Details about Uwe Sunde

Homepage:	https://www.popecon.econ.uni-muenchen.de/personen/professoren/sunde/index.html
Phone:	+49 89 2180 1280
Postal address:	University of Munich (LMU) Geschwister-Scholl Platz 1 80539 München Germany
Workplace:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät (Department of Economics), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (University of Munich), (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC) CESifo, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Heterogeneity in Rent-Seeking Contests with Multiple Stages: Theory and Experimental Evidence
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck
   Also in VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2014)
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2013) View citations (4)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (4)
2. The Forces Behind Social Unrest: Evidence from the Covid-19 Pandemic
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

2022

3. Does Demography Determine Democratic Attitudes?
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2022) View citations (1)
4. Medication Against Conflict
   HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (2)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (4)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
5. Non-Additivity of Subjective Expectations over Different Time Intervals
   Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition
   Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2022)
   Berlin School of Economics Discussion Papers, Berlin School of Economics (2022)
6. Speed, Quality, and the Optimal Timing of Complex Decisions: Field Evidence
   Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition View citations (2)
   Also in Papers, arXiv.org (2022) View citations (2)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (2)
7. The Empirics of Economic Growth Over Time and Across Nations: A Unified Growth Perspective
   Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article The empirics of economic growth over time and across nations: a unified growth perspective, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2023) View citations (4) (2023)

2021

8. COVID-19 and the Forces behind Social Unrest
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2021) View citations (1)
   IHS Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Studies (2021) View citations (1)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
9. Income Shocks, Inequality, and Democracy
   Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Income Shocks, Inequality, and Democracy, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
10. Malaria and Chinese Economic Activities in Africa
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition
    See also Journal Article Malaria and Chinese economic activities in Africa, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
11. On the Stability of Risk Preferences: Measurement Matters
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article On the stability of risk preferences: Measurement matters, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2022) View citations (11) (2022)
12. Patience and Comparative Development
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition View citations (3)
    Also in ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2020) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Patience and Comparative Development, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2022) View citations (11) (2022)
13. Personality Traits Across the Life Cycle: Disentangling Age, Period, and Cohort Effects
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (1)
    Also in Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2019)
    See also Journal Article Personality Traits Across the Life Cycle: Disentangling Age, Period and Cohort Effects, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2022) View citations (10) (2022)

2020

14. Aging, Proximity to Death, and Religiosity
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Aging, Proximity to Death, and Religiosity, Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc. (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
15. Aging, Proximity to Death, and Religiousness
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition
16. Are competitors forward looking in strategic interactions? Field evidence from multistage tournaments
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Are competitors forward looking in strategic interactions? Field evidence from multistage tournaments, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2020) (2020)
17. Decisions and Performance Under Bounded Rationality: A Computational Benchmarking Approach
    Papers, arXiv.org View citations (1)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (1)
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2020) View citations (1)
18. Life cycle patterns of cognitive performance over the long run
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Life cycle patterns of cognitive performance over the long run, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020) View citations (11) (2020)
19. On the Causes and Consequences of Deviations from Rational Behavior
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition
20. The demographic dividend is more than an education dividend
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The demographic dividend is more than an education dividend, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020) View citations (10) (2020)

2019

21. Individual Life Horizon Influences Attitudes Toward Democracy
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition View citations (7)
    Also in Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2019) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Individual Life Horizon Influences Attitudes Toward Democracy, American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press (2019) View citations (7) (2019)
22. Longevity and Patience
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition
23. Selection into Experiments: Evidence from a Population of Students
    Working Papers, Lund University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham (2019) View citations (6)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (6)
24. Temperature extremes, global warming, and armed conflict: new insights from high resolution data
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Temperature extremes, global warming, and armed conflict: new insights from high resolution data, World Development, Elsevier (2019) View citations (12) (2019)
25. The timing of the demographic transition and economic growth
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The timing of the demographic transition and economic growth, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2019) View citations (6) (2019)

2018

26. Can Education Compensate the Effect of Population Aging On Macroeconomic Performance?
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition View citations (12)
    Also in Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Can education compensate the effect of population ageing on macroeconomic performance?, Economic Policy, CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po (2018) View citations (18) (2018)
27. Global Evidence on Economic Preferences
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition View citations (748)
    Also in CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2018) View citations (745)
    CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2018) View citations (745)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Global Evidence on Economic Preferences*, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2018) View citations (745) (2018)
28. Long-term exposure to malaria and violence in Africa
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Long-term exposure to malaria and violence in Africa, Economic Policy, CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
29. On the Relationship Between Cognitive Ability and Risk Preference
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition View citations (86)
    Also in Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (86)
    See also Journal Article On the Relationship between Cognitive Ability and Risk Preference, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (87) (2018)

