David Stadelmann Effects of Fiscal Policies on House Prices New Evidence, Persistence, Consequences T l Nomos Contents 1. Non-Technical Overview 11 1.1. Core Concepts 13 1.2....

Abstract: Warum sind Immobilien in bestimmten Gemeinden teurer als in anderen und welche lokalen Einflussfaktoren bestimmen die Immobilienpreise? Unterscheiden sich Immobilienpreise zwischen Gemeinden aufgrund von unterschiedlichen lokalen Steuern und haben derartige Preisunterschiede über...

Capitalization of fiscal packages at the local level is often criticized as a demand side phenomenon. We provide a theoretical model in which capitalization depends on the elasticity of housing supply and demand. When supply is perfectly elastic, capitalization does not persist over time. Using...

Contrary to previous findings, we find a systematic and economically sizeable relationship between income levels and life expectancy in a panel dataset of 197 countries over 213 years. By itself, GDP/capita explains more than 64 percent of the variation in life expectancy. The Preston curve...

This paper analyses the effect of international borders and of trade agreements at international borders on subnational (i.e. regional) growth. We construct an extensive panel dataset covering 1,350 regions in 86 countries worldwide between 1950 and 2017. Our results show that international...