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Working Papers
2020
- Information, Perceptions, and Electoral Behaviour of Young Voters: A Randomised Controlled Experiment
Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
2019
- Political donations, public procurement and government efficiency
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
2018
- Abandon ship? Party brands and politicians’responses to a political scandal
Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) View citations (4)
Also in IdEP Economic Papers, USI Università della Svizzera italiana (2017) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2020)
2016
- Economic Integration, Corporate Tax Incidence and Fiscal Compensation
Post-Print, HAL View citations (3)
Also in Working Papers, Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon (2015) View citations (3) Working Papers, HAL (2015) 
See also Journal Article in The World Economy (2016)
- Patriotism and Taxation
Working Papers, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance View citations (1)
2015
- David and Goliath in the Poll Booth: Group Size, Voting Power and Voter Turnout
Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research
- Exposing politicians’ ties to criminal organizations: the effects of local government dissolutions on electoral outcomes in southern Italian municipalities
Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) View citations (2)
- Hoe het loon van een burgemeester de bevolkingsgroei en bouwvergunningen van een gemeente bepalen
Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven
- Partial Fiscal Decentralization and Sub-National Government Fiscal Discipline: Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (25)
See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2015)
- Strategic Housing Policy, Migration and Sorting around Population Thresholds
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
2014
- Trade Integration and Corporate Income Tax Differentials: Evidence from OECD Countries
Post-Print, HAL View citations (5)
2013
- Religious Heterogeneity and Fiscal Policy: Evidence from German Reunification
Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2016)
2012
- Association membership and generalised trust: Are connections between associations losing their value?
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (2)
- Borders as boundaries to fiscal policy interactions? An empirical analysis of politicians' opinions on rivals in the competition for firms
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Regional Science (2013)
- Citizen coproduction and efficient public good provision: Theory and evidence from local public libraries
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in European Journal of Operational Research (2013)
- Delegation, accountability & legislator moonlighting: Agency problems in Germany
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (9)
- Party cues in elections under multilevel governance: Theory and evidence from US states
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2014)
- Patriotism, taxation and international mobility
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (11)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (2) Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2009) View citations (2) CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (7)
See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2012)
- Public expenditures, educational outcomes and grade inflation: Theory and evidence from a policy intervention in the Netherlands
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center 
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2014)
- Public support for institutionalised solidarity: Europeans' reaction to the establishment of eurobonds
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center
- Success and failure in electoral competition: Selective issue emphasis under incomplete issue ownership
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (1)
- Trade Integration and Business Tax Differentials: Theory and Evidence from OECD Countries
Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
Also in Working Papers, Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon (2011)  Post-Print, HAL (2011)
- Trade integration and business tax differentials: Evidence from OECD countries
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (4)
2011
- Civic engagement and corruption in 20 European democracies
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (1)
- Election cycles in MPs' outside interests? The UK House of Commons, 2005-2010
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center 
See also Journal Article in Political Studies (2013)
- Instrumental calculation, cognitive role-playing, or both? Self-perceptions of Seconded National Experts in the European Commission
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (1)
- Moonlighting politicians: A survey and research agenda
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (22)
- Politicians' opinions on rivals in the competition for firms: An empirical analysis of reference points near a border
ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (2)
2010
- Evaluating efficient public good provision: Theory and evidence from a generalised conditional efficiency model for public libraries
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2011)
- Federalism and optimal allocation across levels of governance
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (5)
See also Chapter
- War casualties and US presidential popularity: A comparison of the Korean, Vietnam and Iraq war
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center
2009
- Decentralization, Competition and the local tax mix: evidence from Flanders
Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) View citations (7)
Also in Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers, University of Turin (2009) View citations (7)
- The political economy of efficient public good provision: evidence from Flemish libraries using a generalised conditional efficiency framework
Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven
- Voter involvement, fiscal autonomy and public sector efficiency: evidence from German municipalities
(Wähler-Beteiligung, Finanzhoheit und Effizienz des öffentlichen Sektors: Aussagen von deutschen Kommunen)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (1)
Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2008) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2010)
- Wars, presidents and popularity: The political cost(s) of war re-examined
