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DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) (German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)), (more information at EDIRC) CESifo, (more information at EDIRC) Lehrstuhl für Finanzwissenschaft (Chair of Public Economics), Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschafltiche Fakultät (Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences), Universität Potsdam (University of Potsdam), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Energy Policies and Pollution in Two Developing Country Cities: A Quantitative Model
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in CEPA Discussion Papers, Center for Economic Policy Analysis (2024) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Energy policies and pollution in two developing country cities: A quantitative model, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2022

2. Property Tax Competition: A Quantitative Assessment
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (2022)
   CEPA Discussion Papers, Center for Economic Policy Analysis (2022)
3. Urban Pollution: A Global Perspective
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in CEPA Discussion Papers, Center for Economic Policy Analysis (2022) View citations (1)
   Berlin School of Economics Discussion Papers, Berlin School of Economics (2022) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Urban pollution: A global perspective, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2021

4. Gentrification and Affordable Housing Policies
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
   Also in CEPA Discussion Papers, Center for Economic Policy Analysis (2021) View citations (2)

2019

5. Population density and urban air quality
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (10)
   Also in CEPA Discussion Papers, Center for Economic Policy Analysis (2019) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Population density and urban air quality, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (31) (2021)

2018

6. Political Participation and the Welfare State
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2017

7. Public Transport and Urban Pollution
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Public transport and urban pollution, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (20) (2019)

2016

8. Optimal Energy Taxation in Cities
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (11)
   Also in ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association (2016) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Optimal Energy Taxation in Cities, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (38) (2018)
9. Pollution and City Size: Can Cities be Too Small?
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (5)
   Also in VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2015) View citations (1)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Pollution and city size: can cities be too small?, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2019) View citations (17) (2019)

2015

10. Green Cities? Urbanization, Trade and the Environment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2013) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Green cities? Urbanization, trade, and the environment, Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2019) View citations (21) (2019)
11. Spatial and Social Mobility
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association (2015)
    See also Journal Article Spatial and social mobility, Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2014

12. Will Skyscrapers Save the Planet? Building Height Limits and Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Will skyscrapers save the planet? Building height limits and urban greenhouse gas emissions, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (42) (2016)
13. Will skyscrapers save the planet?
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (4)
    Also in VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2014) View citations (4)

2013

14. The Influence of Child Care on Maternal Health and Mother-Child Interaction
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (21)
    Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2013) View citations (21)
15. The Political Economics of Higher Education Finance for Mobile Individuals
    VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2012) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Political Economics of Higher-Education Finance for Mobile Individuals, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2015) (2015)

2012

16. The Effect of Child Care on Family Structure: Theory and Evidence
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (7)

2011

17. Adieu Rabenmutter - The Effect of Culture on Fertility, Female Labour Supply, the Gender Wage Gap and Childcare
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)

2009

18. Inefficient Lock-in and Subsidy Competition
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics (BGPE) (2009) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article INEFFICIENT LOCK‐IN AND SUBSIDY COMPETITION, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2012) View citations (8) (2012)
19. Political Economics of Higher Education Finance
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Political economics of higher education finance, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2014) View citations (21) (2014)

2008

20. Preferences for Childcare Policies: Theory and Evidence
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (3)
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2008) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Preferences for childcare policies: Theory and evidence, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2011) View citations (19) (2011)
21. Subsidies for Intracity and Intercity Commuting
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Subsidies for intracity and intercity commuting, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (36) (2009)

2007

22. A Simple Theory of Industry Location and Residence Choice
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article A simple theory of industry location and residence choice, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2010) View citations (11) (2010)
23. Commuting Subsidies with two Transport Modes
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Commuting subsidies with two transport modes, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (35) (2008)
24. Federalism, Fertility and Growth
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Federalism, Fertility, and Growth, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2006

25. Central versus Local Education Finance: A Political Economy Approach
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Central versus local education finance: a political economy approach, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2008) View citations (9) (2008)
26. Fiscal Competition and the Composition of Public Spending: Theory and Evidence
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2005) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Fiscal Competition and the Composition of Public Spending: Theory and Evidence, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2007) View citations (25) (2007)

2005

27. Fiscal Competition, Capital-Skill Complementarity, and the Composition of Public Spending
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Fiscal Competition, Capital-Skill Complementarity, and the Composition of Public Spending, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
28. Social Agglomeration Externalities
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (3)
29. Voting, Inequality, and Redistribution
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article VOTING, INEQUALITY AND REDISTRIBUTION, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (2007) View citations (93) (2007)

