In den vergangenen Jahren haben mehrere europäische Län- der stark ermäßigte oder sogar kostenfreie Tickets für den öffentlichen Personennahverkehr (ÖPNV) diskutiert oder eingeführt. Vom 1. Juni bis 31. August 2022 wurde in Deutschland ein solches Ticket temporär eingeführt, das den...

In den vergangenen Jahren haben mehrere europäische Länder stark ermäßigte oder sogar kostenfreie Tickets für den öffentlichen Personennahverkehr (ÖPNV) diskutiert oder eingeführt. Vom 1. Juni bis 31. August 2022 wurde in Deutschland ein solches Ticket temporär eingeführt, das den...

In 2022, Germany introduced a temporary 9-euro monthly ticket for unlimited local and regional public transport. We investigate its impact on mobility patterns, including increased public transport usage, reduced car traffic, and rail network congestion. Using difference-in-difference and...

We estimate the impact of parental health on adult children's labor market outcomes. We focus on health shocks which increase care dependency abruptly. Our estimation strategy exploits the variation in the timing of shocks across treated families. Empirical results based on Austrian...

This paper provides evidence of evasion in the context of a widely used commuter tax allowance, and explores evasion spillovers as a determinant of the individual compliance decision. For this purpose, we exploit discontinuities in the commuter allowance scheme and employ a research design...

Trade in services is often hampered by domestic administrative barriers, even when countries are members of the same regional trade agreement. We exploit a large reform in the European Union (the EU Service Directive) aimed at reducing such administrative hurdles in cross-border service...

This paper provides evidence of evasion in the context of a widely used commuter tax allowance, and explores evasion spillovers as a determinant of the individual compliance decision. For this purpose, we exploit discontinuities in the commuter allowance scheme and employ a research design...

Trade in services is often hampered by domestic administrative barriers, even when countries are members of the same regional trade agreement. We exploit a large reform in the European Union (the EU Service Directive) aimed at reducing such administrative hurdles in cross-border service...