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Working Papers

2017

1. Neue Diskriminierungsverbote für die digitale Welt?
   Kronberger Kreis-Studien, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin View citations (1)
2. Weckruf für die deutsche Wirtschaftspolitik
   Kronberger Kreis-Studien, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin View citations (1)

2016

3. Das entgrenzte Mandat der EZB: Das OMT-Urteil des EuGH und seine Folgen
   Kronberger Kreis-Studien, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin View citations (3)
4. Dismantling the boundaries of the ECB's monetary policy mandate: The CJEU's OMT judgement and its consequences
   Kronberger Kreis-Studien, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin View citations (1)
5. Für eine echte Reform der Bund-Länder-Finanzbeziehungen
   Kronberger Kreis-Studien, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin View citations (2)
6. Philanthropy in a secular society
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research

2015

7. Erbschaftsteuer: Neu ordnen statt nachbessern
   Kronberger Kreis-Studien, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin View citations (1)
8. Secularization, tax policy and prosocial behavior
   VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association

2014

9. Europäische Bankenunion: Vom Prinzip Hoffnung zum Prinzip Haftung
   Kronberger Kreis-Studien, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin
10. Neustart in der Energiepolitik jetzt!
    Kronberger Kreis-Studien, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin View citations (1)
11. The Downside Risk of Elevation
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2013

12. Bildungsfinanzierung neu gestalten
    Kronberger Kreis-Studien, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin View citations (3)
13. Does Distance Matter? Tuition Fees and Enrollment of First-Year Students at German Public Universities
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (14)
    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)
14. Renaissance der Angebotspolitik
    Kronberger Kreis-Studien, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin
15. The Effects of Tuition Fees on Transition from High School to University in Germany
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The effects of tuition fees on transition from high school to university in Germany, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2014) View citations (36) (2014)

2012

16. Expert Politicians, Electoral Control, and Fiscal Restraints
    NCER Working Paper Series, National Centre for Econometric Research
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2012)
17. Reform der Geldbußen im Kartellrecht überfällig / Reform of the fining practices in competition law
    Kronberger Kreis-Studien, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin
18. Wie viel Koordinierung braucht Europa?
    Kronberger Kreis-Studien, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin View citations (2)

2007

19. Verteilungseffekte der öffentlichen Finanzierung der Hochschulbildung in Deutschland: Eine Längsschnittbetrachtung auf der Basis des sozioökonomischen Panels
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (5)
    Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2007) View citations (4)

2002

20. Moral Hazard, Market Power, and Second Best Health Insurance
    CSLE Discussion Paper Series, Saarland University, CSLE - Center for the Study of Law and Economics View citations (1)
21. National Minimum Wages, Capital Mobility and Global Economic Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article National minimum wages, capital mobility, and global economic growth, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2006) View citations (10) (2006)

2001

22. Higher Education Financing and Income Redistribution
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Higher Education Financing and Income Redistribution, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2001) View citations (3) (2001)
23. Rentenfinanzierung und intergenerationelle Gerechtigkeit: Eine wachstumstheoretische Perspektive
    Discussion Papers, Institut fuer Volkswirtschaftslehre und Statistik, Abteilung fuer Volkswirtschaftslehre
24. Trade Union Objectives and Economic Growth
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001)
    CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy (2000) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Trade Union Objectives and Economic Growth, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2002) View citations (20) (2002)

2000

25. Growth and Social Security: The Role of Human Capital
    CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy View citations (40)
    See also Journal Article Growth and social security: the role of human capital, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2000) View citations (41) (2000)
26. On the Intergenerational Incidence of Wage and Consumption Taxes
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    See also Journal Article On the Intergenerational Incidence of Wage and Consumption Taxes, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2004) (2004)
27. Pareto-Improving Intergenerational Transfers
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy (2000) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Pareto-Improving Intergenerational Transfers, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2001) View citations (10) (2001)

