Daniel Kaufmann holds the Chair of Applied Macroeconomics at the University of Neuchâtel. Research on inflation, output, interest rate and exchange rate dynamics over long historical episodes and caus...

Using newly collected discount rate data for six Swiss cities from 1846 to 1893, we find no evidence of increasing integration during a 30-year period of lightly regulated free banking. We attribute ...

Hiring: PhD candidate in International, Regional & Urban Economics! Fully funded 4-year position under my supervision. See the full call for more information. Apply by end of October. Looking forward...

We study the effects of a reform to VAT rules (the reverse charge mechanism on domestic transactions) aimed at eliminating VAT fraud involving cross-border transactions within the European Union (EU)....