Regional access to local police infrastructure matters for crime outcomes, Exploiting a police reform, we show that closing police stations increases car theft and residential burglary. Our findings are consistent with lower deterrence due to a lower visibility of the local police. Police...

The need for larger public investment in Europe drew attention to its role in the EU fiscal governance. The current reform proposal of the European Commission aims to incentivize higher public investment by softening deficit rules, likely at the cost of incurring higher deficits. If fiscal rules...

Populist-led countries tend to experience lower economic growth and less integration into the global economy compared to countries not governed by populists. Recent studies at the municipal level provide convincing evidence of the impact of populists in office. During their tenure, populist...