Andreas Lichter
Posts tagged with Andreas Lichter
November 12, 2021
Profit taxation reduces innovation by firms
Policymakers should consider targeted tax credits rather than general tax reductions
August 30, 2018
Immigration of poor voters increases redistribution
West German cities responded with higher taxes and welfare spending to post-WWII inflow of forced migrants
November 30, 2016
Generosity of unemployment benefits affects job search effort
Unemployment insurance (UI) schemes face a dual challenge: By partly replacing forgone labor income, they should enable unemployed individuals to […]
March 21, 2016
Economic long-term outlooks often too pessimistic
Demographic aging and accompanying shrinking labor forces are common phenomena throughout the developed world. There is a widespread notion that […]
August 18, 2015
The long shadow of Stasi spying
Many countries monitor their citizens using secret surveillance systems. According to the Democracy Index 2012, published by the Economist Intelligence […]
April 17, 2015
Air pollution impairs productivity of professional soccer players
Air pollution is the top environmental risk factor of premature death. Annual costs of environmental damage for the European countries […]
July 29, 2013
How globalization prevents wage increases
It is widely believed that certain types of workers suffer from globalization since firms’ international engagement might lead to lower […]