2017

30. Coping with complexity - Experimental evidence for narrow bracketing in multi-stage contests
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Coping with complexity – Experimental evidence for narrow bracketing in multi-stage contests, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
31. Demographic dynamics and long-run development: insights for the secular stagnation debate
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (19)
    Also in MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2016)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016)
    Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2016)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (2016)
    See also Journal Article Demographic dynamics and long-run development: insights for the secular stagnation debate, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2017) View citations (20) (2017)
32. Malaria Risk and Civil Violence
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (3)
    Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (1)

2016

33. Aging and preferences
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Aging and preferences, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier (2016) View citations (14) (2016)
34. Denominational Schools and Returns to Education - Gender Socialization in Multigrade Classrooms?
    VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (4)
35. Economic Development and Resilience to Natural Catastrophes – Insurance Penetration and Institutions
    VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (3)
36. Patience and the Wealth of Nations
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (33)
37. Resilience to natural disasters Insurance penetration, institutions, and disaster types
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Resilience to natural disasters — Insurance penetration, institutions, and disaster types, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2016) View citations (18) (2016)
38. Skills, Aging, and Productivity: Evidence from Panel Data
    VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (2)
39. The Nature and Predictive Power of Preferences: Global Evidence
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (5)
    Also in ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2015) View citations (80)
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) (2015) View citations (80)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (81)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (88)
40. The Preference Survey Module: A Validated Instrument for Measuring Risk, Time, and Social Preferences
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (393)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (388)

2015

41. Are Competitors Forward Looking in Strategic Interactions? Evidence from the Field
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria View citations (10)
    Also in ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2015) View citations (9)
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) (2015) View citations (9)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (10)
    CDL Aging, Health, Labor working papers, The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Aging, Health, and the Labor Market, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2015) View citations (10)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (10)
    Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies (2015) View citations (10)
42. Prevalence and Determinants of Choice Bracketing - Experimental Evidence
    VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association

2014

43. Dynamic Incentive Effects of Heterogeneity in Multi-Stage Promotion Contests
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
44. Incentives and selection in promotion contests: Is it possible to kill two birds with one stone?
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Incentives and Selection in Promotion Contests: Is It Possible to Kill Two Birds with One Stone?, Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2015) View citations (5) (2015)
45. Optimal prizes in dynamic elimination contests: Theory and experimental evidence
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Optimal prizes in dynamic elimination contests: Theory and experimental evidence, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2014) View citations (20) (2014)
46. The Role of Communication of Performance Schemes
    Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich View citations (3)

2013

47. Health and economic development-evidence from the introduction of public health care
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (27)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (5)
    Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science (2011) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Health and economic development—evidence from the introduction of public health care, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (25) (2013)
48. Life Expectancy, Schooling, and Lifetime Labor Supply: Theory and Evidence Revisited
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (109)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (114)
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (114)
    See also Journal Article Life Expectancy, Schooling, and Lifetime Labor Supply: Theory and Evidence Revisited, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2013) View citations (112) (2013)
49. Optimal Prizes in Dynamic Elimination Contests: An Experimental Analysis
    VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (1)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science (2012) View citations (3)
50. The Economic and Demographic Transition, Mortality, and Comparative Development
    VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (8)
    Also in University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2008, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen (2008) View citations (2)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (8)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2013) View citations (19)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Economic and Demographic Transition, Mortality, and Comparative Development, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (58) (2015)
51. Validating an ultra-short survey measure of patience
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (113)
    Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2012) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Validating an Ultra-Short Survey Measure of Patience, EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2013) View citations (113) (2013)

2012

52. Central bank independence and stock market returns in emerging economies
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Central bank independence and stock market returns in emerging economies, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) View citations (11) (2012)
53. Consensual and Conflictual Democratization
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Consensual and Conflictual Democratization, The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, De Gruyter (2012) View citations (6) (2012)
54. Constitutions and Economic Development: Evidence from the American Indian Nations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
55. Income, Democracy, and Critical Junctures
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (2)
56. Interpreting Time Horizon Effects in Inter-Temporal Choice
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (23)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (24)
57. Optimal seedings in elimination tournaments
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (82)
    Also in Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich (2003) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Optimal seedings in elimination tournaments, Economic Theory, Springer (2012) View citations (82) (2012)
58. The Distribution of Infectious Diseases and Extrinsic Mortality Across Countries
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Distribution of Infectious Diseases and Extrinsic Mortality Across Countries, Mathematical Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
59. The Role of Salience in Performance Schemes: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (8)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (11)
60. The intergenerational transmission of risk and trust attitudes
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (520)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (119)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (36)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2008) View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article The Intergenerational Transmission of Risk and Trust Attitudes, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2012) View citations (520) (2012)
61. Two-Stage Elimination Contests with Endogenous Continuation Values: An Analytical Solution
    Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science

