Social media has emerged as a pivotal platform for accessing news content today. While there appears to be a connection between news consumption on social media platforms and perceived knowledge of public affairs, little is known about the potential effect on specific issues like artificial intelligence (AI). To extend findings on people’s perceived knowledge of AI, how it relates to social media news ...
This paper analyses determinants of pass-through for Germany’s 2022 temporary fuel discount at its implementation and subsequent termination. Based on a unique dataset of fuel station characteristics and prices, we employ a two-stage Regression Discontinuity in Time (RDiT) methodology to estimate spatial pass-through variation. Our findings indicate that horizontal and vertical market structures exert ...
In diesem Paper analysieren wir den Einfluss des Anlagevermögens und des Zustands von Verkehrsinfrastruktur auf die regionale wirtschaftliche Entwicklung. Hierzu nutzen wir einen Paneldatensatz der deutschen Landkreise (N=401) über die Jahre 2007 bis2016 und eine räumlich adaptierte Translog-Produktionsfunktion. Wir schätzen verschiedene SLX- und SDEM-Modelle mithilfe von FGLS- und GMM-Schätzern, um ...
Paid parental leave schemes have been shown to increase women's employment rates but to decrease their wages in case of extended leave duration. In view of these potential trade-offs, many countries are discussing the optimal design of parental leave policies. We analyze the impact of a major parental leave reform on mothers' long-term earnings. The 2007 German parental leave reform replaced a means-tested ...
Two years after the partial legalization of cannabis, this Weekly Report examines current developments in the German cannabis and other illicit drug markets. The analysis is based on police crime statistics, survey data, wastewater data, and price information. The number of recorded cannabis and drug offenses declined noticeably in 2024, primarily reflecting a statistical effect. Regarding cannabis ...
