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
- The Output Cost of Inheritance
with Aurélien Eyquem, Isabel Z. Martínez and Enrico Rubolino (October 2025). See manuscript
- Who Bears the Burden of Local Taxes?
with Jayson Danton, Raphaël Parchet and Jörg Schläpfer. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 17(1): 464-505, 2025. See manuscript (online appendix; replication package (data and code))
- Competition, Harmonization and Redistribution: Corporate Taxes in Switzerland
with Marko Köthenbürger, Matthias Krapf, Raphaël Parchet, Kurt Schmidheiny and David Staubli. In: D.R. Agrawal, J.M. Poterba, O.M. Zidar (eds.) Policy Responses to Tax Competition, NBER and University of Chicago Press, 2025. See manuscript (NBER working paper version)
- And There Was Light: Trade and the Development of Border Regions
with Barthélémy Bonadio and Guillaume Rais (December 2024), See manuscript
- Price and Prejudice: Housing Rents Reveal Racial Animus
with Gian-Paolo Klinke, Andrea Marcucci, Dominic Rohner and Mathias Thoenig (October 2024), See manuscript
- On Nesting Location Choice Models Correctly: A Reply
with Kurt Schmidheiny. See manuscript
Latest writings
- The Output Cost of Inheritance
with Aurélien Eyquem, Isabel Z. Martínez and Enrico Rubolino (October 2025). See manuscript
- Erbschaften und Steuern in der Schweiz
Präsentation Die Mitte 60+ Sense, Oktober 2025. Link
- Wie progressiv ist die Mehrwertsteuer?
Präsentation SP-Themenkommission Wirtschaft und Finanzen, Juni 2025. Link
- Hausse des taxes d’études : n’oublions pas d’adapter les bourses !
Le Temps, mars 2025. Lien
- University Tuition Fees and Student Outcomes: Literature Review from a Swiss Perspective
E4S White Paper, February 2025. Link
- JUSO-Erbschaftssteuerinitiative: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Betrachtung
Präsentation WAK-Nationalratskommission, Januar 2025. Link
- Impôt fédéral sur les successions selon « l’initiative pour l’avenir » : substrat fiscal et effets sur le comportement des contribuables
Étude mandatée par l’Administration fédérale des contributions (version traduite de l’original allemand), décembre 2024. Lien
- Bundeserbschaftssteuer gemäss der “Initiative für eine Zukunft”: Steuersubstrat und Verhaltensreaktionen
Gutachten für die Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung, Dezember 2024. Link
- Who Bears the Burden of Local Taxes?
with Jayson Danton, Raphaël Parchet and Jörg Schläpfer. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 17(1): 464-505, 2025. See manuscript (online appendix; replication package (data and code))
- Competition, Harmonization and Redistribution: Corporate Taxes in Switzerland
with Marko Köthenbürger, Matthias Krapf, Raphaël Parchet, Kurt Schmidheiny and David Staubli. In: D.R. Agrawal, J.M. Poterba, O.M. Zidar (eds.) Policy Responses to Tax Competition, NBER and University of Chicago Press, 2025. See manuscript (NBER working paper version)
