Mobilizing history - The case of the Turkish sieges of Vienna We show how salient history stored in collective memories and mobilized by political campaigns creates new out-group sentiments and trigge

Abstract: We show that the prominent but disputed discontinuity in the distribution of female income shares within couples at the point where the women outearns her partner is to a large extent driven

Abstract Charles Gottlieb This paper builds a database of individual labor market outcomes for over 58 countries to measure how labor market turnover evolves with development. We show that average emp

Democratic decision making and the parliamentarian crisis in Thuringia How should a free society treat those members of the society that aim to eliminate freedom? This is a dilemma: By excluding these

From Sweetheart to Scapegoat: Brand Selfie-Taking Shapes Consumer Behavior Increasingly, consumers are taking self-photos and marketers, eager to capitalize on this trend, have been asking consumers t

Into the Mind of the Machine: Perceptual and Behavioral Consequences of Pre-Programmed and Adaptive Algorithms The backbone of today’s digital technologies are algorithms. For consumers, however, the

Switzerland as a land of opportunity? Intergenerational mobility in Basel since the Middle Ages. Social mobility is a key element of meritocratic societies. We measure the long-run educational mobilit

Welfare Consequences of Fiscal Consolidation Plans: The Role of Publicly Provided Goods This paper analyzes the welfare effects caused by fiscal consolidation plans carried out through a cut in govern

Ideology, divided governments, and fiscal policy We study how preferences for redistribution and political alignment affect tax policy. For the purpose, we leverage over-time variation in incentives t

The Effect of Air Pollution on Cognitive Performance. Evidence from Brain Training Exercises We estimate the effect of air pollution on contemporaneous cognitive performance and learning. Our analysis