(together with Hans-Ulrich Brautzsch), Journal of Economic Structures 10, Article 11, 2021. Abstract: We use the World Input–Output Database (WIOD) combined with regional sectoral employment data to estimate the potential regional employment effects of international trade barriers. We study the …

Potential International Employment Effects of a No-Deal Brexit Read more »

(together with Stefan Gießler and Katja Heinisch), Journal of Economics and Statistics 241(1), 2021, 1-18. Abstract: We analyze whether, and since when, East and West German business cycles are synchronised. We investigate real GDP, unemployment rates and survey data as …

(Since When) Are East and West German Business Cycles Synchronised? Read more »

(together with Pao-Yu Oei, Hauke Hermann, Philipp Herpich, Benjamin, Lünenbürger and Christoph Schult), Energy – The International Journal, Volume 196, 2020, 117004. Abstract: The present study examines the consequences of the planned coal phase-out in Germany according to various phase-out …

Coal Phase-out in Germany – Implications and Policies for Affected Regions Read more »

(together with Joao Claudio and Katja Heinisch), Empirical Economics 58(1), 2020, 29-54 Abstract: Economic forecasts are an important element of rational economic policy both on the federal and on the local or regional level. Solid budgetary plans for government expenditures …

Nowcasting East German GDP growth: a MIDAS approach Read more »

(together with Felix Pohle) Economic Modelling 89, 2020, 108-121 (earlier version: IWH Discussion Paper 28/2017) Abstract: Income inequality has been a major concern of economic policy makers for several years. Can minimum wages help to mitigate inequality? In 2015, the …

Employment Effects of Introducing a Minimum Wage: The Case of Germany Read more »

(together with Katja Heinisch and Christoph Schult), Energy Economics 95, March 2021, 105008 (and: IWH Discussion Paper 16/2019). Abstract: In the fight against global warming, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is a major objective. In particular, a decrease in …

Power Generation and Structural Change: Quantifying Economic Effects of the Coal Phase-out in Germany Read more »

(with Christoph Schult) Historical Social Research 44(2), 2019 and IWH Discussion Paper 15/2018 Abstract: In this paper, we document the forecasting performance of estimated basic dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models and compare this to extended versions which consider alternative …

Expectation Formation, Financial Frictions, and Forecasting Performance of Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models Read more »

Macroeconomic Dynamics 24(6), 2020, 1315-1345 and IWH Discussion Paper 34/2017 (together with Andrej Drygalla and Konstantin Kiesel). Abstract: In this paper, we analyse the effects of the stimulus packages adopted by the German government during the Great Recession. We employ …

The Effects of Fiscal Policy in an Estimated DSGE Model – The Case of the German Stimulus Packages During the Great Recession Read more »

(together with Sushanta Mallick), Journal of Asian Economics 46, 2016, 56-70 Abstract: This paper investigates a perception in the political debates as to what extent poor countries are affected by price movements in the global commodity markets. To test this …

Global Food Prices and Monetary Policy in an Emerging Market Economy: The Case of India Read more »

(together with Martin Altemeyer-Bartscher, Axel Lindner, Andreas Schmalzbauer und Götz Zeddies), in: Intereconomics 51(4), 2016, 220-228 Abstract: The current situation regarding the migration of refugees can only be handled efficiently through closer international cooperation in the field of asylum policy. …

On the Distrubution of Refugees in the EU Read more »