Selected publications

2025

Potrafke, N., Roesel, F. (2025). Online Versus Offline: Which Networks Spur Protests?, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 229, 106856.

2024

Roesel, F. (2024). Party Politics in Austria: From Proporz to Populism?, CESifo Economic Studies, 70 (2), 73-83.
Ochsner, C., Roesel, F. (2024). Activated History: The Case of the Turkish Sieges of Vienna, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 16 (3), 76-112.
Grossmann, J., Jurajda, Š., Roesel, F. (2024) Forced migration, staying minorities, and new societies: Evidence from ethnic cleansing in Czechoslovakia, American Journal of Political Science, 68 (2), 751-766.

2023

Flueckiger, M., & Ludwig, M. (2023). Mobile phone coverage and infant mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 211, 462-485.
Hintermann, B., & Ludwig, M. (2023). Home country bias in international emissions trading: Evidence from the EU ETS, Resource and Energy Economics, 71, 101336.
Arends, H., Brik, T., Herrmann, B., & Roesel, F. (2023). Decentralization and trust in government: quasi-experimental evidence from Ukraine, Journal of Comparative Economics, 51 (4), 1356-1365.
Flueckiger, M., & Ludwig, M. (2023). Spatial networks and the spread of COVID-19: results and policy implications from Germany, Review of Regional Research, 1-27.
Roesel, F. (2023). The German Local Population Database (GPOP), 1871 to 2019, Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik), 243 (3-4), 415–430.

2022

Geschwind, S., Roesel, F. (2022). Taxation under Direct Democracy, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 200, 536-554.
Flueckiger, M., Hornung, E., Larch M., Ludwig M., Mees A. (2022). Roman Transport Network Connectivity and Economic Integration, The Review of Economic Studies, 89 (2), 774–810.

2021

Roesel, F., Dorn, F., Gaebler, S. (2021). Ineffective fiscal rules? The effect of public sector accounting standards on budgets, efficiency, and accountability, Public Choice, 186 (3-4), 387-412.

2020

Flueckiger, M., & Ludwig, M. (2020). Malaria suitability, urbanization and subnational development in sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of Urban Economics, 120(103279).
Achten, S., & Lessmann, C. (2020). Spatial inequality, geography and economic activity, World Development, 136(105114).
Roesel, F., Pilny, A. (2020). Are doctors better health ministers?, American Journal of Health Economics, 6 (4), 498-532.
Roesel, F., Ochsner, C. (2020). Migrating extremists, The Economic Journal, 130 (628), 1135-1172.
Roesel, F., Frei, X., Langer, S., Lehmann, R. (2020). Electoral externalities in federations – Evidence from German opinion polls, Kyklos, 73 (2), 227-252.
Roesel, F., Potrafke, N. (2020). The urban-rural gap in healthcare infrastructure: does government ideology matter?, Regional Studies, 54 (3), 340-351.
Roesel, F., Gaebler, S., Potrafke, N. (2020). Compulsory voting and voter turnout: Empirical evidence from Austria, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 81, 103499.
Roesel, F., Potrafke, N. (2020). Opening hours of polling stations and voter turnout: Evidence from a natural experiment, The Review of International Organizations, 15 (1), 133-163.

Fabian, M., C. Lessmann und T. Sofke: Natural Disasters and Regional development - The Case of Earthquakes, Environment and Development Economics.
Lessmann, C. und A. Steinkraus: The Geography of Natural Resources, Ethnic Inequality and Civil Conflict, European Journal of Political Economy.
Achten, S., L. Beyer, A.-M. Dietrich, D. Ebeling, C. Lessmann und A. Steinkraus: Large Infrastructure Investment and Economic Performance - A Case Study of Oresund, Applied Economics Letters 26(1), 21-26.
Flückiger, M., M. Ludwig und A. S. Önder: Ebola and State Legitimacy, Economic Journal, 129 (621), 2064–2089.
Flückiger, M., M. Ludwig: Transport Infrastructure, Growth and Persistence: The Rise and Demise of the Sui Canal, Canadian Journal of Economics, 52(2), 624-666.
Rösel, F., Gaebler, S. (2019). Do direct elections matter? – Quasi-experimental evidence from Germany, International Tax and Public Finance 26 (6), 1416-1445.
Rösel, F., Blesse, S. (2019). Merging county administrations – Cross-national evidence of fiscal and political effects, Local Government Studies 45 (5), 611–631.
Rösel, F., Potrafke, N. (2019). A banana republic? The effects of inconsistencies in the counting of votes on voting behavior, Public Choice 178 (1-2), 231–265.

