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Working Papers

2023

1. Competing Social Influence in Contested Diffusion: Luther, Erasmus and the Spread of the Protestant Reformation
   Working Papers, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute View citations (1)
2. Persecution and Escape
   Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition
   Also in Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2023)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2021) View citations (7)

2022

3. Church and State in Historical Political Economy
   Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University (2022) View citations (1)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2022) View citations (1)
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2022)
4. Forced Displacement in History: Some Recent Research
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (10)
   Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2022) View citations (10)
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University (2022) View citations (10)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2022)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (10)
   CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London (2022) View citations (10)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
   See also Journal Article in Australian Economic History Review (2022)
5. Multiplex Network Ties and the Spatial Diffusion of Radical Innovations: Martin Luther's Leadership in the Early Reformation
   Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics
6. PERSECUTION, POGROMS AND GENOCIDE: A Conceptual Framework and New Evidence
   Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   Also in CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University (2022) View citations (2)
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2022) View citations (2)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (2)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (2)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2022) View citations (2)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
   See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (2022)

2021

7. Freedom of the Press? Catholic Censorship during the Counter-Reformation
   SoDa Laboratories Working Paper Series, Monash University, SoDa Laboratories View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics (2021) View citations (2)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2021) View citations (2)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2021) View citations (2)
8. Jesus Speaks Korean: Christianity and Literacy in Colonial Korea
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2021) View citations (1)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (1)
   SoDa Laboratories Working Paper Series, Monash University, SoDa Laboratories (2021) View citations (1)
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2021) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Rivista di storia economica (2021)
9. Persecution and Escape: Professional Networks and High-Skilled Emigration from Nazi Germany
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
   Also in SoDa Laboratories Working Paper Series, Monash University, SoDa Laboratories (2021) View citations (8)
   CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London (2021) View citations (8)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (9)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2021) View citations (8)
10. Scholars at Risk: Academic Networks and High-Skilled Emigration from Nazi Germany
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (4)
11. The Global COVID-19 Student Survey: First Wave Results
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
12. The impact of public employment: evidence from Bonn
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (15)
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2018) View citations (15)
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (15)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (15)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018) View citations (14)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) View citations (15)
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2018) View citations (15)
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (2017) View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (15)
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association (2013) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2021)

2020

13. Forced Migration and Human Capital: Evidence from Post-WWII Population Transfers
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (57)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2020) View citations (60)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2018) View citations (11)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (10)
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (11)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2020)
14. More Choice for Men? Marriage Patterns after World War II in Italy
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Demographic Economics (2022)
15. Prussia Disaggregated: The Demography of Its Universe of Localities in 1871
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (18)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (18)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2020) View citations (18)
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (18)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article in JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics (2020)
16. Religion in Economic History: A Survey
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute (2020) View citations (7)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (7)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (7)
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (7)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2020) View citations (7)
17. The Separation and Reunification of Germany: Rethinking a Natural Experiment Interpretation of the Enduring Effects of Communis
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (55)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (46)
    VfS Annual Conference 2020 (Virtual Conference): Gender Economics, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2020) View citations (11)
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) (2020) View citations (68)
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2020)
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2020) View citations (36)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2020) View citations (61)
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (37)
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (27)
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (11)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (65)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2020)
18. Wars, Taxation and Representation: Evidence from Five Centuries of German History
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)

2019

19. Discrimination in Hiring Based on Potential and Realized Fertility: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (16)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (16)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (16)
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) (2019) View citations (16)
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2019) View citations (16)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2019) View citations (16)
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2019) View citations (16)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (16)
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2019) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2019)
20. The Political Economy of the Prussian Three-Class Franchise
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2019) View citations (2)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1)
    Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics (2019) View citations (1)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2019) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2020)

2018

21. Fertility Discrimination in Hiring? Evidence from a Field Experiment
    2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
22. Has Eastern European Migration Impacted UK-born Workers?
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2018) View citations (7)
23. Religion, Division of Labor and Conflict: Anti-Semitism in Germany over 600 Years
    Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2018) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2019)
24. Social Cohesion, Religious Beliefs, and the Effect of Protestantism on Suicide
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (25)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2018)
25. Wars, Local Political Institutions, and Fiscal Capacity: Evidence from Six Centuries of German History
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2018) View citations (3)
26. Who Voted for Brexit? Individual and Regional Data Combined
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (17)
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (9)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (9)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2019)
27. Why an EU Referendum? Why in 2016?
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2018) View citations (3)