Discussion Papers, Research Professorship & Project "The Future of Fiscal Federalism", WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (1)
2008
- Exploring sources of local government technical inefficiency: evidence from Flemish municipalities
(Ursachenforschung zur technischen Ineffizienz kommunaler Verwaltungen: Evidenz von flämischen Gemeindeverwaltungen)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (7)
- Local governments in the wake of demographic change: evidence from German municipalities
(Dezentrale Regierungen im Strudel von demographischen Wandel: Evidenz von deutschen Stadtverwaltungen)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (15)
See also Journal Article in FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis (2008)
- Measuring local government technical (in)efficiency: An application and comparison of FDH, DEA and econometric approaches
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (6)
- Party cues and yardstick voting
(Parteien und 'Yardstick'-Wählen)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (14)
See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2008)
- The political cost of taxation: new evidence from German popularity ratings
(Besteuerung und Popularität von Politikern: Neue Ergebnisse für die Deutsche Bundesregierung 1978-2003)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (12)
2007
- How to make head or tail of bridging and bonding? Adressing the methodological ambiguity
(Wie ist ‘Briding vs. Bonding’ sozialer Netzwerke zu verstehen? Das Problem der methodischen Zweideutigkeit)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (4)
- Local Governments in the Wake of Demographic Change: Efficiency and Economies of Scale in German Municipalities
ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (12)
- Measuring the bridging nature of voluntary organizations: a note on the importance of association size
(Untersuchung des bridging Charakters von zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen: Zur Bedeutung der Vereinsgröße)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (1)
- Political fragmentation and projected tax revenues: evidence from Flemish municipalities
(Politische Zersplitterung und erwartete Steuereinnahmen: Empirische Belege aus flämischen Gemeinden)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (2008)
- Taxation and presidential approval: separate effects from tax burden and tax structure turbulence
(Besteuerung und Popularität von Politikern: Gibt es unterscheidbare Wirkungen aufgrund der Steuerlast und aufgrund von Veränderungen der Steuerstruktur?)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2008)
- The impact of central places on spatial spending patterns: evidence from Flemish local government cultural expenditures
(Der Einfluss ‘Zentraler Orte’ auf räumliche Ausgabenmuster: eine empirische Studie zu den kommunalen Ausgaben für Kultur in Flandern)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Cultural Economics (2008)
2006
- Disentangling the effects of political fragmentation on voter turnout: the Flemish municipal elections
(Auswirkungen politischer Zersplitterung auf die Wahlbeteiligung: die flämischen Kommunalwahlen)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (7)
See also Journal Article in Economics and Politics (2006)
- Government weakness and electoral cycles in local public debt: evidence from Flemish municipalities
(Regierungsschwäche und Wahlzyklen in Zeiten kommunaler Verschuldung: das Beispiel flämischer Kommunen)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
- Looking across borders: a test of spatial policy interdependence using local government efficiency ratings
(Der Blick über die Grenze: Untersuchung von räumlichen Wechselbeziehungen in der Kommunalpolitik anhand von Effizienzbewertungen)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (72)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2006)
- Towards an empirical characterization of bridging and bonding social capital
(Zur empirischen Charakterisierung von heterogenen (bridging) und homogenen (bonding) Arten des Sozialkapitals)
Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (4)
Journal Articles
2021
- Comparing the effect of cross-group friendship on generalized trust to its effect on prejudice: The mediating role of threat perceptions and negative affect
PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (2), 1-17
2020
- Abandon ship? Party brands and politicians' responses to a political scandal
Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 184, (C) View citations (8)
See also Working Paper (2018)
- Administrative Delegation of Budgetary Powers and Fiscal Performance
Kyklos, 2020, 73, (4), 477-499
2019
- David and Goliath in the poll booth: group size, political power and voter turnout
Local Government Studies, 2019, 45, (5), 724-747
- Political donations and the allocation of public procurement contracts
European Economic Review, 2019, 111, (C), 443-458 View citations (21)
2018
- Strategic public policy around population thresholds
Journal of Urban Economics, 2018, 106, (C), 46-58 View citations (2)
2017
- Are bureaucrats paid like CEOs? Performance compensation and turnover of top civil servants
Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 152, (C), 47-54 View citations (3)
- Fiscal Fairness as a Political Argument
Kyklos, 2017, 70, (4), 622-640 View citations (1)
- Political Dynasties in Democracies: Causes, Consequences and Remaining Puzzles
Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (605), F446-F454 View citations (3)
- Political Dynasties, Electoral Institutions and Politicians’ Human Capital
Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (605), F474-F494 View citations (11)
- What Do We Value Most in Schools? A Study of Preference Rankings of School Attributes
Social Science Quarterly, 2017, 98, (5), 1313-1327
- Will you still trust me tomorrow? The causal effect of terrorism on social trust
Public Choice, 2017, 173, (3), 289-305 View citations (10)
2016
- Bargaining complexity and the duration of government formation: evidence from Flemish municipalities
Public Choice, 2016, 167, (1), 131-143
- Economic Integration, Corporate Tax Incidence and Fiscal Compensation
The World Economy, 2016, 39, (11), 1792-1811 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2016)
- Family Ties and Socio-Economic Outcomes in High vs Low Income Countries
Journal of Development Studies, 2016, 52, (6), 813-823 View citations (4)
- Religious heterogeneity and fiscal policy: Evidence from German reunification
Journal of Urban Economics, 2016, 94, (C), 1-12 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper (2013)
