Commuting is a fundamental aspect of employees' daily routines and continues to evolve with technological advancements. Yet the effects of commuting on subjective well-being remain insufficiently investigated in the context of expanding digital connectivity. This paper examines the causal...

Job training is widely regarded as crucial for protecting workers from automation, yet there is a lack of empirical evidence to support this belief. Using internationally harmonized data from over 90,000 workers across 37 industrialized countries, we construct an individual-level measure of...

Job training is widely regarded as crucial for protecting workers from automation, yet there is a lack of empirical evidence to support this belief. Using internationally harmonized data from over 90,000 workers across 37 industrialized countries, we construct an individual-level measure of...

We study how shocks to voting costs affect electoral turnout. Individuals whose polling place is relocated face changes to their cost of voting in person due to altered distance and unfamiliarity with the new polling place. Using address-level and precinct-level data, we find that polling place...

The extensive literature on university graduates' regional mobility highlights the importance of early mobility but is primarily descriptive. We contribute the identification of the effect of mobility upon high-school graduation on subsequent mobility across labour market regions. The data...

Digital skills are positively related to employment prospects and productivity of older workers. They also enable older workers to work in high-paying jobs. Fortunately, digital skills can be acquired and honed at all ages. Policymakers should incentivize employers to offer more training for the...

Reassigning citizens to vote at a different polling place causes a persistent shift from in-person to mail-in voting and a transitory drop in total turnout. The turnout loss is driven by inattentive voters, who miss the deadline for requesting a mail-in ballot. The effects are more driven by the...

Im Juni 2019 wurde die Auktion der 5G-Mobilfunkfrequenzen nach fast drei Monaten beendet. Erstmals haben sich vier Mobilfunkanbieter an der Auktion beteiligt, und es wird einen Netzbetreiber mehr geben. Was bedeutet das Ergebnis der 5G-Frequenzauktion? Ist es der Startschuss für den Ausbau des...

We investigate the impact of early internet availability at basic speeds on local economic development in remote areas of developing countries by analyzing nighttime light emissions across towns in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we exploit submarine cable...