2011

62. Democratization and Civil Liberties: The Role of Violence During the Transition
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science (2011) View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (5)
63. Democratization, Violent Social Conflicts, and Growth
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science (2011) View citations (4)
64. Disease Environment and Civil Conflicts
    Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science View citations (8)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (15)
65. Disease and development: The role of life expectancy reconsidered
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Disease and development: The role of life expectancy reconsidered, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2011) View citations (21) (2011)
66. Human Capital and Growth: Specification Matters
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science (2011) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Human Capital and Growth: Specification Matters, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2015) View citations (38) (2015)
67. Incentives vs. Selection in Promotion Tournaments: Can a Designer Kill Two Birds with One Stone?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (21)
68. Individual risk attitudes: Measurement, determinants, and behavioral consequences
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (2209)
    Also in Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR) (2009) View citations (55)
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (50)
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2009) View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article INDIVIDUAL RISK ATTITUDES: MEASUREMENT, DETERMINANTS, AND BEHAVIORAL CONSEQUENCES, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2011) View citations (2242) (2011)
69. Inequality, Development, and the Stability of Democracy -Lipset and Three Critical Junctures in German History
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science (2011) View citations (1)
70. Life expectancy and economic growth: The role of the demographic transition
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (218)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (29)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article Life expectancy and economic growth: the role of the demographic transition, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2011) View citations (218) (2011)
71. Relative versus absolute income, joy of winning, and gender: Brain imaging evidence
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (110)
    See also Journal Article Relative versus absolute income, joy of winning, and gender: Brain imaging evidence, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (109) (2011)

2010

72. Are risk aversion and impatience related to cognitive ability?
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (894)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (62)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (64)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (11)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (13)
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR) (2009) View citations (11)
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2009) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Are Risk Aversion and Impatience Related to Cognitive Ability?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (884) (2010)
73. Direct evidence on risk attitudes and migration
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (257)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (22)
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2008) View citations (44)
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2007) View citations (15)
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, College of William and Mary (2007) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Direct Evidence on Risk Attitudes and Migration, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2010) View citations (272) (2010)

2009

74. Biased Probability Judgment: Evidence of Incidence and Relationship to Economic Outcomes From a Representative Sample
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (47)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (49)
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (50)
    See also Journal Article Biased probability judgment: Evidence of incidence and relationship to economic outcomes from a representative sample, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2009) View citations (48) (2009)
75. Did the Hartz Reforms Speed-Up the Matching Process? A Macro-Evaluation Using Empirical Matching Functions
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (170)
    See also Journal Article Did the Hartz Reforms Speed-Up the Matching Process? A Macro- Evaluation Using Empirical Matching Functions, German Economic Review, De Gruyter (2009) View citations (49) (2009)
76. Gender differentials in skill use and skill formation in the aftermath of vocational training
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Gender differentials in skill use and skill formation in the aftermath of vocational training, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
77. Heterogeneity and performance in tournaments: A test for incentive effects using professional tennis data
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (81)
    See also Journal Article Heterogeneity and performance in tournaments: a test for incentive effects using professional tennis data, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (82) (2009)
78. Homo Reciprocans: Survey Evidence on Behavioural Outcomes
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (212)
    Also in ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Homo Reciprocans: Survey Evidence on Behavioural Outcomes, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2009) View citations (60) (2009)
79. Kontrolliert und repräsentativ: Beispiele zur Komplementarität von Labor- und Felddaten
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2009)
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2009) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Kontrolliert und repräsentativ: Beispiele zur Komplementarität von Labor‐ und Felddaten, Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Verein für Socialpolitik (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
80. Social Planning with Partial Knowledge of Social Interactions
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics
81. The intergenerational transmission of attitudes
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The Intergenerational Transmission of Attitudes, ifo DICE Report, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (2009) View citations (6) (2009)
82. The non-use of Bayes rule: representative evidence on bounded rationality
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR) View citations (3)
    Also in ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2009) View citations (4)

2008

83. Are all democracies equally good? The role of interactions between political environment and inequality for rule of law
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (26)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Are all democracies equally good? The role of interactions between political environment and inequality for rule of law, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2008) View citations (26) (2008)
84. Biased probability judgment: representative evidence for pervasiveness and economic outcomes
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA)
85. Hobbes to rousseau: Inequality, institutions and development
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (34)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Hobbes to Rousseau: Inequality, Institutions and Development, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2008) View citations (33) (2008)
86. Representative trust and reciprocity: Prevalence and determenants
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (133)
    Also in Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (176)
    See also Journal Article REPRESENTATIVE TRUST AND RECIPROCITY: PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2008) View citations (175) (2008)
87. Understanding the technology of computer technology diffusion: explaining computer adoption patterns and implications for the wage structure
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) View citations (1)

