This paper evaluates the short-term labour market impact of the COVID-19 containment measures in Germany. It examines two dimensions of the first lockdown in Germany, namely the length and the strength of the lockdown. While the assessment of the length is conducted via variation across regions...

Using high-quality administrative data, I analyze workers' opportunity costs of reallocation across occupations by measuring the additional time spent in unemployment before being hired in a new occupation. Furthermore, I inspect the wage changes after reallocation and find that workers who...

Die Komplexität und Kontroversen über Verbraucherwahrnehmung und Bewertung gesundheitsfördernder Eigenschaften von Lebensmitteln motivierten diese Dissertation. Die Kontroversen umfassen die nicht eindeutige Verbindung zwischen Einkommensniveau und der Nachfrage nach funktionellen...