Publications

Refereed International Journals

• Long-Term Employment Effects of the Minimum Wage in Germany: New Data and Estimators, Labour Economics 92, 102648 (with M. Caliendo and R. Olthaus) 

• The Political Fallout of Air Pollution, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121(18), e2314428121 (with L. Bellani, S. Ceolotto and B. Elsner)

• Forced Migration and Local Public Policies: Evidence from Post-War West Germany, Journal of the European Economic Association 22(2), 915-962 (with A. Chevalier, B. Elsner and A. Lichter)

• Killing Prescriptions Softly: Low Emission Zones and Child Health from Birth to School, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 16 (2), 220-248 (with H. Klauber, F. Holub, N. Koch, N. Ritter and A. Rohlf)

• Indoor Air Quality and Strategic Decision Making, Management Science 69(9), 5354–5377 (with S. Künn and J. Palacios)
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• Schools under Mandatory Testing Can Mitigate the Spread of SARS-CoV-2, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119(26), e2201724119 (with M. Diederichs, R. van Ewijk and I. Isphording)

• Air pollution and worker productivity, IZA World of Labor (with M. Neidell)

• Job Search during a Pandemic Recession: Survey Evidence from the Netherlands Labour Economics 75, 102142 (with M. Balgova, S. Trenkle and C. Zimpelmann) 

• Minority Salience and Political Extremism American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 13(3), 237-271 (with T. Colussi and I. Isphording)

• Does re-opening schools contribute to the spread of SARS-CoV-2? Evidence from staggered summer breaks in Germany Journal of Public Economics 198, 104426 (with I. Isphording and M. Lipfert) 

• Health Effects of Low Emission Zones: Evidence from German Hospitals Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 109, 102512 (with F. Wozny)

• Pandemic Meets Pollution: Poor Air Quality Increases Deaths by COVID-19 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 108, 102448 (with I. Isphording)

• Searching on Campus? The Marriage Market Effects of Changing Student Sex Ratios Review of Economics of the Household 19, 1175-1207

• Labour Supply after Inheritances and the Role of Expectations Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 82(4), 843-863 (with Karina Doorley) 

• Employment effects of green energy policies IZA World of Labor 

• Productivity Effects of Air Pollution: Evidence from Professional Soccer Labour Economics 48, 54-66 (with A. Lichter and E. Sommer)

• Marital Sorting, Inequality and the Role of Female Labor Supply: Evidence from East and West Germany Economica  84(333), 104-127

• Short- and Long-term Participation Tax Rates and Their Impact on Labor Supply International Tax and Public Finance 23(6), 1126-1159 (with C. Bartels)

• Shifting Taxes from Labor to Consumption: More Employment and more Inequality? Review of Income and Wealth, 63(3), 542-563 (with E. Sommer)

• Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1979-2007 Economic Inquiry, 53(2), 1061-1085 (with O. Bargain, M. Dolls, H. Immervoll, D. Neumann, A. Peichl and S. Siegloch)

• Labor Demand Effects of Rising Electricity Prices: Evidence for Germany Energy Policy 75, 266-277 (with M. Cox, A. Peichl and S. Siegloch)

• The Politicians' Wage Gap: Insights from German Members of Parliament Public Choice 156(3-4), 653-676 (with A. Peichl and S. Siegloch)

• Fiscal Union in Europe? Redistributive and Stabilising Effects of a European Tax-Benefit System and Fiscal Equalisation Mechanism Economic Policy 28(75), 375-422 (with O. Bargain, M. Dolls, C. Fuest, D. Neumann, A. Peichl and S. Siegloch)

• Multidimensional Affluence: Theory and Applications to Germany and the US Applied Economics 45(32), 4591-4601 (with A. Peichl) 

• Multidimensional Well-Being at the Top: Evidence for Germany Fiscal Studies 34(3), 355-371 (with A. Peichl)

• Does Size Matter? The Impact of Changes in Household Structure on Income Distribution in Germany Review of Income and Wealth 58(1), 118-141 (with A. Peichl and H. Schneider)