2007

88. Consensual and Conflictual Democratization, Rule of Law, and Development
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
89. Cross-sectional earnings risk and occupational sorting: The role of risk attitudes
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (316)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Cross-sectional earnings risk and occupational sorting: The role of risk attitudes, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (320) (2007)
90. Empirical matching functions: Searchers, vacancies, and (un-)biased elasticities
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article Empirical Matching Functions: Searchers, Vacancies, and (Un‐)biased Elasticities, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2007) View citations (24) (2007)
91. Human Capital, Mortality and Fertility: A Unified Theory of the Economic and Demographic Transition
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (39)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (43)
92. Real and nominal wage rigidities and the rate of inflation: Evidence from West German micro data
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (73)
    Also in RWI Discussion Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (2004) View citations (10)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (11)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2003) View citations (61)
    See also Journal Article Real and Nominal Wage Rigidities and the Rate of Inflation: Evidence from West German Micro Data, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2007) View citations (72) (2007)
93. Social comparison affects reward-related brain activity in the human ventral striatum
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (177)
94. Wage rigidity: Measurement, causes and consequences
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article Wage Rigidity: Measurement, Causes and Consequences, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2007) View citations (50) (2007)

2006

95. Did the Hartz Reforms Speed-Up Job Creation? A Macro-Evaluation Using Empirical Matching Functions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
96. Do I Have What It Takes? Equilibrium Search with Type Uncertainty and Non-Participation
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
97. Health, Development, and the Demographic Transition
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
98. Homo Reciprocans: Survey Evidence on Prevalence, Behavior and Success
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (15)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (4)
99. Individual Risk Attitudes: New Evidence from a Large, Representative, Experimentally-Validated Survey
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (125)
    Also in Working Papers, The Field Experiments Website (2005) View citations (202)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (408)
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2005) View citations (392)
    Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2005) View citations (392)
100. Regional dependencies in job creation: An efficiency analysis for Western Germany
     Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (32)
     Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (25)
     See also Journal Article Regional dependencies in job creation: an efficiency analysis for Western Germany, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2006) View citations (31) (2006)
101. Seemingly Irrelevant Events Affect Economic Perceptions and Expectations: The FIFA World Cup 2006 as a Natural Experiment
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (33)
102. Seemingly Irrelevant Events Affect Perceptions and Expectations - The FIFA World Cup 2006 as a Natural Experiment
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (27)
103. Self-Confidence and Search
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)
104. Spatial mobility and competition for jobs: Some theory and evidence for Western Germany
     Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (14)
     See also Journal Article Spatial mobility and competition for jobs: Some theory and evidence for Western Germany, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (15) (2006)
105. Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Demokratie - Ist Demokratie ein Wohlstandsmotor oder ein Wohlstandsprodukt?
     Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (9)
     Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (9)
     See also Journal Article Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Demokratie – Ist Demokratie ein Wohlstandsmotor oder ein Wohlstandsprodukt?, Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Verein für Socialpolitik (2006) View citations (8) (2006)

2005

106. A Dynamic Theory of Endogenous Constitutions
     2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
107. Human capital formation, life expectancy, and the process of development
     Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (374)
     See also Journal Article Human Capital Formation, Life Expectancy, and the Process of Development, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2005) View citations (416) (2005)
108. Job and vacancy competition in empirical matching functions
     Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (23)
     See also Journal Article Job and vacancy competition in empirical matching functions, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (23) (2005)

2004

109. Occupational job creation: Patterns and implications
     Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (35)
     See also Journal Article Occupational job creation: patterns and implications, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2004) View citations (36) (2004)

2003

110. Human Capital Accumulation, Lifetime Duration and the Process of Economic Development
     Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society
111. Potential, Prizes and Performance: Testing Tournament Theory with Professional Tennis Data
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)
112. Spatial Aspects of Job Creation: Evidence from Western Germany
     Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society

2002

113. Employment Status, Endogenous Regional Mobility, and Spatial Dependencies in Labor Markets
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
114. Estimations of Occupational and Regional Matching Efficiencies Using Stochastic Production Frontier Models
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
115. Human Capital Formation, Life Expectancy and the Process of Economic Development
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (36)
116. On the Effects of Career Choice: Matching Efficiency of Different Occupations and Education Levels
     10th International Conference on Panel Data, Berlin, July 5-6, 2002, International Conferences on Panel Data
117. The Hold-Down Problem and the Boundaries of the Firm: Lesson from a Hidden Action Model with Endogenous Outside Option
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
118. Unobserved Bilateral Search on the Labor Market: A Theory-Based Correction for a Common Flaw in Empirical Matching Studies
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)

