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Working Papers

2023

1. The Effects of Carbon Trading: Evidence from California’s ETS
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2021

2. The Political Geography of Cities
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
   Also in Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science (2021) View citations (3)
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2021) View citations (1)
   SoDa Laboratories Working Paper Series, Monash University, SoDa Laboratories (2021) View citations (3)

2019

3. Natural Disasters and Regional Development - The Case of Earthquakes
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Natural disasters and regional development – the case of earthquakes, Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press (2019) View citations (8) (2019)
4. Spatial inequality, geography and economic activity
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Spatial inequality, geography and economic activity, World Development, Elsevier (2020) View citations (7) (2020)

2017

5. The Geography of Natural Resources, Ethnic Inequality and Development
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)

2016

6. Regional Inequality, Convergence, and its Determinants - A View from Outer Space
   VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (20)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Regional inequality, convergence, and its determinants – A view from outer space, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2017) View citations (89) (2017)

2014

7. Regional Income Inequality lowers Life Satisfaction: Evidence from OECD Countries
   VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
8. Regional Inequality and Internal Conflict
   VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Regional Inequality and Internal Conflict, German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik (2016) View citations (22) (2016)
9. Trade and Interregional Inequality
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (4)
10. Trade, Integration and Interregional Inequality
    VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (5)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2014) View citations (5)

2013

11. Natural-Resource Rents and Internal Conflicts - Can Decentralization Lift the Curse?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (15)
    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 (14)
    See also Journal Article Natural resource rents and internal conflicts: Can decentralization lift the curse?, Economic Systems, Elsevier (2018) View citations (29) (2018)

2012

12. Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Inequality: A Panel Data Analysis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Foreign direct investment and regional inequality: A panel data analysis, China Economic Review, Elsevier (2013) View citations (41) (2013)
13. Regional inequality and decentralization – an empirical analysis
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) View citations (26)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Regional Inequality and Decentralization: An Empirical Analysis, Environment and Planning A (2012) View citations (52) (2012)
14. The Impact of Democracy and Press Freedom on Corruption: Conditionality Matters
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The impact of democracy and press freedom on corruption: Conditionality matters, Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier (2013) View citations (38) (2013)

2011

15. Decentralization and the Shadow Economy: Oates Meets Allingham-Sandmo
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Decentralization and the shadow economy: Oates meets Allingham--Sandmo, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (25) (2013)
16. Spatial Inequality and Development - Is there an Inverted-U Relationship?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Spatial inequality and development — Is there an inverted-U relationship?, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (91) (2014)

2010

17. Decentralization and Foreign Aid Effectiveness: Do Aid Modality and Federal Design Matter in Poverty Alleviation?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (11)
18. Fiscal federalism and foreign transfers: does inter-jurisdictional competition increase foreign aid effectiveness?
    Dresden Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Economics
19. Interregional Redistribution and Regional Disparities: How Equalization Does (Not) Work
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)

2009

20. Aid, Growth and Devolution
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Aid, Growth and Devolution, World Development, Elsevier (2012) View citations (17) (2012)
21. Aid, growth and decentralization
    Dresden Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Economics
22. Fiscal decentralization and regional disparity: Evidence from cross-section and panel data
    Dresden Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Economics View citations (81)
    See also Journal Article Fiscal Decentralization and Regional Disparity: Evidence from Cross-Section and Panel Data, Environment and Planning A (2009) View citations (80) (2009)
23. One Size Fits All? Decentralization, Corruption, and the Monitoring of Bureaucrats
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (16)
    Also in Dresden Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article One Size Fits All? Decentralization, Corruption, and the Monitoring of Bureaucrats, World Development, Elsevier (2010) View citations (65) (2010)

2006

24. Fiscal Decentralization and Regional Disparity: A Panel Data Approach for OECD Countries
    ifo Working Paper Series, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich View citations (10)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Nighttime lights and wealth in very small areas
   (Nachtlichter und Wohlstand in Kleinräumigen Daten)
   Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, 2022, 42, (2), 161-190 View citations (1)

2021

2. 60 Jahre Mauerbau: Leuchtende Landschaften
   ifo Dresden berichtet, 2021, 28, (04), 29-31

2020

3. International trade, geographic heterogeneity and interregional inequality
   European Economic Review, 2020, 127, (C) View citations (22)
4. Spatial inequality, geography and economic activity
   World Development, 2020, 136, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Spatial inequality, geography and economic activity, CESifo Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2019

5. Large scale infrastructure investment and economic performance – a case study of Oresund
   Applied Economics Letters, 2019, 26, (1), 21-26
6. Natural disasters and regional development – the case of earthquakes
   Environment and Development Economics, 2019, 24, (5), 479-505 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Natural Disasters and Regional Development - The Case of Earthquakes, CESifo Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (8) (2019)
7. The geography of natural resources, ethnic inequality and civil conflicts
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 59, (C), 33-51 View citations (33)
8. Zukunft der Mobilität: Welche Optionen sind tragfähig?
   ifo Schnelldienst, 2019, 72, (12), 03-24

2018

9. Die Umwelt-Kuznets-Kurve und internationaler Handel
   ifo Dresden berichtet, 2018, 25, (01), 29-31
10. Natural resource rents and internal conflicts: Can decentralization lift the curse?
    Economic Systems, 2018, 42, (2), 186-205 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Natural-Resource Rents and Internal Conflicts - Can Decentralization Lift the Curse?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (15) (2013)