2017

28. Education and religious participation
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (31)
29. Who Voted for Brexit? A Comprehensive District-Level Analysis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (254)
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2016) View citations (30)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (237)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (236)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Policy (2017)

2016

30. Causes and Consequences of the Protestant Reformation
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (52)
    Also in Working Papers, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute (2016) View citations (54)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2016) View citations (48)
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (49)
    Working Papers, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute (2015) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (2016)
31. Does Migration Cause Extreme Voting?
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (42)
32. Effects of EU Regional Policy: 1989-2013
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (6)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2016) View citations (7)
    Diskussionsschriften, Universitaet Bern, Departement Volkswirtschaft - CRED (2016) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2018)
33. Religion, Division of Labor and Conflict: Anti-Semitism in German Regions over 600 Years
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (10)
34. The Empire Is Dead, Long Live the Empire! Long-Run Persistence of Trust and Corruption in the Bureaucracy
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (173)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (67)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (70)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2011) View citations (50)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (63)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2016)

2015

35. Trade and tasks: an exploration over three decades in Germany
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (29)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (7)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (6)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2014) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Policy (2015)

2014

36. Education Promoted Secularization
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2014) View citations (8)
    VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2014) View citations (11)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2014) View citations (11)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (11)

2013

37. Do Entrepreneurs Matter?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (21)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (21)
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (18)
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (2013) View citations (21)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (21)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2013) View citations (21)
38. Does womens education affect fertility? Evidence from pre-demographic transition Prussia
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article in European Review of Economic History (2013)
39. Not the Opium of the People: Income and Secularization in a Panel of Prussian Counties
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (56)
    Also in Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (2013) View citations (55)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (56)
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (57)
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (57)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2013) View citations (56)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (56)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)

2012

40. Absorptive Capacity and the Growth and Investment Effects of Regional Transfers: Regression Discontinuity Design with Heterogeneous Treatment Effects
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2013)
41. Offshoring and the Onshore Composition of Tasks and Skills
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (2)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (49)
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2009) View citations (54)
    IAW Discussion Papers, Institut für Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung (IAW) (2009) View citations (40)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Economics (2013)
42. The effect of investment in children’s education on fertility in 1816 Prussia
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (25)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2010) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History (2012)
43. Too much of a good thing? On the growth effects of the EU's regional policy
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (136)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2012)
44. iPEHD - The ifo Prussian Economic History Database
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (17)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (9)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (11)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2012) View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article in Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History (2014)

2011

45. A Gift is not Always a Gift: Gift Exchange in a Voucher Experiment
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
46. Absorptive Capacity and the Growth Effects of Regional Transfers: A Regression Discontinuity Design with Heterogeneous Treatmen
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)
47. Does Parental Education Affect Fertility? Evidence from Pre-Demographic Transition Prussia
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (5)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2011) View citations (2)
48. Education and catch-up in the industrial revolution
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (109)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (2011)
49. Knocking on Heaven's Door? Protestantism and Suicide
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    Also in Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (2011) View citations (7)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (7)
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (7)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (10)
50. Wie das Habsburger Reich heute in den osteuropäischen Verwaltungen sichtbar ist
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in ifo Schnelldienst (2011)

2010

51. The Effect of Protestantism on Education before the Industrialization: Evidence from 1816 Prussia
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (70)
    Also in Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2010) View citations (81)
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (72)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2010)
52. The trade-off between fertility and education: Evidence from before the demographic transition
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (208)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (10)
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2009) View citations (6)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2010)

2009

53. Catch Me If You Can: Education and Catch-up in the Industrial Revoluti on
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (11)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (10)
54. How Low Business Tax Rates Attract Multinational Headquarters: Municipality-Level Evidence from Germany
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (13)
    Also in Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2008) View citations (11)
55. Margins of Multinational Labor Substitution
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in Discussion Paper Series 1: Economic Studies, Deutsche Bundesbank (2006) View citations (18)
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2006) View citations (19)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (26)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2006) View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2010)
56. Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (727)
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (25)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (54)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2007) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2009)