2001

119. Disaggregate Matching Functions
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (20)
120. Human Capital Accumulation, Education and Earnings Inequality
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
121. Strategic Hiring Behavior in Empirical Matching Functions
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)

1999

122. Arbeitsplätze für Geringqualifizierte
     Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (12)
     See also Journal Article Arbeitsplätze für Geringqualifizierte, Wirtschaftsdienst – Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik (1949 - 2007), ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (1999) View citations (7) (1999)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Age, longevity, and preferences
   The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2023, 24, (C) View citations (1)
2. Human capital and the diffusion of technology
   Economics Letters, 2023, 226, (C) View citations (1)
3. The empirics of economic growth over time and across nations: a unified growth perspective
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2023, 28, (2), 173-224 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Empirics of Economic Growth Over Time and Across Nations: A Unified Growth Perspective, Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series (2022) View citations (5) (2022)

2022

4. Epidemic Shocks and Civil Violence: Evidence from Malaria Outbreaks in Africa
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2022, 104, (4), 780-796 View citations (6)
5. Malaria and Chinese economic activities in Africa
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 154, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Malaria and Chinese Economic Activities in Africa, Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series (2021) (2021)
6. On the stability of risk preferences: Measurement matters
   Economics Letters, 2022, 210, (C) View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper On the Stability of Risk Preferences: Measurement Matters, CESifo Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
7. Patience and Comparative Development
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2022, 89, (5), 2806-2840 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Patience and Comparative Development, Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
8. Personality Traits Across the Life Cycle: Disentangling Age, Period and Cohort Effects
   The Economic Journal, 2022, 132, (646), 2141-2172 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Personality Traits Across the Life Cycle: Disentangling Age, Period, and Cohort Effects, SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
9. Selection into experiments: New evidence on the role of preferences, cognition, and recruitment protocols
   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2022, 98, (C)

2021

10. Disease and demographic development: the legacy of the plague
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2021, 26, (1), 1-30 View citations (7)
11. Distance to the pre-industrial technological frontier, patience, and economic development
    Economics Letters, 2021, 201, (C) View citations (1)
12. Income Shocks, Inequality, and Democracy
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2021, 123, (1), 295-326 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Income Shocks, Inequality, and Democracy, Munich Reprints in Economics (2021) View citations (5) (2021)

2020

13. Aging, Proximity to Death, and Religiosity
    Population and Development Review, 2020, 46, (4), 735-755 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Aging, Proximity to Death, and Religiosity, Munich Reprints in Economics (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
14. Are competitors forward looking in strategic interactions? Field evidence from multistage tournaments
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 179, (C), 544-565
    See also Working Paper Are competitors forward looking in strategic interactions? Field evidence from multistage tournaments, Munich Reprints in Economics (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
15. Life cycle patterns of cognitive performance over the long run
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, 117, (44), 27255-27261 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Life cycle patterns of cognitive performance over the long run, Munich Reprints in Economics (2020) View citations (15) (2020)
16. The demographic dividend is more than an education dividend
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, 117, (42), 25982-25984 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper The demographic dividend is more than an education dividend, Munich Reprints in Economics (2020) View citations (10) (2020)

2019

17. Individual Life Horizon Influences Attitudes Toward Democracy
    American Political Science Review, 2019, 113, (3), 860-867 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Individual Life Horizon Influences Attitudes Toward Democracy, Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series (2019) View citations (7) (2019)
18. Temperature extremes, global warming, and armed conflict: new insights from high resolution data
    World Development, 2019, 123, (C), - View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Temperature extremes, global warming, and armed conflict: new insights from high resolution data, Munich Reprints in Economics (2019) View citations (16) (2019)
19. The timing of the demographic transition and economic growth
    Economics Letters, 2019, 181, (C), 43-46 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The timing of the demographic transition and economic growth, Munich Reprints in Economics (2019) View citations (6) (2019)

2018

20. Can education compensate the effect of population ageing on macroeconomic performance?
    Economic Policy, 2018, 33, (96), 587-634 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Can Education Compensate the Effect of Population Aging On Macroeconomic Performance?, Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series (2018) View citations (12) (2018)
21. Global Evidence on Economic Preferences*
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2018, 133, (4), 1645-1692 View citations (745)
    See also Working Paper Global Evidence on Economic Preferences, Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series (2018) View citations (748) (2018)
22. Long-term exposure to malaria and violence in Africa
    Economic Policy, 2018, 33, (95), 403-446 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Long-term exposure to malaria and violence in Africa, Munich Reprints in Economics (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
23. On the Relationship between Cognitive Ability and Risk Preference
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2018, 32, (2), 115-34 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper On the Relationship Between Cognitive Ability and Risk Preference, Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series (2018) View citations (86) (2018)

