I build a model where creditworthy countries may use fiscal austerity to communicate their ability to repay sovereign debt and show that the signaling channel is active only for high levels of asymmetric information. The model generates a negative association between the amount of public...

I build a model where creditworthy countries may use fiscal austerity to communicate their ability to repay sovereign debt and show that the signaling channel is active only for high levels of asymmetric information. The model generates a negative association between the amount of public...

We examine the introduction of a gender quota law in Germany, mandating a minimum 30% of the underrepresented gender on the supervisory boards of a particular type of firms. We exploit the fact that Germany has a two-tier corporate system consisting of the affected supervisory boards and...

Um die Auswirkungen der Corona-Krise abzufedern, haben die Zentralbanken weitreichende geldpolitische Maßnahmen ergriffen. Die US-amerikanische Federal Reserve hat ihre Zinsen gesenkt und ebenso wie die Europäische Zentralbank ihre Anleihekaufprogramme ausgeweitet. Fraglich ist, ob diese...

To cushion the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, central banks havetaken far-reaching monetary policy measures. The US Federal Reserve has loweredits interest rates and, like the European Central Bank, has expanded its bond pur-chase programs. However, it is questionable whether...

Der Anteil von Frauen in Aufsichtsräten steigt bereits seit 2012 kontinuierlich - insbesondere in jenen Firmen, die seit 2016 die Geschlechterquote zu berücksichtigen haben, in geringerem Maße auch in den von der gesetzlichen Regelung nicht betroffenen Firmen. Die Umsetzung der Quote wurde...

We examine the introduction of a gender quota law in Germany, mandating a minimum 30% of the underrepresented gender on the supervisory boards of a particular type of firms. We exploit the fact that Germany has a two-tier corporate system consisting of the affected supervisory boards and...

I build a model where creditworthy countries may use fiscal austerity to communicate their ability to repay sovereign debt and show that the signaling channel is active only for high levels of asymmetric information. The model generates a negative association between the amount of public...