Nach einer Infektion mit SARS-CoV-2 entwickeln laut Weltgesundheitsorganisation rund 10 Prozent der Erkrankten anhaltende oder neu auftretende gesundheitliche Beschwerden in Form von Long COVID. Wenn diese Beschwerden länger als zwölf Wochen anhalten, wird dieser Krankheitszustand als...

In this study I analyze how lottery framing and lottery display type affect the degree of higher-order risk preferences. I explore differences by comparing reduced and compound lottery framing, and by comparing lotteries in an urn-style and in a spinner-style display format. Overall, my findings...

We study the effects of retirement on cognitive functioning among women aged 63 to 67 by exploiting a German retirement reform that raised the early retirement age for women born after 1951 by three years, from 60 to 63. Our indicators of cognitive functioning are experimental measures (word...

Does exposure to air pollution impact mental health? This paper uses administrative health insurance data to estimate the long-term cumulative effects of air pollution exposure on mental health outcomes. For identification, we exploit the staggered introduction of Low Emission Zones (LEZs)...

Immer noch gibt es in Deutschland viele Kliniken, die in einzelnen Leistungssegmenten nur sehr wenige Behandlungen pro Jahr durchführen, obwohl in der Literatur vielfach nachgewiesen wurde, dass die Behandlungsqualität mit steigender Fallzahl zunimmt. Um das Potenzial von...

We conduct a framed laboratory experiment to gain in-depth insights on factors that drive collective research and development efforts among firms located along the automotive value chain. In particular, we employ a public goods experiment and analyze the influence of sequential decision-making...

In this study we measure higher-order risk preferences and their consistency. We explore the role of country differences, the variation of stakes, and the framing of lotteries. We observe a robust dichotomous pattern of choice behavior in China, in the USA and in Germany. A large majority of...