A.-M. Dietrich, D. Ebeling: Energieversorgung in der Stadt der Zukunft. Darum scheitern dezentrale Lösungen in Mietimmobilien, Transforming Cities 2, 2018, p. 72-77.
Farzanegan, M., Leßmann, C. und G. Markwart: Natural Resource Rents and Internal Conflicts - Can Decentralization Lift the Curse?, Economic Systems 42(2), 2018, 186-205.
Achten, S., C. Leßmann und A. Steinkraus: Die Umwelt-Kuznets-Kurve und internationaler Handel, ifo Dresden berichtet 25(01), 2018, 29-31.
Lang, F.P.: Structures of a "New Society" Conceivable for the Digital Revolution, Herald of Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics 4(118), 2018, 108-118.
Lang, F. P.: Free Trade Agreement between Japan and the EU contributing to Liberalization and Globalizaton, WSPÓŁPRACA EUROPEAN COOPERATION 12(31), 2017, 19-22.
Lang, F. P.: Quo vadis Digitale Revolution? Eine gesamtwirtschaftliche Analyse von Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung, in: Hermeier, B. u.a. Hrsg. Arbeitswelten der Zukunft - Konzepte & Handlungsempfehlungen, Gabler, 2018, S.3 - 22.
Flückiger, M., M. Ludwig: Youth Bulges and Civil Conflict: Causal Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of Conflict Resolution, 62, 1932-1962.
Flückiger, M., M. Ludwig: Geography, Human Capital and Urbanization: A Regional Analysis, Economics Letters, 168, 10-14.

Steinkraus, A.: Subsidizing Human Capital to Overcome the Green Paradox - A Demand-Side Approach, Journal of Management and Sustainability 6(4).
Dietrich, A.-M., C. Leßmann und A. Steinkraus (2016): Kaufprämien für Elektroautos: Politik auf Irrwegen? ifo Schnelldienst 69(11), 21-26.
Lang, F. P.: Der Brexit: Rückschritt für Europa in der Welt, den die EU verkraften kann, ifo Schnelldienst 69(10), 21-24.
Dietrich, A.-M., Green vehicles: The trade-off between environmental and climate policies, International Transportation 68(1), 9-11.
Lang, F.-P., Melnychenko, O.: "BREXIT`S" ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON THE EUROPEAN UNION, in: WSPÓŁPRACA EUROPEJSKA NR 6(13) 2016 / EUROPEAN COOPERATION Vol. 6(13) 2016, 9-16.
Leßmann, C., Regional Inequality and Internal Conflict, German Economic Review 17(2), 157-191.
Leßmann, C. und G. Markwardt, Aid, Growth, and Devolution: Considerng Aid Modality and Different Types of Decentralization, World Development 84, 118-130.
Leßmann, C. und A. Steinkraus, Carbon Capture and Storage - Was kostet die Emissionsvermeidung? ifo Schnelldienst 69(5), 51-54.
Lang, F.-P., Melnychenko, O.: CHINA AND THE NORMALIZATION, in: WSPÓŁPRACA EUROPEJSKA NR 2(9) 2016 / EUROPEAN COOPERATION Vol. 2(9) 2016, S 9 -17.
Lang, F. P.: Assesment of Inflation Processes in the World Economy, in: WSPÓŁPRACA EUROPEAN COOPERATION Vol. 11(18) 2016, S. 84 - 94.

Dietrich, A.-M., Grüne Technologien in Märkten mit Netzwerkeffekten - Staatliche Intervention im Automobilsektor, Beiträge und Studien des Instituts für Verkehrswissenschaft der Universität Münster, Band 8, Nomos Verlag.
Dietrich, A.-M., Technologiewechsel im Automobilmarkt - Warum haben es Elektroautos in Deutschland so schwer?, Internationales Verkehrswesen 67(1), 20-22.
Leßmann, C., A. Seidel und A. Steinkraus: Satellitendaten zur Schätzung von Regionaleinkommen - Das Beispiel Deutschland, in ifo Dresden berichtet 22(06), 35-42.
Flückiger, M., M. Ludwig: Economic Shocks in the Fisheries Sector and Maritime Piracy, Journal of Development Economics, 114, 107-125.
Flückiger, M., M. Ludwig: Chinese Export Competition, Declining Exports and Adjustments at the Industry and Regional Level in Europe, Canadian Journal of Economics, 48(3), 1120-1151.

Dietrich, A.-M., Jetzt aktiv werden. Handlungsfelder zur Förderung elektrischer Fahrzeuge, NEUE MOBILITÄT, Nr. 14, September 2014, S. 18-20, zusammen mit Thomas S. Spengler, Karsten Kieckhäfer, Katharina Wachter, Christoph Herrmann, Mark Mennenga, Grit Walther, Laura Hombach und Gernot Sieg.
Dietrich, A.-M., Welfare Effects of Subsidizing a Dead End Network of Less Polluting Vehicels, Networks and Spatial Economics 14(3), 2014, DOI 10.1007/s11067-014-92, zusammen mit Gernot Sieg.
Lang, F. P. , Vom Gestern zum Heute, Essen 2014.
Lang, F. P., Grußwort und Einführung, in: Lang F. P. u.a. (Hrsg.), 2. Essener Immobilien Symposium, Essen 2014, S.3-5.
Leßmann, C., Spatial Inequality and Development - Is there an Inverted-U Relationship? Journal of Development Economics 106, 2014, 35-51.

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