Working Papers:

Optimal Redistribution: Rising Inequality vs. Rising Living Standards
Joint with Axelle Ferriere and Philipp Grübener — May 2025
Revise & Resubmit at Journal of Political Economy
Quantifying Okun’s Leaky Bucket: The Case of Progressive Childcare Subsidies
Joint with David Koll, Fabian Stürmer-Heiber and Hélène Turon — April 2025
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Universal Versus Target Preschools: A Mechanism Design Perspective
Joint with Brant Abbott — April 2017
Distinctions: CESifo Distinguished Affiliate Award

Publications:

The Evolution of Child-Related Gender Inequality in Germany and The Role of Family Policies, 1960–2018
Joint with Ulrich Glogowsky, Emanuel Hansen and Holger Lüthen
European Economic Review, Vol. 160, 2025, Article 105678
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Social Mobility in Germany
Joint with Majed Dodin, Sebastian Findeisen, Lukas Henkel and Paul Schüle
Journal of Public Economics, 2024, Vol. 232, Article 105074
Press Coverage: FAZ Deutschlandfunk Social Media: X/Twitter Summary for Broader Public: VoxEU
The Indirect Fiscal Benefits of Low-Skilled Immigration
Joint with Mark Colas — September 2022
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2024, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 515-550.
Press Coverage: The Economist Wall Street Journal Der Spiegel Policy Mention: Cato Institute (Congressional Testimony) Social Media: X/Twitter Summary for Broader Public: VoxEU HSG Newsroom
Who Should Bear the Burden of COVID-19 Related Fiscal Pressure? An Optimal Income Taxation Perspective
Joint with Mehmet Ayaz, Lea Fricke and Clemens Fuest
European Economic Review, 2023, Vol. 153, Article 104381
Summary for Broader Public: EconPol Forum
Pareto-Improving Reforms of Tax Deductions
Joint with Sebastian Koehne
European Economic Review, 2022, Vol. 148, Article 104214
Optimal Need-Based Financial Aid
Joint with Mark Colas and Sebastian Findeisen
Journal of Political Economy, 2021, Vol. 129, No. 2, pp. 492–533 | Online Appendix
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Inheritance Taxation and Wealth Effects on the Labor Supply of Heirs
Joint with Fabian Kindermann and Lukas Mayr
Journal of Public Economics, 2020, Vol. 191, Article 104127
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Nonlinear Tax Incidence and Optimal Taxation in General Equilibrium
Joint with Aleh Tsyvinski and Nicolas Werquin
Econometrica, 2020, Vol. 88, No. 2, pp. 469–493 | Older Version with Additional Results
Education Policies and Taxation without Commitment
Joint with Sebastian Findeisen
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2018, Vol. 120, No. 4, pp. 1075–1099
Redistribution and Insurance with Simple Tax Instruments
Joint with Sebastian Findeisen
Journal of Public Economics, 2017, Vol. 146, pp. 58–78 | Older Version
Education and Optimal Dynamic Taxation: The Role of Income-Contingent Student Loans
Joint with Sebastian Findeisen
Journal of Public Economics, 2016, Vol. 138, pp. 1–21
Distinctions: Reinhard Selten Award
Identifying Laffer Bounds: A Sufficient-Statistics Approach with an Application to Germany
Joint with Normann Lorenz
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2016, Vol. 118, No. 4, pp. 646–665 | Excel File | Older Version