1999

28. Alterssicherung und Wachstum
    Discussion Papers, Institut fuer Volkswirtschaftslehre und Statistik, Abteilung fuer Volkswirtschaftslehre
29. Gifts, Bequests and Growth
    CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Gifts, Bequests, and Growth, Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (2001) View citations (2) (2001)
30. Health insurance and consumer welfare: The case of monopolistic drug markets
    Discussion Papers, Institut fuer Volkswirtschaftslehre und Statistik, Abteilung fuer Volkswirtschaftslehre
31. Öffentliche oder private Umsetzung des staatlichen Bildungsauftrages?: Eine Analyse auf der Grundlage der Theorie unvollständiger Verträge
    Discussion Papers, Institut fuer Volkswirtschaftslehre und Statistik, Abteilung fuer Volkswirtschaftslehre

1998

32. Risk, Resources and Education
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (21)

Journal Articles

2017

1. Kurz kommentiert
   (Concise Comments)
   Wirtschaftsdienst, 2017, 97, (10), 684-686
2. Status effects of the German Excellence Initiative
   International Journal of Economics and Finance, 2017, 9, (3), 177-183 View citations (3)
3. Tabaksteuer in Griechenland: steuerpolitische Fehlentscheidungen
   (Tobacco Tax in Greece: Tax Policy Mistakes)
   Wirtschaftsdienst, 2017, 97, (8), 584-587

2016

4. Fiscal Competition and Higher Education Spending in Germany
   German Economic Review, 2016, 17, (2), 234-252 View citations (3)

2015

5. Die externen Kosten des Rauchens in Deutschland
   Wirtschaftsdienst, 2015, 95, (8), 563-568
6. Politicians as experts, electoral control, and fiscal restraints
   Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 121, (C), 106-116 View citations (13)
7. Solidarpakt Ost in der Kritik: Sollte die Wirtschaftsförderung Ost beendet werden?
   ifo Schnelldienst, 2015, 68, (23), 03-14 View citations (2)
8. Studiengebühren in Deutschland: Lehren aus einem gescheiterten Experiment
   Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2015, 16, (3), 289-301 View citations (1)

2014

9. Eliteuniversitäten — Gewinner im Wettbewerb um Studierende?
   Wirtschaftsdienst, 2014, 94, (2), 125-128
10. Schulleistungsunterschiede zwischen den deutschen Ländern
    Wirtschaftsdienst, 2014, 94, (6), 439-443
11. The effects of tuition fees on transition from high school to university in Germany
    Economics of Education Review, 2014, 41, (C), 14-23 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Tuition Fees on Transition from High School to University in Germany, CESifo Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2013

12. The willingness to pay for higher education: does the type of fee matter?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2013, 20, (13), 1279-1282 View citations (9)
13. Wer ist von Altersarmut bedroht?
    Wirtschaftsdienst, 2013, 93, (7), 462-465 View citations (2)

2012

14. Besteuerung des Humanvermögens
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2012, 13, (1-2), 82-102 View citations (3)
15. Einführung
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2012, 13, (1-2), 1-3
16. Federal TAX Competition – How does the Institutional Structure of a Country change Tax Outcomes?
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2012, 59, (2), 162-178

2011

17. Zur schrittweisen Erhöhung der Tabaksteuer
    Wirtschaftsdienst, 2011, 91, (1), 39-41

2010

18. Private contributions to collective concerns: modelling donor behaviour
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2010, 34, (2), 367-387 View citations (3)

2009

19. A note on public debt, tax-exempt bonds, and Ponzi games
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2009, 31, (3), 492-499 View citations (6)
20. A principal-agent approach to a self-administered organization with an elected principal
    Public Choice, 2009, 140, (3), 421-429

2008

21. Verteilungseffekte der öffentlichen Finanzierung der Hochschulbildung in Deutschland: Eine Längsschnittbetrachtung auf der Basis des Sozioökonomischen Panels / The Distributional Effects of Public Higher Education Financing in Germany: A Longitudinal Approach based on the Socioeconomic Panel
    Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 2008, 228, (1), 25-48

2007

22. Do Consumers Purchase Too Much Health Insurance? The Role of Market Power in Health‐Care Markets
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2007, 9, (3), 547-561 View citations (4)

