Regulatory bank levies set incentives for banks to reduce leverage. At the same time, corporate income taxation makes funding through debt more attractive. In this paper, we explore how regulatory levies affect bank capital structure, depending on corporate income taxation. Based on bank balance sheet data from 2006 to 2014 for a panel of EU-banks, our analysis yields three main results: The introduction ...
Frauen sind in der ökonomischen Politikberatung oftmals unterrepräsentiert – Ihr Anteil liegt im Wissenschaftlichen Beirat beim Bundesfinanz- und beim Bundeswirtschaftsministerium bei nur 14 und 15 Prozent – Unter den Wirtschaftsweisen und in interdisziplinären Beiräten liegt der Frauenanteil deutlich höher – Initiativen wie Expertinnenlisten könnten ...
In vielen Gremien der ökonomischen Politikberatung sind Frauen nur zu einem geringen Anteil vertreten. Beispielsweise ist der Frauenanteil in den wissenschaftlichen Beiräten des Bundesfinanz- und des Bundeswirtschaftsministeriums (14 beziehungsweise 15 Prozent) geringer als unter allen Professuren der Volkswirtschaftslehre (VWL) in Deutschland (rund 18 Prozent). In den stärker interdisziplinär ausgerichteten ...
This paper uses a panel of German individuals and highly granular pollution data to test if air pollution affects adults’ well-being indirectly through the health of their children. Results show that ozone decreases the well-being of individuals with children while not affecting persons without kids. We confirm the same effect for fine particulate matter and sulfur dioxide. Concerning the mechanism, ...
In proxy vector autoregressive models, the structural shocks of interest are identified by an instrument. Although heteroskedasticity is occasionally allowed for, it is typically taken for granted that the impact effects of the structural shocks are time-invariant despite the change in their variances. We develop a test for this implicit assumption and present evidence that the assumption of time-invariant ...
Working from home can benefit work–family balance, but, due to the gendered meaning of flexibility, risks increasing the unequal allocation of unpaid care work in couples. Does working from home increase the within-couple gender care gap? To address this question, we use linear panel data models based on German Socio-Economic Panel data from 1997 to 2014. The results indicate that working...
