Several countries use household tax credits to incentivize tax compliance in the provision of household services. Tax credits increase households' willingness to pay for an invoice; however, the effectiveness depends on their design. A tax credit that makes the financial benefit salient to...

Regional access to local police infrastructure matters for crime outcomes, Exploiting a police reform, we show that closing police stations increases car theft and residential burglary. Our findings are consistent with lower deterrence due to a lower visibility of the local police. Police...

The need for larger public investment in Europe drew attention to its role in the EU fiscal governance. The current reform proposal of the European Commission aims to incentivize higher public investment by softening deficit rules, likely at the cost of incurring higher deficits. If fiscal rules...