Refereed Dutch Journals

• Toenemende krapte in systeemrelevante beroepen, Economisch Statistische Berichten, 18 September 2024 (with J. Bakens, L. Cobben and D. Fouarge)

• Tekort aan technici voor de energietransitie vergt prioritering in investeringen, Economisch Statistische Berichten 108(4821), 222-225 (with A. Weterings, J. Bakens, M. Thissen, S. den Nijs and O. Ivanova)

• Contactintensiviteit en automatisering: welke beroepen zijn bijzonder kwetsbaar door een pandemie?, Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken 38(2), 154-168 (with J. Bakens and R. Goedhart)

Refereed German Journals

• Geschlechtsspezifische Arbeitsmarktwirkung der Covid-19-Pandemie: Ähnlicher Arbeitszeitausfall, aber bei Müttern höhere zusätzliche Belastung durch Kinderbetreuung, IAB-Kurzbericht 3/2022 (with H. Illing, M. Oberfichtner, J. Schmieder and S. Trenkle)

• Der Mindestlohn birgt nach wie vor Beschäftigungsrisiken ifo Schnelldienst 4/2020, 16-20 (with H. Bonin)

• The German Statutory Minimum Wage and Its Effects on Regional Employment and Unemployment Journal of Economics and Statistics 240(2–3), 295-319 (with H. Bonin, I. Isphording, A. Krause-Pilatus, A. Lichter and U. Rinne)

• Ist eine Glättung des Mittelstandsbauchs finanzierbar? Eine Mikrosimulationsstudie Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik 17(3), 264-275 (with R. Schnabel, S. Siegloch, E. Sommer and A. Spermann)

• Der gesetzliche Mindestlohn in Deutschland: Einsichten und Handlungsempfehlungen aus der Evaluationsforschung Schmollers Jahrbuch-Journal of Applied Social Science Studies 134(29), 149-182 (with P. Arni, W. Eichhorst, A. Spermann and K.F. Zimmermann)

• Bundestagswahlkampf 2013: Klientelpolitk durch Steuerreform? Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik 15(2), 1-13 (with A. Peichl, S. Siegloch and E. Sommer)

• Ist Deutschland wirklich so progressiv? Einkommensumverteilung im europäischen Vergleich DIW Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 82(1), 111-127 (with A. Peichl and S. Siegloch) 

• Effizient, einfach und gerecht: Ein integriertes System zur Reform von Einkommensteuer und Sozialabgaben Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik 13(3), 196-213 (with M. Löffler, A. Peichl, H. Schneider and S. Siegloch)

• Einfach ist nicht immer gerecht: Eine Mikrosimulationsstudie der Kirchhof-Reform für die Einkommensteuer DIW Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 80(4), 147-160 (with M. Löffler, A. Peichl, H. Schneider and S. Siegloch)

• Mehr Ungleichheit durch kleinere Haushalte? Der Zusammenhang zwischen Veränderungen der Haushaltsstruktur und der Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland Zeitschrift für Arbeitsmarkt-Forschung – Journal for Labour Market Research 43(4), 327-338 (with A. Peichl and H. Schneider)

• Reform der Hartz IV-Hinzuverdienstregelungen: Ein verfehlter Ansatz Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik 12(1), 12-26 (with A. Peichl, H. Schneider and S. Siegloch)

Other Publications

• Wie viel Homeoffice geht eigentlich? IZA Newsroom Opinion

• Earnings Inequality International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, Vol. 6, 765-772 (with A. Peichl)

• Documentation IZAPsiMOD v3.0: The IZA Policy Simulation Model IZA Discussion Paper No. 8553 (with M. Löffler, A. Peichl, S. Siegloch and E. Sommer)

• Green Jobs: Erlebt Deutschland sein grünes Beschäftigungswunder? IZA Standpunkte No. 58

• Economic Inequality in Germany and the Role of Household Context Bonn Journal of Economics 2(2), 91-105

Monographs

• Inequality in Germany: The Role of Household Context and the Concept of Economic Resources, Dissertation, University of Cologne, 2013