The empirical effectiveness of economic policies that operate theoretically through similar channels differs substantially. We document this fact by comparing an easy-to-grasp expectations-based policy, unconventional fiscal policy, with a policy whose implications are harder to understand by...

Climate change policies have been rising to the top of the global political agenda, but how should governments finance them? Public economists propose solutions based on economic theory, but their political feasibility depends on voters' support, and ordinary households often neglect economic...

The empirical effectiveness of economic policies that operate theoretically through similar channels differs substantially. We document this fact by comparing an easy-to-grasp expectations-based policy, unconventional fiscal policy, with a policy whose implications are harder to understand by...

We study how the differential timing of local lockdowns due to COVID-19 causally affects households' spending and macroeconomic expectations at the local level using several waves of a customized survey with more than 10,000 respondents. About 50% of survey participants report income and wealth...

We study how the differential timing of local lockdowns due to COVID-19 causally affects households’ spending and macroeconomic expectations at the local level using several waves of a customized survey with more than 10,000 respondents. About 50% of survey participants report income and...

Auf europäischer Ebene steht aktuell die Neuabgrenzung der Fördergebiete für die EU-Strukturfonds der Förderperiode 2014 bis 2020 zur Debatte. Ob eine Region förderfähig ist, hängt von der regionalen Wirtschaftskraft im Vergleich zum EU-Durchschnitt ab. Bei Bemessung anhand aktuell...

Auf europäischer Ebene steht aktuell die Neuabgrenzung der Fördergebiete für die EU-Strukturfonds der Förderperiode 2014 bis 2020 zur Debatte. Ob eine Region förderfähig ist, hängt von der regionalen Wirtschaftskraft im Vergleich zum EU-Durchschnitt ab. Bei Bemessung anhand aktuell...