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Prof of Economics @ Hertie School & BSoE Berlin | Public Econ, Applied Micro, Behavioral | Law #Enforcement, #TaxEvasion, Transportation Policy | #FirstGen https://www.hertie-school.org/traxler

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · Feb 5

"The more immediately a punishment is inflicted, the more ... useful it will be." Beccaria (1764)

In a new paper with Libor Dusek, we estimate the effects of a swift & delayed punishment on subsequent behavior in a straightforward context: speeding tickets

Thread🧵

ideas.repec.org/p/bdp/dpaper...

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Miguel Almunia @miguelalmunia.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
@cunef.bsky.social is hiring Assistant Professors in Economics and related fields.

Application deadline: November 15 ⏰
More info: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

Apply to join one of Europe’s most dynamic Economics departments!

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats, @pnicolaides.bsky.social, great to see this published. Still recall when we discussed this figure for the first time;)

itaxjournal.bsky.social @itaxjournal.bsky.social · 6d

Recently published in @itaxjournal.bsky.social "Characteristics and responses of winners in the Greek tax lottery" by Panayiotis Nicolaides

Available at: rdcu.be/eJnj8

Characteristics and responses of winners in the Greek tax lottery

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itaxjournal.bsky.social @itaxjournal.bsky.social · 6d

Recently published in @itaxjournal.bsky.social "Characteristics and responses of winners in the Greek tax lottery" by Panayiotis Nicolaides

Available at: rdcu.be/eJnj8

Characteristics and responses of winners in the Greek tax lottery

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · 11d

This was fun👇 #twec2025

DIW Berlin @diw.de · 14d

Here are some impressions from the 16th Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime taking place at DIW Berlin. Thanks to all participants & the co-organizers @annabindler.bsky.social & Christian Traxler (@hertieschool.bsky.social).
🔗Event page: www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....

Gruppenbild der Konferenzteilnehmer*innen im Innenhof

Blick in den Ostrom-Saal während eines Vortrags

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DIW Berlin @diw.de · 14d

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · 15d

Exactly, no (quasi-)experiment in here.

Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · 15d

Later this week, @annabindler.bsky.social & I will host the 16th Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime #TWEC2025 in Berlin @diw.de

We are very much looking forward to many exciting papers, discussions, and keynotes by Marie Rosenkrantz Lindegaard & Paolo Pinotti.

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · 16d

📯 On October 8, join our yearly Welcome Event with a lecture on the Economics of Women’s Rights✨

📍 The event will be hosted by the @hertieschool.bsky.social, one of the founding members

More details & Register👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...

@humboldtuni.bsky.social
#welcome #newmembers

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Reposted by Peter Haan, Christian Traxler, Georg Weizsäcker

Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 21d

📢 Opening of the Berlin School of Economics Academic Year at the Hertie School!

As a founding member, we're honoured to host the opening of the BSoE's new academic year on 8 October.

👉You can find more information here: bit.ly/42s8BBC

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Zach Liscow @zliscow.bsky.social · 27d

🚨NEW RESULTS (w/ Slattery & Nober)
- When gov't engineers retire, highway projects cost more: the engineers pay for themselves 6 times over
- Improving gov’t engineer quality from the 25th to 75th percentile reduces costs by 14%, equal to 3x avg. engineer pay

Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · 28d

We're looking forward to hosting the opening of @bsoeberlin.bsky.social' acadmic year @hertieschool.bsky.social on October 8. To join us at this event, which includes (among others) a keynote by Michèle Tertilt on 'The Economics of Women’s Rights', register via👇
www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨CfA🚨(Associate/Full) Prof of International Economics @hertieschool.bsky.social & @kiel.institute, based in Berlin, Germany - 3 more weeks to apply #EconSky
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Pls share @bsoeberlin.bsky.social @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social @essobecker.bsky.social @mdoepke.bsky.social

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · Sep 7

If you watch closely, you'll also see Wallace & Gromit harvesting cheese #Mondfinsternis #eclipselunar

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · Sep 3

Very much looking forward to the Public Economics workshop @cunef.bsky.social in Madrid #MadPub2025

Many thx @cmtneztt.bsky.social @miguelalmunia.bsky.social @dforemny.bsky.social for putting together a great program 👉 madpub.eu

2025

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · Aug 31

Excellent performance by the inimitable Felix Gall 🚴‍♂️& strong 4th in this surprisingly explosive stage. Looking fwd to week 2+3 of #LaVuelta25 and hoping for Top3 GC🤞

La Vuelta @lavuelta.bsky.social · Aug 31

🎬 𝐂𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌𝐎 | #LaVuelta25

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La Vuelta @lavuelta.bsky.social · Aug 31

🎬 𝐂𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌𝐎 | #LaVuelta25

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Bastian Brinkmann @basbrinkmann.bsky.social · Nov 20

Armin Falk zieht sich zurück
„Wir danken unserem internationalen Forschungsnetzwerk ausdrücklich dafür, dass es uns mit seinem kritischen Engagement die Essenz des IZA noch einmal deutlich vor Augen geführt hat.“
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/o...

Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit: Armin Falk zieht sich zurück

700 Forscher wollten Armin Falkan der Spitze des IZA verhindern - und haben nun Erfolg. Doch die Frage ist: Wie soll es nun weitergehen?

www.sueddeutsche.de

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Oct 22

Meet @aikoschmeisser.com 🔍

Job market candidate at BSoE. His research spans Labor Economics, Political Economy, and Behavioral Economics, with a focus on how preferences and beliefs influence labor market outcomes.

More on👉 www.aikoschmeisser.com
#econjobmarket #laboreconomics #politicaleconomics

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Jonas Jessen @jonasjessen.bsky.social · Oct 30

WZB offers an amazing conditions and our group is very nice as well 🙂

wzb.eu/en/research/...

You would join the great research environment of
@bseberlin.bsky.social 💡

Nice bonus: You can live in the best city in the world 🐻

Contact me if you have any questions!

People: President's Research Group Inequality, Social Mobility and Growth

Persons lists Unit Inequality, Social Mobility and Growth Head Prof. Dr. h.c. Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, Ph.D. fon: +49 30 25491 501mail: nicola.fuchs [at] wzb.eu Research Manager Babette Hagemann...

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Anja Prummer @anjaprummer.bsky.social · Nov 1

I am looking for a 6 year Postdoc in Micro, preferably Theory at Freie Universität Berlin!
fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
Please apply through the Berlin School of Economics,
berlinschoolofeconomics.de/programs/res...
Berlin offers a vibrant, fun and super collegial community! Join us! #econsky 📈📉

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Anna Bindler @annabindler.bsky.social · Nov 7

Good news - we are hiring!! 🥳

Are you an Applied Microeconomist on the job market & interested in policy-relevant research on crime, labor & inequality? Come work with us @diw.de & join our new team in a vibrant research environment - right in the center of Berlin.
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Seraphin Schwarzbauer @schwarzbauer.bsky.social · Nov 13

I put together a quick starter pack of people working on crime! Let me know if you'd like to be added or removed!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jan 7

take congestion pricing. of the 3.8 million new yorkers who commute to work, a grand total of 128,000 drive a private vehicle into manhattan. of those, about 16,000 are low income workers. we are looking at .4% of working new yorkers who are poor and potentially burdened by the fee.

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DER STANDARD @derstandard.at · Jan 28

Wie Oligarch Abramowitsch mit seinen Yachten Millionen an Steuern hinterzogen haben dürfte:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Investigativrecherche von @sophiabaumann.bsky.social, @simonlock.bsky.social und @bastianobermayer.bsky.social

Wie Oligarch Abramowitsch mit seinen Yachten Millionen an Steuern hinterzogen haben dürfte

Leaks zeigen, wie aufwendige Offshore-Konstrukte verschleierten, wer wirklich hinter den Luxusyachten des sanktionierten Oligarchen steckt. Der Fiskus fiel offenbar darauf herein

www.derstandard.at

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DER STANDARD @derstandard.at · Feb 12

Blau-Schwarz geplatzt: FPÖ-Chef Kickl scheitert mit Regierungsbildung.
www.derstandard.at/jetzt/livebe...

FPÖ-Chef Kickl scheitert mit Koalitionsbildung, legt Regierungsbildungsauftrag zurück

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Hannes Rusch @hannesrusch.bsky.social · May 6

📣 Attention PhD-candidates & early postdocs!

We host the 1st Freiburg PhD-Workshop on the Economics of Criminal Behavior: 30/09-02/10 at csl.mpg.de. Discuss ideas, network with leading experts, present own research.

Apply by 15/07 & spread the word!

tinyurl.com/CSL-WECB24

Home

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · Jul 21

CC seems like bsky didn't get your handle, @libordusekeu.bsky.social sry

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · Jul 21

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Great opportunity to join Berlin's thriving econ community. No kings here.

Deadline: Sep 30, 2025

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · Jul 21

PS: In related work (same setting), we do NOT find clear evidence that higher #fines would amplify (specific) #deterrence effects – it’s about getting a ticket (or not), which makes drivers slow down... low/high fines seem 2nd order 👇

ideas.repec.org/a/oup/jeurec...

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Learning from Law Enforcement

This paper studies how punishment affects future compliance behavior and isolates deterrence effects mediated by learning. Using administrative data from speed cameras that capture the full driving hi

ideas.repec.org

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · Jul 21

Given that (non-)compliance responses are small, the elasticity of revenues wrt fines is high (~0.9): a 100CZK increase in fines translates into ~60CZK higher revenues collected (within 15 days).

Might explain why "revenue motivated" authorities find fines attractive.

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