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Working Papers

2003

How Large is the "Brain Drain" from Italy?
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (26)
See also Journal Article How Large Is the "Brain Drain" from Italy?, Giornale degli Economisti, GDE (Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia), Bocconi University (2004) View citations (51) (2004)
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 Intra- and international risk-sharing in the short run and the long run, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2006) View citations (67) (2006)

2001

International Risk-Sharing in the Short Run and in the Long Run
Economics Working Papers, European University Institute
Returns to Education in Germany: A Variable Treatment Intensity Approach
Economics Working Papers, European University Institute View citations (22)

Journal Articles

2024

Conquering Korea for Jesus: Protestant missionaries, local churches, and literacy in Colonial Korea
Labour Economics, 2024, 91, (C)
Paul Seabright. The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power, and People
Journal of Economic Literature, 2024, 62, (4), 1690-93
Persecution and Escape: Professional Networks and High-Skilled Emigration from Nazi Germany
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2024, 16, (3), 1-43 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Persecution and Escape: Professional Networks and High-Skilled Emigration from Nazi Germany, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (9) (2021)
Religion and Growth
Journal of Economic Literature, 2024, 62, (3), 1094-1142 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Religion and Growth, RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2022

Entrepreneur Death and Startup Performance*
(The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship)
Review of Finance, 2022, 26, (1), 163-185 View citations (6)
Forced displacement in history: Some recent research
Australian Economic History Review, 2022, 62, (1), 2-25 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper Forced Displacement in History: Some Recent Research, CEH Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (16) (2022)
More choice for men? Marriage patterns after World War II in Italy
Journal of Demographic Economics, 2022, 88, (3), 447-472 View citations (4)
Also in JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2022, 88, (3), 447-472 (2022) View citations (4)
See also Working Paper More Choice for Men? Marriage Patterns after World War II in Italy, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)
Persecution, pogroms and genocide: A conceptual framework and new evidence
Explorations in Economic History, 2022, 86, (C) View citations (3)
See also Working Paper PERSECUTION, POGROMS AND GENOCIDE: A Conceptual Framework and New Evidence, Monash Economics Working Papers (2022) View citations (3) (2022)

2021

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 View citations (1)
Jesus Speaks Korean: Christianity and Literacy in Colonial Korea
Rivista di storia economica, 2021, (1), 7-32 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Jesus Speaks Korean: Christianity and Literacy in Colonial Korea, SoDa Laboratories Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
The impact of public employment: Evidence from Bonn
Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 122, (C) View citations (26)
See also Working Paper The impact of public employment: evidence from Bonn, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) View citations (22) (2021)

2020

Die deutsche Teilung und Wiedervereinigung und die „Auswirkungen“ des Kommunismus
ifo Schnelldienst, 2020, 73, (05), 48-51 View citations (1)
Forced Migration and Human Capital: Evidence from Post-WWII Population Transfers
American Economic Review, 2020, 110, (5), 1430-63 View citations (99)
See also Working Paper Forced Migration and Human Capital: Evidence from Post-WWII Population Transfers, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2020) View citations (71) (2020)
Prussia Disaggregated: The Demography of its Universe of Localities in 1871
JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020, 86, (3), 259-290 View citations (28)
Also in Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020, 86, (3), 259-290 (2020) View citations (14)
See also Working Paper Prussia Disaggregated: The Demography of Its Universe of Localities in 1871, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (28) (2020)
The Political Economy of the Prussian Three-Class Franchise
The Journal of Economic History, 2020, 80, (4), 1143-1188 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper The Political Economy of the Prussian Three-Class Franchise, CESifo Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
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 (85)
See also Working Paper The Separation and Reunification of Germany: Rethinking a Natural Experiment Interpretation of the Enduring Effects of Communis, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (72) (2020)

2019

Consequences of forced migration: A survey of recent findings
Labour Economics, 2019, 59, (C), 1-16 View citations (166)
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 (32)
See also Working Paper Discrimination in Hiring Based on Potential and Realized Fertility: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment, Research Memorandum (2019) View citations (40) (2019)
Religion, Division of Labor, and Conflict: Anti-semitism in Germany over 600 Years
American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (5), 1764-1804 View citations (88)
See also Working Paper Religion, Division of Labor and Conflict: Anti-Semitism in Germany over 600 Years, Working Papers (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
Who voted for Brexit? Individual and regional data combined
European Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 56, (C), 132-150 View citations (91)
See also Working Paper Who Voted for Brexit? Individual and Regional Data Combined, CESifo Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (13) (2018)

