David Stadelmann Effects of Fiscal Policies on House Prices New Evidence, Persistence, Consequences T l Nomos Contents 1. Non-Technical Overview 11 1.1. Core Concepts 13 1.2....

Abstract: Warum sind Immobilien in bestimmten Gemeinden teurer als in anderen und welche lokalen Einflussfaktoren bestimmen die Immobilienpreise? Unterscheiden sich Immobilienpreise zwischen Gemeinden aufgrund von unterschiedlichen lokalen Steuern und haben derartige Preisunterschiede über...

Do crises erode trust in government? To answer this question, we leverage the quasi-experimental setting of the sharply increased military threat to the neutral county of Switzerland during the two world wars as an exogenous shock. In doing so, we exploit a unique feature of Swiss politics:...

Using a natural voting experiment in Switzerland that encompasses a 160-year period (1848–2009), we investigate whether a higher level of complexity leads to increased reliance on expert knowledge. We find that when more referenda are held on the same day, constituents are more likely to refer...

Using a natural voting experiment in Switzerland that encompasses a 160-year period (1848 - 2009), we investigate whether a higher level of complexity leads to increased reliance on expert knowledge. We find that when more referenda are held on the same day, constituents are more likely to refer...