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Following the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the birth rate halved in East Germany. Despite their small sizes, the … cohorts conceived during this period of socio-economic turmoil were, as they grew up in reunified Germany, markedly more …
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Empirical evidence suggests that individuals often evaluate options relative to a reference point, especially seeking to avoid losses. In this paper, we provide the first welfare analysis under reference-dependent preferences. We decompose the welfare impact of changes in reference points and...
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We estimate the impact of Covid-induced working from home (WFH) on offline consumer spending in urban agglomerations. Our analysis draws on postcode-level data on card transactions and WFH patterns in major German cities between January 2019 and May 2022. We address endogeneity in WFH uptake by...
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comprehensive study of wealth and its distribution in Germany since the 19th century. We combine tax and archival data, household …
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As an incentive to increase high-impact investment and boost growth, the German Federal Government is planning to introduce a targeted temporary super depreciation allowance to support much-needed green and digital transitions. Using a calibrated multi-sector DSGE model, we find that the...
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I present the first database of historical local population figures for all Germany. The German Local Population …-collected and assembled from more than 50 sources. The data reflect 150 years of regional development and disparities in Germany …. For example, East and West Germany are heavily diverging in population since 1945; and the divide was not reversed but …
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Germany. Moreover, the anonymized micro data can be used for a wide range of research projects. In order to obtain robust …
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dropped on average by -55% in the US and -45% in Germany from the onset of the crisis to the summer of 2021. In the US …, schools were closed longer in richer than in poorer areas, while in Germany the regional variation is much smaller. However …, Germany exhibited substantial variation by grade level, with a strong U-shaped patterns that implies that children attending …
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histories in Germany between 1975 and 2010. We estimate difference-in-differences models, using a sample in which we match …
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the fertility and marital behavior in Germany, until recently a lowest-low fertility setting. We find that exposure to …
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