2018

Effects of EU Regional Policy: 1989-2013
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2018, 69, (C), 143-152 View citations (32)
See also Working Paper Effects of EU Regional Policy: 1989-2013, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (7) (2016)
Social Cohesion, Religious Beliefs, and the Effect of Protestantism on Suicide
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 100, (3), 377-391 View citations (31)
See also Working Paper Social Cohesion, Religious Beliefs, and the Effect of Protestantism on Suicide, Munich Reprints in Economics (2018) View citations (34) (2018)
Welche Abstimmungsmuster liegen dem Brexit-Referendum zugrunde?
(What Were the Determining Voting Patterns of the Brexit Referendum?)
Wirtschaftsdienst, 2018, 98, (1), 41-45

2017

Das Phänomen »Populismus«: Ursachen und Gegenrezepte
ifo Schnelldienst, 2017, 70, (12), 03-21 View citations (1)
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 (38)
Who Voted for Brexit?
ifo DICE Report, 2017, 15, (04), 03-05 View citations (248)
Who voted for Brexit? A comprehensive district-level analysis
Economic Policy, 2017, 32, (92), 601-650 View citations (300)
Also in Economic Policy, 2018, 33, (93), 179-180 (2018) View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Who Voted for Brexit? A Comprehensive District-Level Analysis, CEPR Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (286) (2017)

2016

Causes and consequences of the Protestant Reformation
Explorations in Economic History, 2016, 62, (C), 1-25 View citations (65)
See also Working Paper Causes and Consequences of the Protestant Reformation, Economic Research Papers (2016) View citations (62) (2016)
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 (250)
See also Working Paper The Empire Is Dead, Long Live the Empire! Long-Run Persistence of Trust and Corruption in the Bureaucracy, Munich Reprints in Economics (2016) View citations (206) (2016)
Using instrumental variables to establish causality
IZA World of Labor, 2016, 250 View citations (28)
Also in IZA World of Labor, 250.v2

2015

Trade and tasks: an exploration over three decades in Germany
Economic Policy, 2015, 30, (84), 589-641 View citations (30)
See also Working Paper Trade and tasks: an exploration over three decades in Germany, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (34) (2015)

2014

iPEHD--The ifo Prussian Economic History Database
Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2014, 47, (2), 57-66 View citations (49)
See also Working Paper iPEHD - The ifo Prussian Economic History Database, CESifo Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (17) (2012)

2013

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)
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 (256)
See also Working Paper Absorptive Capacity and the Growth and Investment Effects of Regional Transfers: Regression Discontinuity Design with Heterogeneous Treatment Effects, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (9) (2012)
Does women's education affect fertility? Evidence from pre-demographic transition Prussia
European Review of Economic History, 2013, 17, (1), 24-44 View citations (19)
See also Working Paper Does womens education affect fertility? Evidence from pre-demographic transition Prussia, Munich Reprints in Economics (2013) View citations (23) (2013)
Endogenous product versus process innovation and a firm’s propensity to export
Empirical Economics, 2013, 44, (1), 329-354 View citations (154)
See also Working Paper Endogenous Product versus Process Innovation and a Firm’s Propensity to Export, CESifo Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (62) (2007)
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 (60)
See also Working Paper Not the Opium of the People: Income and Secularization in a Panel of Prussian Counties, Economic Research Papers (2013) View citations (60) (2013)
Offshoring and the onshore composition of tasks and skills
Journal of International Economics, 2013, 90, (1), 91-106 View citations (190)
See also Working Paper Offshoring and the Onshore Composition of Tasks and Skills, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2012

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 (50)
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 (45)
See also Working Paper The effect of investment in children’s education on fertility in 1816 Prussia, Munich Reprints in Economics (2012) View citations (33) (2012)
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 (176)
See also Working Paper Too much of a good thing? On the growth effects of the EU's regional policy, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (153) (2012)

2011

Education and Catch-Up in the Industrial Revolution
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2011, 3, (3), 92-126 View citations (124)
See also Working Paper Education and catch-up in the industrial revolution, Munich Reprints in Economics (2011) View citations (117) (2011)
Wie das Habsburger Reich heute in den osteuropäischen Verwaltungen sichtbar ist
ifo Schnelldienst, 2011, 64, (12), 20-23
See also Working Paper Wie das Habsburger Reich heute in den osteuropäischen Verwaltungen sichtbar ist, Munich Reprints in Economics (2011) (2011)

