This thesis analyzes the dynamic of fiscal capitalization across space and over time in the Canton of Zurich. While the literature provides a profusion of evidence on capitalization, there is still a controversy on the extent to which local fiscal variables capitalize into house values and on...

This volume was prepared by Constantin Mang while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes a short introduction and four self-contained chapters that focus on ICT...

This volume was prepared by Inga Heiland while she was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in July 2016 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It comprises five chapters addressing one or more aspects of international trade and...