2004

30. Agglomeration and Tax Competition
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (14)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Agglomeration and tax competition, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2006) View citations (156) (2006)
31. Complexity and Progressivity in Income Tax Design: Deductions for Work-Related Expenses
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Complexity and Progressivity in Income Tax Design: Deductions for Work-Related Expenses, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2004) View citations (7) (2004)
32. Political Economy of Commuting Subsidies
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (4)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2004) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Political economy of commuting subsidies, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (46) (2005)
33. Tax Competition With (Partial) Agglomeration
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society View citations (1)

2003

34. On the Choice of Public Pensions when Income and Life Expectancy Are Correlated
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article On the Choice of Public Pensions when Income and Life Expectancy Are Correlated, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2007) View citations (38) (2007)
35. Tax Competition and the Choice of Tax Structure in a Majority Voting Model
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article Tax competition and the choice of tax structure in a majority voting model, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (30) (2003)
36. Voting on Redistribution with Tax Evasion
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Voting on redistribution with tax evasion, Social Choice and Welfare, Springer (2009) View citations (20) (2009)

2002

37. Stricter Enforcement May Increase Tax Evasion
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Stricter enforcement may increase tax evasion, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2004) View citations (17) (2004)
38. Tax liability side equivalence in an experimental posted offer market
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management View citations (32)
    Also in SFB 373 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes (2000) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Tax Liability‐Side Equivalence in Experimental Posted‐Offer Markets, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2002) View citations (4) (2002)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Energy policies and pollution in two developing country cities: A quantitative model
   Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 171, (C)
   See also Working Paper Energy Policies and Pollution in Two Developing Country Cities: A Quantitative Model, CESifo Working Paper Series (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
2. Urban pollution: A global perspective
   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2024, 126, (C)
   See also Working Paper Urban Pollution: A Global Perspective, CESifo Working Paper Series (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2021

3. Population density and urban air quality
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2021, 86, (C) View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper Population density and urban air quality, CESifo Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (10) (2019)

2019

4. Bevölkerungsdichte, Stadtstruktur und Umweltverschmutzung
   (Population density, urban structure and air pollution)
   Zeitschrift für Immobilienökonomie (German Journal of Real Estate Research), 2019, 5, (1), 161-171
5. Green cities? Urbanization, trade, and the environment
   Journal of Regional Science, 2019, 59, (4), 743-766 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Green Cities? Urbanization, Trade and the Environment, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (6) (2015)
6. Pollution and city size: can cities be too small?
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2019, 19, (5), 995-1020 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Pollution and City Size: Can Cities be Too Small?, Discussion papers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
7. Public transport and urban pollution
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2019, 77, (C), 356-366 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Public Transport and Urban Pollution, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2018

8. Optimal Energy Taxation in Cities
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2018, 5, (2), 481 - 516 View citations (38)
   See also Working Paper Optimal Energy Taxation in Cities, CESifo Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (11) (2016)
9. Spatial and social mobility
   Journal of Regional Science, 2018, 58, (4), 688-704 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Spatial and Social Mobility, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) (2015)

2016

10. Formal Child Care and Family Structure: Theory and Evidence
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2016, 62, (4), 699-724 View citations (1)
11. Will skyscrapers save the planet? Building height limits and urban greenhouse gas emissions
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2016, 58, (C), 13-25 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Will Skyscrapers Save the Planet? Building Height Limits and Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2015

12. Race to the debt trap? — Spatial econometric evidence on debt in German municipalities
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2015, 53, (C), 20-37 View citations (25)
13. The Political Economics of Higher-Education Finance for Mobile Individuals
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2015, 71, (1), 82-105
    See also Working Paper The Political Economics of Higher Education Finance for Mobile Individuals, VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order (2013) (2013)

2014

14. Adieu Rabenmutter—culture, fertility, female labour supply, the gender wage gap and childcare
    Journal of Population Economics, 2014, 27, (3), 739-765 View citations (31)
15. Political economics of higher education finance
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2014, 66, (1), 115-139 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Political Economics of Higher Education Finance, CESifo Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2012

16. INEFFICIENT LOCK‐IN AND SUBSIDY COMPETITION
    International Economic Review, 2012, 53, (4), 1179-1204 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Inefficient Lock-in and Subsidy Competition, CESifo Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

2011

17. Federalism, Fertility, and Growth
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2011, 113, (1), 30-54 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Federalism, Fertility and Growth, CESifo Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
18. Preferences for childcare policies: Theory and evidence
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 27, (3), 436-454 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Preferences for Childcare Policies: Theory and Evidence, SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research (2008) View citations (4) (2008)

2010

19. A simple theory of industry location and residence choice
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2010, 10, (6), 913-940 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper A Simple Theory of Industry Location and Residence Choice, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (6) (2007)
20. Kinderbetreuung, Fertilität und Frauenerwerbstätigkeit
    Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, 2010, 79, (3), 169-180 View citations (1)