2008

57. Corruption Epidemics
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (2)
58. Equity Fund Ownership and the Cross-Regional Diversification of Household Risk
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2008)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Banking & Finance (2010)
59. Going NUTS: The Effect of EU Structural Funds on Regional Performance
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (27)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2008) View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2010)
60. Luther and the Girls: Religious Denomination and the Female Education Gap in 19th Century Prussia
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (140)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (147)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2008) View citations (146)
61. Luther and the girls: Religious denomination and the female education gap in nineteenth-century Prussia
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (139)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2008)

2007

62. Endogenous Product versus Process Innovation and a Firm’s Propensity to Export
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (61)
    See also Journal Article in Empirical Economics (2013)
63. Micro Data at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research – The “Ifo Business Survey”, Usage and Access
    ifo Working Paper Series, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften (2008)
64. Mikrodaten im ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung: Bestand, Verwendung, Zugang
    ifo Working Paper Series, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv (2007)
65. The effect of FDI on job separation
    Discussion Paper Series 1: Economic Studies, Deutsche Bundesbank View citations (6)
    Also in University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2006) View citations (8)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2006) View citations (8)
66. mhbounds - Sensitivity Analysis for Average Treatment Effects
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (223)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (217)
    See also Journal Article in Stata Journal (2007)

2005

67. Introducing Time-to-Educate in a Job Search Model
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Bulletin of Economic Research (2006)
68. Job Insecurity and Youth Emancipation: A Theoretical Approach
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (4)
    Diskussionsschriften, Universitaet Bern, Departement Volkswirtschaft (2005) View citations (4)
69. Location Choice and Employment Decisions: A Comparison of German and Swedish Multinationals
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (89)
    Also in University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2004) View citations (11)
    Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2004) View citations (5)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (85)
    ifo Working Paper Series, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (2005) View citations (92)
    Discussion Paper Series 1: Economic Studies, Deutsche Bundesbank (2005) View citations (84)
    See also Journal Article in Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv) (2005)
70. Youth Emancipation and Perceived Job Insecurity of Parents and Children
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2010)

2004

71. Job Insecurity and Children's Emancipation
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (33)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (18)
    Working Papers, CEMFI (2004) View citations (9)

2003

72. How Large is the "Brain Drain" from Italy?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article in Giornale degli Economisti (2004)
73. Intra-and International Risk-Sharing in the Short Run and the Long Run
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2006)

2001

74. International Risk-Sharing in the Short Run and in the Long Run
    Economics Working Papers, European University Institute
75. Returns to Education in Germany: A Variable Treatment Intensity Approach
    Economics Working Papers, European University Institute View citations (21)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Entrepreneur Death and Startup Performance*
   (The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship)
   Review of Finance, 2022, 26, (1), 163-185 View citations (1)
2. Forced displacement in history: Some recent research
   Australian Economic History Review, 2022, 62, (1), 2-25 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper (2022)
3. More choice for men? Marriage patterns after World War II in Italy
   Journal of Demographic Economics, 2022, 88, (3), 447-472
   Also in JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2022, 88, (3), 447-472 (2022)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
4. Persecution, pogroms and genocide: A conceptual framework and new evidence
   Explorations in Economic History, 2022, 86, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2022)

2021

5. Es liegt nicht alles am Sozialismus — über Ost-West-Unterschiede und ihre Ursprünge
   (It Is Not All Because of Socialism — On East-West Differences and Their Origins)
   Wirtschaftsdienst, 2021, 101, (1), 32-36
6. Jesus Speaks Korean: Christianity and Literacy in Colonial Korea
   Rivista di storia economica, 2021, (1), 7-32 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
7. The impact of public employment: Evidence from Bonn
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 122, (C) View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2020

