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Working Papers

2024

1. Prediction Markets, the True Value of the Revolving Door and the US Cabinet
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2015

2. Regulation in Swiss Cantons: Data for one Century
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2014

3. The Value of the Revolving Door: Political Appointees and the Stock Market
   VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (46)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2012) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article The value of the revolving door: Political appointees and the stock market, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (42) (2014)

2013

4. Does Supporting Passenger Railways Reduce Road Traffic Externalities?
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (12)
   Also in ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich (2013) View citations (13)

2012

5. The Value of the Revolving Door
   KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (18)
6. The effects of voting costs on the democratic process and public finances
   Working papers, Faculty of Business and Economics - University of Basel View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Effects of Voting Costs on the Democratic Process and Public Finances, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (68) (2015)

2011

7. Lock, Stock, and Barrel: A Comprehensive Assessment of the Determinants of Terror
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (87)
   See also Journal Article Lock, stock, and barrel: a comprehensive assessment of the determinants of terror, Public Choice, Springer (2011) View citations (85) (2011)

2009

8. Fixed-term Employment, Work Organization and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from German Individual-Level Data
   Working papers, Faculty of Business and Economics - University of Basel View citations (10)
9. The Life Satisfaction Approach to Environmental Valuation
   Working papers, Faculty of Business and Economics - University of Basel View citations (32)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (31)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (32)
   See also Journal Article The Life Satisfaction Approach to Environmental Valuation, Annual Review of Resource Economics, Annual Reviews (2010) View citations (123) (2010)

2008

10. Self-Selection and Subjective Well-Being: Copula Models with an Application to Public and Private Sector Work
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (2)
11. Why Does Unemployment Hurt the Employed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap between the Public and the Private Sector
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (20)
    Also in Working papers, Faculty of Business and Economics - University of Basel (2008)
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2008) View citations (4)
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2008) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Why Does Unemployment Hurt the Employed?: Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap Between the Public and the Private Sector, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2010) View citations (127) (2010)

2007

12. The Happiness Gains from Sorting and Matching in the Labor Market
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (17)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (7)
    Working papers, Faculty of Business and Economics - University of Basel (2007) View citations (14)
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich (2006) View citations (10)

2006

13. Bureaucratic Rents and Life Satisfaction
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich (2006) View citations (4)
14. The Impact of Postal Voting on Participation, Evidence for Switzerland
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich
    Also in Working papers, Faculty of Business and Economics - University of Basel (2006)

2004

15. Calculating Tragedy: Assessing the Costs of Terrorism
    CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA) View citations (27)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2004) View citations (33)
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (175)
    See also Journal Article CALCULATING TRAGEDY: ASSESSING THE COSTS OF TERRORISM, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (2007) View citations (196) (2007)
16. Valuing Public Goods: The Life Satisfaction Approach
    CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA) View citations (82)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2004) View citations (91)
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (197)

Undated

17. How to Fight Terrorism: Alternatives to Deterrence
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (107)
18. Measuring Terrorism
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (5)
    See also Chapter Measuring terrorism, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2005) (2005)
19. Terrorism: Deterrence May Backfire
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (18)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Air Pollution, Cognitive Performance, and the Role of Task Proficiency
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2024, 11, (4), 921 - 958 View citations (2)
2. Measuring Closeness in Proportional Representation Systems
   Political Analysis, 2024, 32, (1), 101-114

2020

3. The European Commission and the revolving door
   European Economic Review, 2020, 127, (C) View citations (2)
4. The effect of an electricity tax on aggregate electricity consumption: evidence from Basel
   Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 156, (1), 1-20 View citations (1)

2018

5. Does expanding regional train service reduce air pollution?
   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2018, 92, (C), 744-764 View citations (24)

2016

6. Effects of a mileage tax for trucks
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2016, 92, (C), 1-15 View citations (8)

2015

7. The Effects of Voting Costs on the Democratic Process and Public Finances
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015, 7, (1), 141-71 View citations (68)
   See also Working Paper The effects of voting costs on the democratic process and public finances, Working papers (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2014

8. Air pollution and infant mortality: A natural experiment from power plant desulfurization
   Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 37, (C), 219-231 View citations (65)
9. Governance, bureaucratic rents, and well-being differentials across US states
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2014, 66, (2), 443-464 View citations (7)
10. The value of the revolving door: Political appointees and the stock market
    Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 119, (C), 93-107 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper The Value of the Revolving Door: Political Appointees and the Stock Market, VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy (2014) View citations (46) (2014)

2013

11. Fiscal rules, budget deficits and budget projections
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2013, 20, (5), 785-807 View citations (64)

2011

12. Lock, stock, and barrel: a comprehensive assessment of the determinants of terror
    Public Choice, 2011, 149, (3), 235-261 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper Lock, Stock, and Barrel: A Comprehensive Assessment of the Determinants of Terror, CESifo Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (87) (2011)

2010

13. Happiness Quantified. A Satisfaction Calculus Approach, revised edition. By BERNARD M. VAN PRAAG and ADA FERRER‐I‐CARBONELL
    Economica, 2010, 77, (305), 200-201
14. Life satisfaction and transboundary air pollution
    Economics Letters, 2010, 107, (1), 4-6 View citations (78)
15. The Life Satisfaction Approach to Environmental Valuation
    Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2010, 2, (1), 139-160 View citations (123)
    See also Working Paper The Life Satisfaction Approach to Environmental Valuation, Working papers (2009) View citations (32) (2009)
16. Why Does Unemployment Hurt the Employed?: Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap Between the Public and the Private Sector
    Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45, (4), 998-1045 View citations (127)
    See also Working Paper Why Does Unemployment Hurt the Employed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap between the Public and the Private Sector, IZA Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (20) (2008)

2009

17. The life satisfaction approach to valuing public goods: The case of terrorism
    Public Choice, 2009, 138, (3), 317-345 View citations (190)
18. Tourismus und Terrorismus aus ökonomischer Sicht
    Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft, 2009, 1, (1), 63-74 View citations (1)
19. Valuing Air Quality Using the Life Satisfaction Approach
    Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (536), 482-515 View citations (280)
    Also in Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (536), 482-515 (2009) View citations (343)
20. Valuing flood disasters using the life satisfaction approach
    Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (3-4), 620-633 View citations (264)

2008

21. THREE STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH TERRORISM
    Economic Papers, 2008, 27, (2), 107-114 View citations (9)

2007

22. CALCULATING TRAGEDY: ASSESSING THE COSTS OF TERRORISM
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2007, 21, (1), 1-24 View citations (196)
    See also Working Paper Calculating Tragedy: Assessing the Costs of Terrorism, CREMA Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (27) (2004)

2004

23. Decentralization as a disincentive for terror
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 20, (2), 509-515 View citations (49)

Chapters

2023

1. The Revolving Door Phenomenon
   Springer

2010

2. Self-selection models for public and private sector job satisfaction
   A chapter in Jobs, Training, and Worker Well-being, 2010, pp 233-251 View citations (16)

2007

3. Terrorism: Considering New Policies
   Chapter 2 in The Economic Costs and Consequences of Terrorism, 2007 View citations (1)

2005

4. Measuring terrorism
   Chapter 6 in Law and the State, 2005
   See also Working Paper Measuring Terrorism, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (5)