2009

21. Subsidies for intracity and intercity commuting
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2009, 66, (1), 25-32 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Subsidies for Intracity and Intercity Commuting, CESifo Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
22. Voting on redistribution with tax evasion
    Social Choice and Welfare, 2009, 32, (3), 439-454 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Voting on Redistribution with Tax Evasion, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2003) View citations (9) (2003)

2008

23. Central versus local education finance: a political economy approach
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2008, 15, (3), 338-352 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Central versus Local Education Finance: A Political Economy Approach, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2006) View citations (4) (2006)
24. Commuting subsidies with two transport modes
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (3), 841-848 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Commuting Subsidies with two Transport Modes, CESifo Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (3) (2007)

2007

25. Consumption and Social Life in Cities: Evidence from Germany
    Urban Studies, 2007, 44, (11), 2105-2121 View citations (7)
26. Fiscal Competition and the Composition of Public Spending: Theory and Evidence
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2007, 63, (2), 264-277 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Fiscal Competition and the Composition of Public Spending: Theory and Evidence, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (4) (2006)
27. On the Choice of Public Pensions when Income and Life Expectancy Are Correlated
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2007, 9, (4), 711-725 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper On the Choice of Public Pensions when Income and Life Expectancy Are Correlated, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2003) View citations (2) (2003)
28. VOTING, INEQUALITY AND REDISTRIBUTION
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2007, 21, (1), 90-109 View citations (93)
    See also Working Paper Voting, Inequality, and Redistribution, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2006

29. Agglomeration and tax competition
    European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (3), 647-668 View citations (156)
    See also Working Paper Agglomeration and Tax Competition, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2004) View citations (14) (2004)
30. An empirical analysis of voluntary payments for information goods on the Internet
    Information Economics and Policy, 2006, 18, (2), 229-239 View citations (8)
31. Fiscal Competition, Capital-Skill Complementarity, and the Composition of Public Spending
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2006, 61, (4), 488-499 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Fiscal Competition, Capital-Skill Complementarity, and the Composition of Public Spending, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2005) View citations (11) (2005)

2005

32. Political economy of commuting subsidies
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2005, 57, (3), 478-499 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper Political Economy of Commuting Subsidies, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

2004

33. Complexity and Progressivity in Income Tax Design: Deductions for Work-Related Expenses
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2004, 11, (3), 299-312 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Complexity and Progressivity in Income Tax Design: Deductions for Work-Related Expenses, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2004) View citations (7) (2004)
34. Income Tax Evasion and the Penalty Structure
    Economics Bulletin, 2004, 8, (5), 1-9 View citations (5)
35. Stricter enforcement may increase tax evasion
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 20, (3), 725-737 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Stricter Enforcement May Increase Tax Evasion, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2002) View citations (4) (2002)

2003

36. Föderalismusreform aus ökonomischer Sicht: Editorial
    Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, 2003, 72, (3), 345-348
37. Führt fiskalische Äquivalenz zu einer effizienten Allokation?: die Rolle von Mehrheitsabstimmungen
    Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, 2003, 72, (3), 444-457 View citations (4)
38. Tax competition and the choice of tax structure in a majority voting model
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2003, 54, (1), 173-180 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Tax Competition and the Choice of Tax Structure in a Majority Voting Model, Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin (2003) View citations (33) (2003)
39. The political economy of intergovernmental grants
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2003, 33, (2), 139-156 View citations (37)

2002

40. Jurisdiction Size, Political Participation, and the Allocation of Resources
    Public Choice, 2002, 113, (3-4), 251-63 View citations (7)
41. Tax Liability‐Side Equivalence in Experimental Posted‐Offer Markets
    Southern Economic Journal, 2002, 68, (3), 672-682 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Tax liability side equivalence in an experimental posted offer market, Other publications TiSEM (2002) View citations (32) (2002)

2001

42. Investment and the tragedy of the commons
    Economics Bulletin, 2001, 4, (2), 1-6

2000

43. Legislative Professionalism and Government Spending: Do Citizen Legislators Really Spend Less?
    Public Finance Review, 2000, 28, (3), 210-225 View citations (8)
44. Pareto Efficiency and Majority Voting: Why High Taxes on the Middle Class May Be Desirable
    Public Choice, 2000, 102, (1-2), 79-93

1996

45. Ideology and Interest Groups
    Public Choice, 1996, 88, (1-2), 147-60 View citations (1)

Edited books

2007

1. Public Economics and Public Choice
   Springer Books, Springer View citations (23)

Chapters

2007

1. Political Support for Tax Complexity: A Simple Model
   Springer