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Working Papers

2023

1. Disability Insurance Screening and Worker Outcomes
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
   Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (2022)

2021

2. Minimum Legal Drinking Age and the Social Gradient in Binge Drinking
   Working Papers, Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics (BGPE)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (4)
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2020) View citations (4)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2022)
3. The Health Externalities of Downsizing
   CINCH Working Paper Series (since 2020), Duisburg-Essen University Library, DuEPublico View citations (2)
   Also in IHS Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Studies (2020) View citations (5)
   CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2020)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020)
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2020) View citations (5)

2020

4. Dying to Work: Effects of Unemployment Insurance on Health
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2020) View citations (12)
5. Mass Gatherings Contributed to Early COVID-19 Mortality: Evidence from US Sports*
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria View citations (14)
   Also in CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2020) View citations (19)
6. The Intergenerational Transmission of Opioid Dependence: Evidence from Administrative Data
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
   Also in CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2020)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020)

2019

7. A novel supply-side measure to combat abuse of addictive prescription drugs
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

2018

8. Exploring Variations in Healthcare Expenditures - What is the Role of Practice Styles?
   CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
   Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2017) View citations (3)
   CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2017)
   See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2020)
9. The Effect of Prenatal Maternity Leave on Short and Long-Term Child Outcomes
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2018) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2020)

2017

10. Do Financial Incentives Alter Physician Prescription Behavior? Evidence From Random Patient-GP Allocations
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
    Also in Working Papers, The Institute of Economics, Zagreb (2017) View citations (1)
    CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2017)
11. Does Confidence Enhance Performance? Causal Evidence from Professional Biathlon
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
    Also in CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2017)
12. Poverty in Times of Crisis
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

2016

13. How Physicians Affect Patients’ Employment Outcomes Through Deciding on Sick Leave Durations
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria View citations (2)
    Also in CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2016) View citations (2)

2015

14. The Effect of Income on Mortality - New Evidence for the Absence of a Causal Link
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    Also in CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2015) View citations (4)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (4)
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2015) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (2017)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Minimum legal drinking age and the social gradient in binge drinking
   Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 81, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
2. The intergenerational persistence of opioid dependence: Evidence from administrative data
   Health Economics, 2022, 31, (11), 2425-2444

2020

3. Exploring variations in health‐care expenditures—What is the role of practice styles?
   Health Economics, 2020, 29, (6), 683-699 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2018)
4. The effect of prenatal maternity leave on short and long-term child outcomes
   Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 70, (C) View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2019

5. Does confidence enhance performance? Causal evidence from the field
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2019, 40, (6), 704-717 View citations (1)

2018

6. Physicians, sick leave certificates, and patients' subsequent employment outcomes
   Health Economics, 2018, 27, (6), 923-936 View citations (4)

2017

7. The effect of income on mortality—new evidence for the absence of a causal link
   Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2017, 180, (3), 793-816 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
8. Wage Discrimination Against Immigrants in Austria?
   LABOUR, 2017, 31, (2), 105-126 View citations (26)

Chapters

2021

1. The Austrian Healthcare System: Changes and Challenges
   A chapter in The Sustainability of Health Care Systems in Europe, 2021, vol. 295, pp 153-166