2017

24. Coping with complexity – Experimental evidence for narrow bracketing in multi-stage contests
    European Economic Review, 2017, 98, (C), 264-281 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Coping with complexity - Experimental evidence for narrow bracketing in multi-stage contests, Munich Reprints in Economics (2017) View citations (4) (2017)
25. Democracy, inequality, and institutional quality
    European Economic Review, 2017, 91, (C), 209-228 View citations (31)
26. Demographic dynamics and long-run development: insights for the secular stagnation debate
    Journal of Population Economics, 2017, 30, (2), 401-432 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Demographic dynamics and long-run development: insights for the secular stagnation debate, Munich Reprints in Economics (2017) View citations (19) (2017)
27. LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO MALARIA AND DEVELOPMENT: DISAGGREGATE EVIDENCE FOR CONTEMPORANEOUS AFRICA
    Journal of Demographic Economics, 2017, 83, (1), 129-148 View citations (3)
    Also in JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2017, 83, (1), 129-148 (2017) View citations (7)
28. Pathogens, Weather Shocks and Civil Conflicts
    Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (607), 2581-2616 View citations (25)
29. Risk Attitudes Across The Life Course
    Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (605), F95-F116 View citations (94)

2016

30. Aging and preferences
    The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2016, 7, (C), 64-68 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Aging and preferences, Munich Reprints in Economics (2016) View citations (15) (2016)
31. Resilience to natural disasters — Insurance penetration, institutions, and disaster types
    Economics Letters, 2016, 148, (C), 106-110 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Resilience to natural disasters Insurance penetration, institutions, and disaster types, Munich Reprints in Economics (2016) View citations (21) (2016)

2015

32. Critical junctures and economic development – Evidence from the adoption of constitutions among American Indian Nations
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2015, 43, (4), 844-861 View citations (12)
33. Human Capital and Growth: Specification Matters
    Economica, 2015, 82, (326), 368-390 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Human Capital and Growth: Specification Matters, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (13) (2011)
34. Incentives and Selection in Promotion Contests: Is It Possible to Kill Two Birds with One Stone?
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2015, 36, (5), 275-285 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Incentives and selection in promotion contests: Is it possible to kill two birds with one stone?, Working Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
35. Roots and Fruits of Democracy: Natural Resources, Income Distribution and Social Violence
    World Economic Review, 2015, 2015, (4), 27 View citations (2)
36. The Economic and Demographic Transition, Mortality, and Comparative Development
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2015, 7, (3), 189-225 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper The Economic and Demographic Transition, Mortality, and Comparative Development, VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order (2013) View citations (8) (2013)
37. The effect of life expectancy on education and population dynamics
    Empirical Economics, 2015, 48, (4), 1445-1478 View citations (10)

2014

38. Civil Conflict, Democratization, and Growth: Violent Democratization as Critical Juncture
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2014, 116, (2), 482-505 View citations (18)
39. Democratizing for peace? The effect of democratization on civil conflicts
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2014, 66, (3), 774-797 View citations (10)
40. Health, education, and retirement over the prolonged life cycle: a selective survey of recent research
    Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, 2014, 12, (1), 1-22 View citations (1)
41. Income and Democracy: Comment
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (2), 707-19 View citations (33)
42. Income, inequality, and the stability of democracy — Another look at the Lipset hypothesis
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2014, 35, (C), 52-74 View citations (16)
43. Optimal prizes in dynamic elimination contests: Theory and experimental evidence
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 102, (C), 43-58 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Optimal prizes in dynamic elimination contests: Theory and experimental evidence, Working Papers (2014) View citations (22) (2014)
44. Violence during democratization and the quality of democratic institutions
    European Economic Review, 2014, 66, (C), 226-247 View citations (14)

2013

45. Health and economic development—evidence from the introduction of public health care
    Journal of Population Economics, 2013, 26, (4), 1549-1584 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Health and economic development-evidence from the introduction of public health care, Munich Reprints in Economics (2013) View citations (27) (2013)
46. Life Expectancy, Schooling, and Lifetime Labor Supply: Theory and Evidence Revisited
    Econometrica, 2013, 81, (5), 2055-2086 View citations (112)
    See also Working Paper Life Expectancy, Schooling, and Lifetime Labor Supply: Theory and Evidence Revisited, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (109) (2013)
47. Validating an Ultra-Short Survey Measure of Patience
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2013, 120, (2), 142-145 View citations (113)
    Also in Economics Letters, 2013, 120, (2), 142-145 (2013) View citations (115)
    See also Working Paper Validating an ultra-short survey measure of patience, Munich Reprints in Economics (2013) View citations (113) (2013)