2010

Equity fund ownership and the cross-regional diversification of household risk
Journal of Banking & Finance, 2010, 34, (1), 90-102 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Equity Fund Ownership and the Cross-Regional Diversification of Household Risk, CESifo Working Paper Series (2008) (2008)
Going NUTS: The effect of EU Structural Funds on regional performance
Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (9-10), 578-590 View citations (355)
See also Working Paper Going NUTS: The Effect of EU Structural Funds on Regional Performance, Stirling Economics Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (27) (2008)
Margins of Multinational Labor Substitution
American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (5), 1999-2030 View citations (57)
See also Working Paper Margins of Multinational Labor Substitution, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)
The effect of Protestantism on education before the industrialization: Evidence from 1816 Prussia
Economics Letters, 2010, 107, (2), 224-228 View citations (92)
See also Working Paper The Effect of Protestantism on Education before the Industrialization: Evidence from 1816 Prussia, Stirling Economics Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (92) (2010)
The trade-off between fertility and education: evidence from before the demographic transition
Journal of Economic Growth, 2010, 15, (3), 177-204 View citations (252)
See also Working Paper The trade-off between fertility and education: Evidence from before the demographic transition, Munich Reprints in Economics (2010) View citations (241) (2010)
Youth emancipation and perceived job insecurity of parents and children
Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23, (3), 1047-1071 View citations (70)
See also Working Paper Youth Emancipation and Perceived Job Insecurity of Parents and Children, CEPR Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (27) (2005)

2009

Beschäftigungseffekte von Produkt- und Prozessinnovationen bei Exporteuren und Nicht-Exporteuren
AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, 2009, 3, (2), 123-136 View citations (2)
Common political culture: Evidence on regional corruption contagion
European Journal of Political Economy, 2009, 25, (3), 300-310 View citations (68)
Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009, 124, (2), 531-596 View citations (883)
See also Working Paper Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History, Munich Reprints in Economics (2009) View citations (830) (2009)

2008

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
See also Working Paper Micro Data at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research – The “Ifo Business Survey”, Usage and Access, ifo Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (32) (2007)
Income Insecurity and Youth Emancipation: A Theoretical Approach
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2008, 8, (1), 1-42 View citations (8)
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 (158)
See also Working Paper Luther and the girls: Religious denomination and the female education gap in nineteenth-century Prussia, Munich Reprints in Economics (2008) View citations (151) (2008)
The Effect of FDI on Job Security
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2008, 8, (1), 1-46 View citations (65)

2007

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 Mikrodaten im ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung: Bestand, Verwendung, Zugang, ifo Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (8) (2007)
Sensitivity analysis for average treatment effects
Stata Journal, 2007, 7, (1), 71-83 View citations (297)
See also Working Paper mhbounds - Sensitivity Analysis for Average Treatment Effects, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2007) View citations (257) (2007)

2006

Intra- and international risk-sharing in the short run and the long run
European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (3), 777-806 View citations (67)
See also Working Paper Intra-and International Risk-Sharing in the Short Run and the Long Run, CESifo Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (7) (2003)
Introducing Time‐to‐Educate in a Job‐Search Model
Bulletin of Economic Research, 2006, 58, (1), 61-72 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper Introducing Time-to-Educate in a Job Search Model, CESifo Working Paper Series (2005) (2005)

2005

Gerechtigkeit und Effizienz nachgelagerter Studiengebühren
ifo Schnelldienst, 2005, 58, (02), 16-22 View citations (3)
Kehren deutsche Firmen ihrer Heimat den Rücken? - Ausländische Direktinvestitionen deutscher Unternehmen
ifo Schnelldienst, 2005, 58, (01), 23-33 View citations (3)
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 (110)
See also Working Paper Location Choice and Employment Decisions: A Comparison of German and Swedish Multinationals, CEPR Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (89) (2005)

2004

Employment Pacts in Italy 1992 to 2002
ifo DICE Report, 2004, 2, (01), 49-56
How Large Is the "Brain Drain" from Italy?
Giornale degli Economisti, 2004, 63, (1), 1-32 View citations (51)
See also Working Paper How Large is the "Brain Drain" from Italy?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (26) (2003)

2002

Estimation of average treatment effects based on propensity scores
Stata Journal, 2002, 2, (4), 358-377 View citations (1141)

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Education and Socioeconomic Development During the Industrialization
Springer

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

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Education and Human Capital
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (10)

2008

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)

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

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