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Distance matters: Geographical proximity and fiscal rules enforcement
A reform in the German state of Hesse selectively shifted the responsibility for overseeing and enforcing a balanced budget rule at the …
Désirée I. Christofzik, Oliver Märtz
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Doubling Down Political Budget Cycles: The Role of State-Owned Enterprises
We study the degree and nature of political budget cycles in public investments when two instruments are available: investments by core …
Zareh Asatryan, Désirée I. Christofzik, Justus Nover
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Die Grundsteuer C als neue städtebauliche Lenkungssteuer: Rechtsvergleich und Gegenüberstellung der Pionier-Gemeinden
Andreas Burth, Désirée I. Christofzik
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Die regionalen Effekte der Grunderwerbsteuer: Zeit für Reformen
Since a large reform in 2006, the real estate transfer tax has played a central role in the fiscal policies of the German states. The …
Désirée I. Christofzik, Lars P. Feld, Mustafa Yeter
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Unraveling the Productivity Paradox: Evidence for Germany
Despite massive digitization efforts, the German economy has experienced a marked slowdown in its productivity growth. This paper …
Désirée I. Christofzik, Steffen Elstner, Lars P. Feld, Christoph M. Schmidt
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Unraveling the Productivity Paradox: Evidence for Germany
Förderprogramme für Kommunen: politische Verflechtungen und Informationsdefizite
In financing investments, municipalities rely heavily on infrastructure grants. These funds are distributed through numerous …
Désirée I. Christofzik, Matthias Quinckhardt
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On the public provision of positional goods
We investigate whether public provision of positional goods can be a sensible instrument to address inefficiencies arising from …
Désirée I. Christofzik, Sebastian G. Kessing
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Es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt – Probleme von Investitionsregeln
Désirée I. Christofzik
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Inflation und Zinsen: Wirkungen auf die kommunale Finanzlage in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Since 2022, inflation and interest rates in Germany have noticeably increased. We examine the impact of heightened inflation and …
Désirée I. Christofzik, Niklas Isaak, Robin Jessen, Florian Kirsch
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Das Haushaltsurteil und seine Folgen
Désirée I. Christofzik
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