2012

48. Central bank independence and stock market returns in emerging economies
    Economics Letters, 2012, 115, (1), 77-80 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Central bank independence and stock market returns in emerging economies, Munich Reprints in Economics (2012) View citations (11) (2012)
49. Consensual and Conflictual Democratization
    The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2012, 12, (1), 51 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Consensual and Conflictual Democratization, Munich Reprints in Economics (2012) View citations (7) (2012)
50. Optimal seedings in elimination tournaments
    Economic Theory, 2012, 49, (1), 59-80 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper Optimal seedings in elimination tournaments, Munich Reprints in Economics (2012) View citations (82) (2012)
51. The Distribution of Infectious Diseases and Extrinsic Mortality Across Countries
    Mathematical Population Studies, 2012, 19, (2), 73-93 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The Distribution of Infectious Diseases and Extrinsic Mortality Across Countries, Munich Reprints in Economics (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
52. The Intergenerational Transmission of Risk and Trust Attitudes
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2012, 79, (2), 645-677 View citations (520)
    See also Working Paper The intergenerational transmission of risk and trust attitudes, Munich Reprints in Economics (2012) View citations (520) (2012)

2011

53. Disease and development: The role of life expectancy reconsidered
    Economics Letters, 2011, 113, (3), 269-272 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Disease and development: The role of life expectancy reconsidered, Munich Reprints in Economics (2011) View citations (22) (2011)
54. INDIVIDUAL RISK ATTITUDES: MEASUREMENT, DETERMINANTS, AND BEHAVIORAL CONSEQUENCES
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9, (3), 522-550 View citations (2242)
    See also Working Paper Individual risk attitudes: Measurement, determinants, and behavioral consequences, Munich Reprints in Economics (2011) View citations (2209) (2011)
55. Life expectancy and economic growth: the role of the demographic transition
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2011, 16, (2), 99-133 View citations (218)
    See also Working Paper Life expectancy and economic growth: The role of the demographic transition, Munich Reprints in Economics (2011) View citations (218) (2011)
56. Relative versus absolute income, joy of winning, and gender: Brain imaging evidence
    Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (3-4), 279-285 View citations (109)
    Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (3), 279-285 (2011) View citations (106)
    See also Working Paper Relative versus absolute income, joy of winning, and gender: Brain imaging evidence, Munich Reprints in Economics (2011) View citations (110) (2011)

2010

57. Are Risk Aversion and Impatience Related to Cognitive Ability?
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (3), 1238-60 View citations (884)
    See also Working Paper Are risk aversion and impatience related to cognitive ability?, Munich Reprints in Economics (2010) View citations (894) (2010)
58. Direct Evidence on Risk Attitudes and Migration
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (3), 684-689 View citations (272)
    See also Working Paper Direct evidence on risk attitudes and migration, Munich Reprints in Economics (2010) View citations (257) (2010)

2009

59. Biased probability judgment: Evidence of incidence and relationship to economic outcomes from a representative sample
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 72, (3), 903-915 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper Biased Probability Judgment: Evidence of Incidence and Relationship to Economic Outcomes From a Representative Sample, Post-Print (2009) View citations (47) (2009)
60. Did the Hartz Reforms Speed-Up the Matching Process? A Macro- Evaluation Using Empirical Matching Functions
    German Economic Review, 2009, 10, (3), 284-316 View citations (49)
    Also in German Economic Review, 2009, 10, (3), 284-316 (2009) View citations (156)
    See also Working Paper Did the Hartz Reforms Speed-Up the Matching Process? A Macro-Evaluation Using Empirical Matching Functions, Munich Reprints in Economics (2009) View citations (170) (2009)
61. Gender differentials in skill use and skill formation in the aftermath of vocational training
    Applied Economics Letters, 2009, 16, (9), 885-889 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Gender differentials in skill use and skill formation in the aftermath of vocational training, Munich Reprints in Economics (2009) (2009)
62. Heterogeneity and performance in tournaments: a test for incentive effects using professional tennis data
    Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (25), 3199-3208 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper Heterogeneity and performance in tournaments: A test for incentive effects using professional tennis data, Munich Reprints in Economics (2009) View citations (81) (2009)
63. Homo Reciprocans: Survey Evidence on Behavioural Outcomes
    Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (536), 592-612 View citations (60)
    Also in Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (536), 592-612 (2009) View citations (216)
    See also Working Paper Homo Reciprocans: Survey Evidence on Behavioural Outcomes, Munich Reprints in Economics (2009) View citations (212) (2009)
64. Kontrolliert und repräsentativ: Beispiele zur Komplementarität von Labor‐ und Felddaten
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2009, 10, (s1), 54-74 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Kontrolliert und repräsentativ: Beispiele zur Komplementarität von Labor- und Felddaten, Munich Reprints in Economics (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
65. Social Planning with Partial Knowledge of Social Interactions. Comment
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2009, 165, (1), 164-169
66. The Intergenerational Transmission of Attitudes
    ifo DICE Report, 2009, 7, (01), 8-12 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The intergenerational transmission of attitudes, Munich Reprints in Economics (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2008

