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Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics
(2019-12-20)
In Chapter 1 (joint with Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt, Holger Gerhardt, Gerhard Riener, and Frederik Schwerter), I examine asymmetries of intertemporal trade-offs and their implications for the patience of individuals. According ...
Das semipräsidiale Regierungssystem der Weimarer Republik im Vergleich mit dem heutigen türkischen Regierungssystem nach den Verfassungsänderungen in 2007 und 2017
(2019-03-22)
Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dieser Frage, ob die Weimarer Reichsverfassung und die Verfassung von 1982 der Türkei durch die Verfassungswirklickeit bezüglich der Stellung des Staatsoberhauptes eine Wandlung erlebt ...
Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics
(2019-02-27)
Few economic decisions are ever made in a social vacuum. Many of us look constantly to others for guidance or for comparison. Our actions might benefit or hurt others, so we use said actions strategically to reward or to ...
The Macroeconomic Causes and Consequences of Changing Labor Mobility and Unemployment
(2019-05-08)
The causes and consequences of worker mobility and its broader implications for labor market efficiency and welfare are complex and have been widely discussed in both the public debate and the academic literature. This ...
Essays on Image Concerns and Norm-Enforcing Behavior
(2019-02-27)
This thesis consists of four essays which contribute to a better understanding of the behavioral impact of image concerns as well as norm-enforcing behavior. All of them employ experiments, either in a lab setting or a ...
Roots and Consequences of Financial Distortions
(2019-05-28)
This thesis links the roots and the consequences excess debt can have for an economy. Chapter 2 studies the impact financial frictions, caused by high debt levels, have on the business cycle. This helps understanding what ...
Three Essays in International Macroeconomics
(2019-06-18)
This thesis challenges three views in international macroeconomics with important policy implications. The first chapter asks how fiscal policy should be designed in a monetary union and draws novel conclusions. The second ...
Essays in Macro-finance
(2019-07-04)
This thesis seeks to advance our knowledge of what lies behind the risk and volatility in financial and macroeconomic outcomes, and how the two are related. The first contribution of the thesis lies in constructing new ...
Essays on Worker Self Selection and Wage Inequality
(2019-10-10)
This thesis consists of three self contained essays about the influence of worker self selection on rising German wage inequality. Chapter 1 analyses the influence of changing returns to occupational skill on overall wage ...
Essays on Empirical Banking
(2019-11-25)
This dissertation comprises of three essays on empirical banking. The first chapter provides a brief introduction to the areas of empirical banking touched upon throughout the dissertation.
Chapter 2 investigates the ...
Chapter 2 investigates the ...