journal, 2007, 2, (1), 6-15 View citations (6)
26. Social security incentives, human capital investment and mobility of labor
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (7-8), 1299-1325 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
27. To draft or not to draft? Inefficiency, generational incidence, and political economy of military conscription
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 23, (4), 975-987 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

28. Editorial Note
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2006, 62, (3), 392-392
29. On the political economy of social security and public education
    Journal of Population Economics, 2006, 19, (2), 345-365 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
30. Social Security Incentives and Human Capital Investment
    Finnish Economic Papers, 2006, 19, (1), 16-24 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
31. Social Security Reform and Investment in Education: Is There Scope for a Pareto Improvement?
    Economica, 2006, 73, (290), 299-319 View citations (5)

2005

32. Growth in OECD countries and elsewhere: how much do education and R&D explain?
    Economics Bulletin, 2005, 15, (16), 1-11 View citations (1)

2004

33. Citizens Should Vote on Secession
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2004, 4, (1), 1-22
    See also Working Paper (2004)
34. Dynamic Costs of the Draft
    German Economic Review, 2004, 5, (4), 381-406 View citations (13)
35. Efficiency and Equity Aspects of Alternative Social Security Rules
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2004, 60, (3), 325- View citations (9)
36. Gerontocracy revisited: unilateral transfer to the young may benefit the middle-aged
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (1-2), 161-174 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

37. Party Platforms with Endogenous Party Membership
    Public Choice, 2003, 117, (1-2), 79-98 View citations (9)

2002

38. Income Redistribution and Risky Occupational Choices
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2002, 2, (1), 1-19 View citations (3)
39. Investment in Education and Redistributive Taxation without Precommitment
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2002, 59, (2), 177- View citations (3)

2001

40. Alternative tax constitutions and risky education in a federation
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2001, 31, (2-3), 355-377 View citations (9)

2000

41. Education, Mobility of Labour and Tax Competition
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2000, 7, (6), 699-719 View citations (14)
42. Why Invest in Your Neighbor? Social Contract on Educational Investment
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2000, 7, (4), 547-562 View citations (23)