- Representative bureaucracy and seconded national government officials in the European Commission
Regulation & Governance, 2016, 10, (4), 335-349
2015
- Interpersonal trust and welfare state support
European Journal of Political Economy, 2015, 39, (C), 1-12 View citations (40)
- Looks Good, You're Hired? Evidence from Extra-Parliamentary Activities of German Parliamentarians
German Economic Review, 2015, 16, (1), 1-12 View citations (1)
Also in German Economic Review, 2015, 16, (1), 1-12 (2015) View citations (1)
- Organised Crime, Institutions and Political Quality: Empirical Evidence from Italian Municipalities
Economic Journal, 2015, 125, (586), F233-F255 View citations (77)
- Partial fiscal decentralization and sub-national government fiscal discipline: empirical evidence from OECD countries
Public Choice, 2015, 163, (3), 307-320 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper (2015)
- Representative Bureaucracy and the Role of Expertise in Politics
Politics and Governance, 2015, 3, (1), 26-36 View citations (2)
2014
- (De)Centralization and voter turnout: theory and evidence from German municipalities
Public Choice, 2014, 159, (3), 469-483 View citations (12)
- Competition in the political arena and local government performance
Applied Economics, 2014, 46, (19), 2264-2276 View citations (34)
- PARTY CUES IN ELECTIONS UNDER MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE: THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM US STATES
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014, 12, (4), 1029-1058 View citations (19)
See also Working Paper (2012)
- Public expenditures, educational outcomes and grade inflation: Theory and evidence from a policy intervention in the Netherlands
Economics of Education Review, 2014, 40, (C), 152-166 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2012)
- Trade integration and corporate income tax differentials
International Tax and Public Finance, 2014, 21, (2), 298-323 View citations (7)
2013
- BORDERS AS BOUNDARIES TO FISCAL POLICY INTERACTIONS? AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF POLITICIANS’ OPINIONS ON RIVALS IN THE COMPETITION FOR FIRMS
Journal of Regional Science, 2013, 53, (4), 583-606 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper (2012)
- Citizen coproduction and efficient public good provision: Theory and evidence from local public libraries
European Journal of Operational Research, 2013, 224, (3), 592-602 View citations (33)
See also Working Paper (2012)
- Election Cycles in MPs' Outside Interests? The UK House of Commons, 2005–2010
Political Studies, 2013, 61, (2), 462-472 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2011)
2012
- Patriotism, taxation and international mobility
Public Choice, 2012, 151, (3), 695-717 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper (2012)
- The Impact of the Economic Costs of Conflict on Individuals' Political Attitudes
Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2012, 18, (2), 1-29 View citations (4)
- Value for money? German local government efficiency in a comparative perspective
Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (2), 201-218 View citations (34)
2011
- Economic and Political Foundations of Local Tax Structures: An Empirical Investigation of the Tax Mix of Flemish Municipalities
Environment and Planning C, 2011, 29, (3), 410-427 View citations (11)
- Evaluating efficient public good provision: Theory and evidence from a generalised conditional efficiency model for public libraries
Journal of Urban Economics, 2011, 69, (3), 319-327 View citations (68)
See also Working Paper (2010)
2010
- How can the stigma of public transport as the ‘poor man's vehicle’ be overcome to enhance sustainability and climate change mitigation?
Natural Resources Forum, 2010, 34, (4), 327-331
- Voter involvement, fiscal autonomy and public sector efficiency: Evidence from German municipalities
European Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 26, (2), 265-278 View citations (62)
See also Working Paper (2009)
2008
- Local Governments in the Wake of Demographic Change: Evidence from German Municipalities
FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2008, 64, (4), 434-457 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper (2008)
- Party cues and yardstick voting
European Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 24, (2), 470-477 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper (2008)
- Political fragmentation and projected tax revenues: evidence from Flemish municipalities
International Tax and Public Finance, 2008, 15, (3), 297-315 View citations (30)
See also Working Paper (2007)
- Taxation and presidential approval: separate effects from tax burden and tax structure turbulence?
Public Choice, 2008, 135, (3), 301-317 View citations (21)
See also Working Paper (2007)
- The impact of ‘central places’ on spatial spending patterns: evidence from Flemish local government cultural expenditures
Journal of Cultural Economics, 2008, 32, (1), 35-58 View citations (40)
See also Working Paper (2007)
2006
- Community Heterogeneity: A Burden for the Creation of Social Capital?*
Social Science Quarterly, 2006, 87, (5), 1053-1072 View citations (15)
- DISENTANGLING THE EFFECTS OF POLITICAL FRAGMENTATION ON VOTER TURNOUT: THE FLEMISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Economics and Politics, 2006, 18, (3), 367-387 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper (2006)
- Determinants of tax innovation: The case of environmental taxes in Flemish municipalities
European Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 22, (1), 223-247 View citations (51)
- Everyone likes a winner: An empirical test of the effect of electoral closeness on turnout in a context of expressive voting
Public Choice, 2006, 128, (3), 383-405 View citations (22)
- Looking across borders: A test of spatial policy interdependence using local government efficiency ratings
Journal of Urban Economics, 2006, 60, (3), 443-462 View citations (73)
See also Working Paper (2006)
- ‘Rational’ Theories of Voter Turnout: A Review
Political Studies Review, 2006, 4, (1), 16-35 View citations (51)
2005
- Government Weakness and Local Public Debt Development in Flemish Municipalities
International Tax and Public Finance, 2005, 12, (4), 395-422 View citations (80)
2003
- Ballot Layout Effects in the 1995 Elections of the Brussels' Government
Public Choice, 2003, 116, (1-2), 147-64 View citations (2)
Chapters
Undated
- Federalism and optimal allocation across levels of governance
University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2010)
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