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Working Papers

2025

1. Evaluating hospital performance
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

2023

2. Banking on Snow: Bank Capital, Risk, and Employment
   Working Papers, Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022)
   IHS Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Studies (2022)
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2022)
3. Basic reading and mathematics skills and the labour market outcomes of young people: Evidence from PISA and linked administrative data
   Working Papers, Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Basic Reading and Mathematics Skills and the Labour Market Outcomes of Young People: Evidence from PISA and Linked Administrative Data, The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia (2023) (2023)

2021

4. Looking into the Black Box of “Medical Progress”: Rising Health Expenditures by Illness Type and Age
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria View citations (2)
   Also in CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2021)
5. Paying Adolescents for Health Screenings Works
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
   Also in CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2021)
   See also Journal Article Paying Adolescents for Health Screenings Works, American Journal of Health Economics, University of Chicago Press (2022) (2022)

2019

6. Birth Order, Parental Health Investment, and Health in Childhood
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2019)
   CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2019)
   See also Journal Article Birth order, parental health investment, and health in childhood, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (7) (2021)

2018

7. Effect of measles outbreak on vaccination uptake
   CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
   Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2018)
   See also Journal Article Effects of a measles outbreak on vaccination uptake, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
8. Exploring Variations in Healthcare Expenditures - What is the Role of Practice Styles?
   CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
   Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2017) View citations (3)
   CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2017)
   See also Journal Article Exploring variations in health‐care expenditures—What is the role of practice styles?, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2020) View citations (10) (2020)
9. Health care utilization of refugees
   CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
   Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2018)

2017

10. The company you keep - Health behavior among work peers
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
    Also in CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2017)
    See also Journal Article The company you keep: health behavior among work peers, The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer (2020) View citations (5) (2020)

2016

11. Hospitals and the generic versus brand-name prescription decision in the outpatient sector
    CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria View citations (2)
    Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2016) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Hospitals and the generic versus brand‐name prescription decision in the outpatient sector, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2018) (2018)

2015

12. On the Effectiveness of Developmental Screenings: Evidence from a Nationwide Program in Austria
    VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
13. The Cost-Effectiveness of Developmental Screenings: Evidence from a Nationwide Programme
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015)

2014

14. Follow your Heart: Survival Chances and Costs after Heart Attacks - An Instrumental Variable Approach
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck View citations (1)
    Also in NRN working papers, The Austrian Center for Labor Economics and the Analysis of the Welfare State, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2014) View citations (1)
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2014) View citations (3)
    CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2014) View citations (2)
15. The Quantity and Quality of Children: A Semi-Parametric Bayesian IV Approach
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2014) View citations (1)

2009

16. Gender Wage Inequality and Economic Growth: Is There Really a Puzzle?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2009) View citations (2)
    NRN working papers, The Austrian Center for Labor Economics and the Analysis of the Welfare State, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2009) View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Literacy and numeracy skills and life-course outcomes: Evidence from PIAAC and linked administrative data
   Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2024, 27, (1), 27-72

2023

2. Basic Reading and Mathematics Skills and the Labour Market Outcomes of Young People: Evidence from PISA and Linked Administrative Data
   The Economic Record, 2023, 99, (327), 473-491
   See also Working Paper Basic reading and mathematics skills and the labour market outcomes of young people: Evidence from PISA and linked administrative data, Working Papers (2023) (2023)

2022

3. Looking into the black box of “Medical Innovation”: rising health expenditures by illness type
   The European Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 23, (9), 1601-1612
4. Paying Adolescents for Health Screenings Works
   American Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 8, (4), 534 - 548
   See also Working Paper Paying Adolescents for Health Screenings Works, Economics working papers (2021) (2021)

2021

5. Birth order, parental health investment, and health in childhood
   Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 76, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Birth Order, Parental Health Investment, and Health in Childhood, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) (2019)

2020

6. Effects of a measles outbreak on vaccination uptake
   Economics & Human Biology, 2020, 38, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Effect of measles outbreak on vaccination uptake, CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers (2018) (2018)
7. Exploring variations in health‐care expenditures—What is the role of practice styles?
   Health Economics, 2020, 29, (6), 683-699 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Exploring Variations in Healthcare Expenditures - What is the Role of Practice Styles?, CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers (2018) (2018)
8. The company you keep: health behavior among work peers
   The European Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 21, (2), 251-259 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper The company you keep - Health behavior among work peers, Economics working papers (2017) (2017)

2018

9. Hospitals and the generic versus brand‐name prescription decision in the outpatient sector
   Health Economics, 2018, 27, (8), 1264-1283
   See also Working Paper Hospitals and the generic versus brand-name prescription decision in the outpatient sector, CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2017

10. A human immunodeficiency syndrome caused by mutations in CARMIL2
    Nature Communications, 2017, 8, (1), 1-13

2016

11. Cost savings of developmental screenings: Evidence from a nationwide program
    Journal of Health Economics, 2016, 49, (C), 120-135 View citations (4)

2011

12. Gender Wage Inequality and Economic Growth: Is There Really a Puzzle?--A Comment
    World Development, 2011, 39, (8), 1476-1484 View citations (45)
13. Kündigung unter Strafe - Beschäftigungsförderung für Ältere in Österreich
    Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - WuG, 2011, 37, (3), 461-470 View citations (4)