67. Are all democracies equally good? The role of interactions between political environment and inequality for rule of law
    Economics Letters, 2008, 99, (3), 552-556 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Are all democracies equally good? The role of interactions between political environment and inequality for rule of law, Munich Reprints in Economics (2008) View citations (26) (2008)
68. Hobbes to Rousseau: Inequality, Institutions and Development
    Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (531), 1354-1384 View citations (33)
    Also in Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (531), 1354-1384 (2008) View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Hobbes to rousseau: Inequality, institutions and development, Munich Reprints in Economics (2008) View citations (34) (2008)
69. Human Capital Formation, Education and Earnings Inequality
    Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2008, 54, (1), 7-26
70. REPRESENTATIVE TRUST AND RECIPROCITY: PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS
    Economic Inquiry, 2008, 46, (1), 84-90 View citations (175)
    See also Working Paper Representative trust and reciprocity: Prevalence and determenants, Munich Reprints in Economics (2008) View citations (133) (2008)
71. Waiting time and the role and value of information in scheduled transport
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2008, 23, (1), 41-52 View citations (2)

2007

72. Cross-sectional earnings risk and occupational sorting: The role of risk attitudes
    Labour Economics, 2007, 14, (6), 926-937 View citations (320)
    See also Working Paper Cross-sectional earnings risk and occupational sorting: The role of risk attitudes, Munich Reprints in Economics (2007) View citations (316) (2007)
73. Empirical Matching Functions: Searchers, Vacancies, and (Un‐)biased Elasticities
    Economica, 2007, 74, (295), 537-560 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Empirical matching functions: Searchers, vacancies, and (un-)biased elasticities, Munich Reprints in Economics (2007) View citations (32) (2007)
74. Real and Nominal Wage Rigidities and the Rate of Inflation: Evidence from West German Micro Data
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (524), F508-F529 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper Real and nominal wage rigidities and the rate of inflation: Evidence from West German micro data, Munich Reprints in Economics (2007) View citations (73) (2007)
75. Wage Rigidity: Measurement, Causes and Consequences
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (524), F499-F507 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Wage rigidity: Measurement, causes and consequences, Munich Reprints in Economics (2007) View citations (53) (2007)

2006

76. Regional dependencies in job creation: an efficiency analysis for Western Germany
    Applied Economics, 2006, 38, (10), 1193-1206 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Regional dependencies in job creation: An efficiency analysis for Western Germany, Munich Reprints in Economics (2006) View citations (32) (2006)
77. Spatial mobility and competition for jobs: Some theory and evidence for Western Germany
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2006, 36, (6), 803-825 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Spatial mobility and competition for jobs: Some theory and evidence for Western Germany, Munich Reprints in Economics (2006) View citations (14) (2006)
78. The Swedish Experience with Pension Reform
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2006, 22, (1), 133-148 View citations (20)
79. Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Demokratie – Ist Demokratie ein Wohlstandsmotor oder ein Wohlstandsprodukt?
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2006, 7, (4), 471-499 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Demokratie - Ist Demokratie ein Wohlstandsmotor oder ein Wohlstandsprodukt?, Munich Reprints in Economics (2006) View citations (9) (2006)

2005

80. Human Capital Formation, Life Expectancy, and the Process of Development
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (5), 1653-1672 View citations (416)
    See also Working Paper Human capital formation, life expectancy, and the process of development, Munich Reprints in Economics (2005) View citations (374) (2005)
81. Job and vacancy competition in empirical matching functions
    Labour Economics, 2005, 12, (6), 773-780 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Job and vacancy competition in empirical matching functions, Munich Reprints in Economics (2005) View citations (23) (2005)

2004

82. Occupational job creation: patterns and implications
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2004, 56, (3), 407-435 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Occupational job creation: Patterns and implications, Munich Reprints in Economics (2004) View citations (35) (2004)

1999

83. Arbeitsplätze für Geringqualifizierte
    Wirtschaftsdienst – Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik (1949 - 2007), 1999, 79, (12), 723-730 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Arbeitsplätze für Geringqualifizierte, Munich Reprints in Economics (1999) View citations (12) (1999)

Chapters

2012

1. Beyond balanced growth: The effect of human capital on economic growth reconsidered
   Springer

Editor

1. Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik)
   Duncker & Humblot, Berlin
2. The Journal of the Economics of Ageing
   Elsevier