8. Die deutsche Teilung und Wiedervereinigung und die „Auswirkungen“ des Kommunismus
   ifo Schnelldienst, 2020, 73, (05), 48-51 View citations (1)
9. Forced Migration and Human Capital: Evidence from Post-WWII Population Transfers
   American Economic Review, 2020, 110, (5), 1430-63 View citations (61)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
10. Prussia Disaggregated: The Demography of its Universe of Localities in 1871
    JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020, 86, (3), 259-290 View citations (18)
    Also in Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020, 86, (3), 259-290 (2020) View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2020)
11. The Political Economy of the Prussian Three-Class Franchise
    The Journal of Economic History, 2020, 80, (4), 1143-1188 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2019)
12. The Separation and Reunification of Germany: Rethinking a Natural Experiment Interpretation of the Enduring Effects of Communism
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2020, 34, (2), 143-71 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper (2020)

2019

13. Consequences of forced migration: A survey of recent findings
    Labour Economics, 2019, 59, (C), 1-16 View citations (122)
14. Discrimination in hiring based on potential and realized fertility: Evidence from a large-scale field experiment
    Labour Economics, 2019, 59, (C), 139-152 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2019)
15. Religion, Division of Labor, and Conflict: Anti-semitism in Germany over 600 Years
    American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (5), 1764-1804 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper (2018)
16. Who voted for Brexit? Individual and regional data combined
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 56, (C), 132-150 View citations (77)
    See also Working Paper (2018)

2018

17. Effects of EU Regional Policy: 1989-2013
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2018, 69, (C), 143-152 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
18. Erratum to: Who voted for Brexit? A comprehensive district-level analysis
    Economic Policy, 2018, 33, (93), 179-180 View citations (1)
19. Social Cohesion, Religious Beliefs, and the Effect of Protestantism on Suicide
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 100, (3), 377-391 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper (2018)
20. Welche Abstimmungsmuster liegen dem Brexit-Referendum zugrunde?
    (What Were the Determining Voting Patterns of the Brexit Referendum?)
    Wirtschaftsdienst, 2018, 98, (1), 41-45

2017

21. Das Phänomen »Populismus«: Ursachen und Gegenrezepte
    ifo Schnelldienst, 2017, 70, (12), 03-21 View citations (1)
22. Education and religious participation: city-level evidence from Germany’s secularization period 1890–1930
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2017, 22, (3), 273-311 View citations (22)
23. Who Voted for Brexit?
    ifo DICE Report, 2017, 15, (04), 03-05 View citations (246)
24. Who voted for Brexit? A comprehensive district-level analysis
    Economic Policy, 2017, 32, (92), 601-650 View citations (250)
    See also Working Paper (2017)

2016

25. Causes and consequences of the Protestant Reformation
    Explorations in Economic History, 2016, 62, (C), 1-25 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
26. The Empire Is Dead, Long Live the Empire! Long‐Run Persistence of Trust and Corruption in the Bureaucracy
    Economic Journal, 2016, 126, (590), 40-74 View citations (226)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
27. Using instrumental variables to establish causality
    IZA World of Labor, 2016, 250 View citations (23)

2015

28. Trade and tasks: an exploration over three decades in Germany
    Economic Policy, 2015, 30, (84), 589-641 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2014

29. iPEHD--The ifo Prussian Economic History Database
    Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2014, 47, (2), 57-66 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2013

30. A Gift is Not Always a Gift: Heterogeneity and Long-term Effects in a Gift Exchange Experiment
    Economica, 2013, 80, (318), 345-371 View citations (7)
31. Absorptive Capacity and the Growth and Investment Effects of Regional Transfers: A Regression Discontinuity Design with Heterogeneous Treatment Effects
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2013, 5, (4), 29-77 View citations (204)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
32. Does women's education affect fertility? Evidence from pre-demographic transition Prussia
    European Review of Economic History, 2013, 17, (1), 24-44 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
33. Endogenous product versus process innovation and a firm’s propensity to export
    Empirical Economics, 2013, 44, (1), 329-354 View citations (147)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
34. Not the Opium of the People: Income and Secularization in a Panel of Prussian Counties
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 539-44 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
35. Offshoring and the onshore composition of tasks and skills
    Journal of International Economics, 2013, 90, (1), 91-106 View citations (178)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2012

