This paper leverages a discontinuity in legal access to alcohol at age 16 to estimate its impacts on teenage drinking and crime in Germany, a country with very high consumption levels. Using detailed survey data and administrative crime records from 2005 to 2015, I detect considerable increases...

This paper combines German claims and survey data to provide a comprehensive picture of the health dynamics surrounding the transition into motherhood. Event-study estimates reveal good mental health around birth, but declines afterward, as reflected by increasing mental illness diagnoses and...

Die Bundesregierung prüft den Erlass einer Bundesverordnung aus Gründen des Gemeinwohls, um telefonische und elektronische Dienstleistungen in bisher geregeltem Umfang weiterhin zu ermöglichen. Eine solche Gemeinwohlverordnung kann gerechtfertigt sein, wenn Arbeitsplatzverluste in größerem...

Does refugee migration cause crime? I address this question drawing on recent refugee migration to Germany during the years 2010 to 2015. Based on administrative data records, I add to the literature by disentangling the direct crime impact of asylum seekers and recognized refugees separately....

This paper evaluates the impact of a massive expansion of after-school programs (ASPs) on the labor market participation of mothers with primary school children in the West German context of relatively low full-time employment rates. Using an instrumental variables approach we exploit regional...

This paper evaluates the impact of a massive expansion of after-school programs (ASPs) on the labor market participation of mothers with primary school children in the West German context of relatively low full-time employment rates. Using an instrumental variables approach we exploit regional...

Zwischen 2010 und 2015 hat sich die Anzahl der Asylanträge in Deutschland fast verzehnfacht. Ob dieser Anstieg der Flüchtlingsmigration zu mehr Kriminalität im Land führt, wird heftig debattiert. Eine neue RWI-Studie untersucht erstmals für diesen Zeitraum den ursächlichen Einfluss von...

The pricing of public transportation is a frequently debated subject, and a notable current trend is leaning towards flat-rate pricing. In the previous year, Germany introduced a flat-rate ticket, enabling individuals to access public transportation across the entire country for just 9 euros per...