I am a Professor of Economics at HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne.
My research interests include public economics, regional economics and international trade.
Current research papers
- Who Bears the Burden of Local Taxes?
with Jayson Danton, Raphaël Parchet and Jörg Schläpfer. See manuscript (revised March 2022)
- Mental Health Concerns during the COVID-19 Pandemic as Revealed by Helpline Calls
with Valentin Klotzbücher, Rafael Lalive and Stephanie Reich, Nature. 2021. See publication (commentary; news post)
- Behavioral Responses to Wealth Taxes: Evidence from Switzerland
with Jonathan Gruber, Matthias Krapf and Kurt Schmidheiny, forthcoming, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. See manuscript (online appendix)
- Daily Suffering: Helpline Calls during the Covid-19 Crisis
with Rafael Lalive. See manuscript
- Let There Be Light: Trade and the Development of Border Regions
with Olivier Cadot and Alexander Himbert, revise & resubmit, Journal of International Economics. See manuscript
- On Nesting Location Choice Models Correctly: A Reply
with Kurt Schmidheiny. See manuscript
Latest writings
- Pandemiebekämpfung aus ökonomischer Sicht: Dogma versus Daten?
Präsentation Zürcher Gesundheitstage, Mai 2022. Link
- A Note on Possible Consumer Price Effects of the Proposed Requirement for Streaming Services to fund Swiss Content (4% Rule in “Lex Netflix”)
Policy brief, April 2022. Link
- Coronaschulden des Bundes: Was tun?
Präsentation Finanzommission Nationalrat, März 2022. Link
- Who Bears the Burden of Local Taxes?
with Jayson Danton, Raphaël Parchet and Jörg Schläpfer. See manuscript (revised March 2022)
- Wealth Taxation: The Swiss Experience
Chapter in Report “Wealth Tax: Perspectives in a Post-Pandemic World”, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, December 2021. Link
- Vermögen im Kanton Zürich: Verteilung und Auswirkungen von Steuersenkungen
Studie für die Finanzdirektion des Kantons Zürich, November 2021. Link, Medienmitteilung
- Abschaffung des Eigenmietwerts: ökonomische Betrachtung
Präsentation WAK-Nationalratskommission, Oktober 2021. Link
- Auf Leben und Tod: Wirtschaftspolitik in der Jahrhundertpandemie
Präsentation Thurgauer Prognoseforum Ermatingen, Oktober 2021. Link
- Fiscal Federalism and the Pandemic: The Case of Switzerland
presentation to Institute of Fiscal Studies & Strathclyde University, July 2021. Link
- Behavioural Responses to Personal Taxation: Evidence from Switzerland
presentation to Scottish Fiscal Commission, June 2021. Link
