Research Focus

Journal Articles

'Health and wages – panel data estimates considering selection and endogeneity' (with Robert Jaeckle), Journal of Human Resources 45(2), 2010.

'Media activity and public spending' (with Christian Bruns), Economics of Governance 11(4), 2010.

'Newspaper circulation and local government efficiency' (with Christian Bruns), Scandinavian Journal of Economics 113(2), 2011.

'Perceived Unfairness in CEO Compensation and Work Morale' (with Thomas Cornelissen and Tobias Koenig), Economics Letters 110(1), 2011.

'Double standards in educational standards: Do schools with a disadvantaged student body grade more leniently?' (with Robert Schwager), German Economic Review, forthcoming.

'Fairness spillovers – the case of taxation' (with Thomas Cornelissen and Tobias Koenig), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, forthcoming.

Working Papers

'The Effects of School Choice on Academic Achievement and Grading Standards', CESifo Working Paper No 2676, 2009.

'Self Esteem and Human Capital Formation' (with Tobias Koenig), mimeo, 2011.