2017

11. Regional inequality, convergence, and its determinants – A view from outer space
    European Economic Review, 2017, 92, (C), 110-132 View citations (89)
    See also Working Paper Regional Inequality, Convergence, and its Determinants - A View from Outer Space, VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change (2016) View citations (20) (2016)

2016

12. Aid, Growth, and Devolution: Considering Aid Modality and Different Types of Decentralization
    World Development, 2016, 84, (C), 118-130 View citations (5)
13. Kaufprämien für Elektroautos: Politik auf dem Irrweg?
    ifo Schnelldienst, 2016, 69, (11), 21-26 View citations (1)
14. Kurz zum Klima: »Carbon Capture and Storage« – was kostet die Emissionsvermeidung?
    ifo Schnelldienst, 2016, 69, (05), 51-54
15. Regional Inequality and Internal Conflict
    German Economic Review, 2016, 17, (2), 157-191 View citations (22)
    Also in German Economic Review, 2016, 17, (2), 157-191 (2016) View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Regional Inequality and Internal Conflict, VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy (2014) (2014)

2015

16. Satellitendaten zur Schätzung von Regionaleinkommen – Das Beispiel Deutschland
    ifo Dresden berichtet, 2015, 22, (06), 35-42 View citations (4)

2014

17. Spatial inequality and development — Is there an inverted-U relationship?
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 106, (C), 35-51 View citations (91)
    See also Working Paper Spatial Inequality and Development - Is there an Inverted-U Relationship?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (16) (2011)

2013

18. Decentralization and the shadow economy: Oates meets Allingham--Sandmo
    Applied Economics, 2013, 45, (18), 2567-2578 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Decentralization and the Shadow Economy: Oates Meets Allingham-Sandmo, CESifo Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (3) (2011)
19. Foreign direct investment and regional inequality: A panel data analysis
    China Economic Review, 2013, 24, (C), 129-149 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Inequality: A Panel Data Analysis, CESifo Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
20. The impact of democracy and press freedom on corruption: Conditionality matters
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2013, 35, (6), 857-886 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Democracy and Press Freedom on Corruption: Conditionality Matters, CESifo Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2012

21. Aid, Growth and Devolution
    World Development, 2012, 40, (9), 1723-1749 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Aid, Growth and Devolution, CESifo Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
22. Föderalismus und Entwicklungsländer: Ist Dezentralisierung ein geeignetes Instrument der Entwicklungspolitik?
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2012, 13, (4), 337-356
23. Regional Inequality and Decentralization: An Empirical Analysis
    Environment and Planning A, 2012, 44, (6), 1363-1388 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Regional inequality and decentralization – an empirical analysis, Working Papers (2012) View citations (26) (2012)

2011

24. Interregional Redistribution and Mobility in Federations: A Positive Approach
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2011, 78, (4), 1345-1378 View citations (30)

2010

25. Föderalismus und Korruption - ist Dezentralisierung ein geeignetes Mittel zur Korruptionsbekämpfung?
    ifo Dresden berichtet, 2010, 17, (04), S.43-48
26. One Size Fits All? Decentralization, Corruption, and the Monitoring of Bureaucrats
    World Development, 2010, 38, (4), 631-646 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper One Size Fits All? Decentralization, Corruption, and the Monitoring of Bureaucrats, CESifo Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (16) (2009)

2009

27. Fiscal Decentralization and Regional Disparity: Evidence from Cross-Section and Panel Data
    Environment and Planning A, 2009, 41, (10), 2455-2473 View citations (80)
    See also Working Paper Fiscal decentralization and regional disparity: Evidence from cross-section and panel data, Dresden Discussion Paper Series in Economics (2009) View citations (81) (2009)

2008

28. Revolvierende Fonds als Instrument zur Neuausrichtung der Förderpolitik
    ifo Dresden berichtet, 2008, 15, (02), S.11-18 View citations (4)

2007

29. Unternehmensnachfolge im sächsischen Handwerk
    ifo Dresden berichtet, 2007, 14, (02), S.14-24
30. Unternehmensnachfolge im sächsischen Mittelstand
    ifo Dresden berichtet, 2007, 14, (01), S.15-28 View citations (3)

2006

31. Themenschwerpunkt: Probleme beim Arbeitslosengeld II [zwei] und Lösungsvorschläge
    ifo Dresden berichtet, 2006, 13, (02), S.3-4

2005

32. Die Novelle der Handwerksordnung, Ich-AGs und die Folgen für das Bauhandwerk (Wettbewerbssituation im Bauhandwerk)
    ifo Dresden berichtet, 2005, 12, (06), S.28-30 View citations (2)
33. Regionale Disparitäten in Deutschland und ausgesuchten OECD-Staaten im Vergleich
    ifo Dresden berichtet, 2005, 12, (03), S.25-33 View citations (4)

Books

2008

1. Rechtfertigung von Ansiedlungssubventionen am Beispiel der Halbleiterindustrie: Gutachten im Auftrag der Sächsischen Staatskanzlei
   ifo Dresden Studien, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich View citations (5)
2. Revolvierende Fonds als Instrument zur Neuausrichtung der Förderpolitik: Gutachten im Auftrag der Sächsischen Landesbank (SAB)
   ifo Dresden Studien, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich View citations (1)

2007

3. Unternehmensnachfolge im sächsischen Mittelstand: Gutachten im Auftrag des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
   ifo Dresden Studien, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich View citations (3)