36. How low business tax rates attract MNE activity: Municipality-level evidence from Germany
    Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (9-10), 698-711 View citations (46)
37. The effect of investment in children’s education on fertility in 1816 Prussia
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2012, 6, (1), 29-44 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
38. Too much of a good thing? On the growth effects of the EU's regional policy
    European Economic Review, 2012, 56, (4), 648-668 View citations (166)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

39. Education and Catch-Up in the Industrial Revolution
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2011, 3, (3), 92-126 View citations (116)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
40. Wie das Habsburger Reich heute in den osteuropäischen Verwaltungen sichtbar ist
    ifo Schnelldienst, 2011, 64, (12), 20-23
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

41. Equity fund ownership and the cross-regional diversification of household risk
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2010, 34, (1), 90-102 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
42. Going NUTS: The effect of EU Structural Funds on regional performance
    Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (9-10), 578-590 View citations (309)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
43. Margins of Multinational Labor Substitution
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (5), 1999-2030 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
44. The effect of Protestantism on education before the industrialization: Evidence from 1816 Prussia
    Economics Letters, 2010, 107, (2), 224-228 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
45. The trade-off between fertility and education: evidence from before the demographic transition
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2010, 15, (3), 177-204 View citations (219)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
46. Youth emancipation and perceived job insecurity of parents and children
    Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23, (3), 1047-1071 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2009

47. Beschäftigungseffekte von Produkt- und Prozessinnovationen bei Exporteuren und Nicht-Exporteuren
    AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, 2009, 3, (2), 123-136 View citations (2)
48. Common political culture: Evidence on regional corruption contagion
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2009, 25, (3), 300-310 View citations (65)
49. Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009, 124, (2), 531-596 View citations (782)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2008

50. European Data Watch: Micro Data at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research – The “Ifo Business Survey”, Usage and Access
    Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2008, 128, (2), 307-319 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
51. Income Insecurity and Youth Emancipation: A Theoretical Approach
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2008, 8, (1), 1-42 View citations (8)
52. Luther and the Girls: Religious Denomination and the Female Education Gap in Nineteenth‐century Prussia
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110, (4), 777-805 View citations (148)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
53. The Effect of FDI on Job Security
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2008, 8, (1), 1-46 View citations (65)

2007

54. Mikrodaten im ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung – Bestand, Verwendung und Zugang
    AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, 2007, 1, (1), 27-42 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
55. Sensitivity analysis for average treatment effects
    Stata Journal, 2007, 7, (1), 71-83 View citations (259)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

56. Intra- and international risk-sharing in the short run and the long run
    European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (3), 777-806 View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
57. Introducing Time‐to‐Educate in a Job‐Search Model
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 2006, 58, (1), 61-72 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2005

58. Gerechtigkeit und Effizienz nachgelagerter Studiengebühren
    ifo Schnelldienst, 2005, 58, (02), 16-22 View citations (3)
59. Kehren deutsche Firmen ihrer Heimat den Rücken? - Ausländische Direktinvestitionen deutscher Unternehmen
    ifo Schnelldienst, 2005, 58, (01), 23-33 View citations (3)
60. Location Choice and Employment Decisions: A Comparison of German and Swedish Multinationals
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2005, 141, (4), 693-731 View citations (106)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

61. Employment Pacts in Italy 1992 to 2002
    ifo DICE Report, 2004, 2, (01), 49-56
62. How Large Is the "Brain Drain" from Italy?
    Giornale degli Economisti, 2004, 63, (1), 1-32 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2002

63. Estimation of average treatment effects based on propensity scores
    Stata Journal, 2002, 2, (4), 358-377 View citations (1064)

Chapters

2019

1. How Luther’s Quest for Education Changed German Economic History: 9+5 Theses on the Effects of the Protestant Reformation
   Palgrave Macmillan

2018

2. Education and Human Capital
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (10)

2008

3. Job Creation Abroad and Worker Retention at Home
   A chapter in The Analysis of Firms and Employees: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches, 2008, pp 309-344 View citations (1)

Undated

4. The effects of the Protestant reformation on human capital
   University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (12)

Editor

1. Monash Economics Working Papers
   Monash University, Department of Economics