We evaluate Germany’s temporary value-added tax (VAT) rate reduction as a tool to stimulate consumer spending during … the Covid-19 pandemic using a comparative case study approach. We construct a credible counterfactual for Germany in a two … similar to Germany regarding important post-treatment characteristics. Second, we apply a reweighting scheme on the pre …

during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. We contribute to the current literature by analyzing the medium-term dynamics of …

rules during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Germany and draws on unique data from the 2019 and 2020 waves of the German AID …

fraction of the population is concerned that they or their family members and friends may get infected with the coronavirus …

on manufacturing firms between 2001 and 2006 and exploit exogenous variation in rural-urban migration due to agricultural … price shocks. Following a migrant inflow, labor costs decline and employment expands. Labor productivity decreases sharply … migration mostly benefits low- productivity firms within locations. As migrants select into high-productivity destinations …

We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany …

with endogenous dynamics for the pandemic. There are three main results. First, the macroeconomic effects of the epidemic …

while keeping the epidemic in check. Here I use basic economic principles to shed light on the key tradeoffs. A central …