2006

23. National minimum wages, capital mobility, and global economic growth
    Economics Letters, 2006, 90, (2), 285-289 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper National Minimum Wages, Capital Mobility and Global Economic Growth, CEPR Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (1) (2002)
24. Öffentliche versus private Finanzierung der Hochschulbildung: Effizienz‐ und Verteilungsaspekte
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2006, 7, (2), 285-307 View citations (9)

2005

25. Public Debt, Human Capital Formation, and Dynamic Inefficiency
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2005, 12, (1), 47-59 View citations (5)
26. Public pensions and the role of real versus financial capital
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2005, 4, (1), 7-16
27. Wer profitiert von der weiteren Erhöhung der Tabaksteuer?
    Wirtschaftsdienst – Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik (1949 - 2007), 2005, 85, (8), 518-521

2004

28. Are Higher Education Subsidies Second Best?
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2004, 106, (1), 65-82 View citations (15)
29. On the Intergenerational Incidence of Wage and Consumption Taxes
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2004, 6, (1), 1-23
    See also Working Paper On the Intergenerational Incidence of Wage and Consumption Taxes, CESifo Working Paper Series (2000) (2000)
30. Vertical tax externalities and the composition of public spending in a federation
    Economics Letters, 2004, 84, (3), 357-361 View citations (4)

2003

31. Die Vorschläge der Kommission zur Finanzierung der Gesetzlichen Krankenkassen: Bürgerversicherung oder Kopfprämien?
    ifo Schnelldienst, 2003, 56, (10), 3-10 View citations (2)

2002

32. Optimal Taxation in the Presence of Black Markets
    Journal of Economics, 2002, 75, (3), 239-254 View citations (1)
33. Social Security and Growth in an Altruistic Economy
    German Economic Review, 2002, 3, (1), 53-80
34. Trade Union Objectives and Economic Growth
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2002, 59, (1), 49-67 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Trade Union Objectives and Economic Growth, CESifo Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (8) (2001)

2001

35. Gifts, Bequests, and Growth
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2001, 23, (1), 121-129 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Gifts, Bequests and Growth, CSEF Working Papers (1999) View citations (3) (1999)
36. Higher Education Financing and Income Redistribution
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2001, 58, (1), 48-59 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Higher Education Financing and Income Redistribution, CESifo Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (3) (2001)
37. Pareto-Improving Intergenerational Transfers
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2001, 53, (2), 260-80 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Pareto-Improving Intergenerational Transfers, CESifo Working Paper Series (2000) (2000)
38. Productivity Growth and the Political Economy of Social Security
    Public Choice, 2001, 106, (1-2), 53-76
39. Risk, Resources, and Education: Public Versus Private Financing of Higher Education
    IMF Staff Papers, 2001, 48, (3), 6 View citations (21)

2000

40. Growth and social security: the role of human capital
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 16, (4), 673-683 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Growth and Social Security: The Role of Human Capital, CSEF Working Papers (2000) View citations (40) (2000)

1999

41. Pay-as-you-go financed public pensions in a model of endogenous growth and fertility
    Journal of Population Economics, 1999, 12, (4), 625-640 View citations (92)
42. Public Pensions and Growth
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 1999, 56, (2), 241- View citations (99)

1997

43. Consumption and wage taxes when household size matters
    Economics Letters, 1997, 54, (2), 139-142 View citations (1)

1996

44. Two-Sided Altruism, the Samaritan's Dilemma, and Universal Compulsory Insurance
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1996, 51, (2), 275-90 View citations (1)

1994

45. Endogenous Growth and R&D Models. A Critical Appraisal of Recent Developments / Endogenes Wachstum und R&D Modelle. Eine kritische Darstellung neuerer Entwicklungen
    Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 1994, 213, (1), 64-84 View citations (2)

1993

46. The Dynamics of Upgrading or How to Catch-up - Imitation and Growth of Newly Industrializing Countries
    Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 1993, 46, (4), 377-387 View citations (3)