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Working Papers

2024

1. Firms and Worker Health
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023)
2. Supply-Side Drug Policy, Polydrug Use, and the Economic Effects of Withdrawal Symptoms
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2024)
3. The Parenthood Penalty in Mental Health: Evidence from Austria and Denmark
   Department of Economics Working Paper Series, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023) View citations (4)
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics (2024)
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2023) View citations (4)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023) View citations (4)

2023

4. Disability Insurance Screening and Worker Outcomes
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)
   Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (2022) View citations (1)
5. Outside Options and Worker Motivation
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2023) View citations (2)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023) View citations (1)

2021

6. 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 Minimum legal drinking age and the social gradient in binge drinking, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (4) (2022)
7. 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 (7)
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2020) View citations (7)
   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) View citations (2)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (2)

2020

8. Dying to Work: Effects of Unemployment Insurance on Health
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
   Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2020) View citations (16)
9. 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 (21)
   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 (25)
   See also Journal Article Mass gatherings contributed to early COVID‐19 mortality: Evidence from US sports, Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International (2023) (2023)
10. The Intergenerational Transmission of Opioid Dependence: Evidence from Administrative Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    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)
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2020)

2019

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

2018

12. 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 CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2017)
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2017) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Exploring variations in health‐care expenditures—What is the role of practice styles?, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2020) View citations (9) (2020)
13. 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 (2)
    See also Journal Article The effect of prenatal maternity leave on short and long-term child outcomes, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (14) (2020)

2017

14. Do Financial Incentives Alter Physician Prescription Behavior? Evidence From Random Patient-GP Allocations
    CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
    Also in Working Papers, The Institute of Economics, Zagreb (2017) View citations (2)
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2017) View citations (2)
15. 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)
16. Poverty in Times of Crisis
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

2016

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

2015

18. 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 IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (4)
    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)
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2015) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The effect of income on mortality—new evidence for the absence of a causal link, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society (2017) View citations (11) (2017)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Effects of unemployment insurance duration on mental and physical health
   Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 226, (C) View citations (2)
2. Mass gatherings contributed to early COVID‐19 mortality: Evidence from US sports
   Contemporary Economic Policy, 2023, 41, (3), 471-488
   See also Working Paper Mass Gatherings Contributed to Early COVID-19 Mortality: Evidence from US Sports*, Economics working papers (2020) View citations (21) (2020)

2022

3. Minimum legal drinking age and the social gradient in binge drinking
   Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 81, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Minimum Legal Drinking Age and the Social Gradient in Binge Drinking, Working Papers (2021) (2021)
4. The intergenerational persistence of opioid dependence: Evidence from administrative data
   Health Economics, 2022, 31, (11), 2425-2444

2020

5. Exploring variations in health‐care expenditures—What is the role of practice styles?
   Health Economics, 2020, 29, (6), 683-699 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Exploring Variations in Healthcare Expenditures - What is the Role of Practice Styles?, CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers (2018) (2018)
6. The effect of prenatal maternity leave on short and long-term child outcomes
   Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 70, (C) View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Prenatal Maternity Leave on Short and Long-Term Child Outcomes, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2019

7. Does confidence enhance performance? Causal evidence from the field
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2019, 40, (6), 704-717 View citations (4)

2018

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

2017

9. 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 (11)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Income on Mortality - New Evidence for the Absence of a Causal Link, CEPR Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (4) (2015)
10. Wage Discrimination Against Immigrants in Austria?
    LABOUR, 2017, 31, (2), 105-126 View citations (27)

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