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Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) @restatjournal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Disclosure law caused MPs to earn more outside income. Voters view income as competence signal. Just Accepted new paper by Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social and Nils Wehrhöfer zurl.co/vJFY3) zurl.co/ZBfSW

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ECONtribute @econtribute.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

💼Nebenjobs im Bundestag: Wer verdient am meisten - und wie kommt das bei der Wählerschaft an? Im ECONtribute Wirtschaftspodcast spricht Cluster-Mitglied @nicercarina.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social über Kompetenz, Korruption und Kohle 👉: econtribute.de/de/newsroom/... #EconSky @dfg.de

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Unser Beitrag in der @faznet.bsky.social Wirtschaft/ der Volkswirt: die zwei Seiten der Transparenz. In unserer Studie zeigen wir, dass Nebeneinkünfte von Politikern unterschiedlich nach Parteipräferenz wahrgenommen werden. Mehr hier: www.econtribute.de/RePEc/ajk/aj...

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Last, several reforms have been introduced since 2012 that increased disclosure requirements for both federal and state MPS in Germany. Therefore, it is important to interpret our results within the context of the narrow bracket system established in 2007. 10/n

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

More broadly, the interaction between the sender and receiver of information significantly influences the effectiveness of transparency policies and should be considered in their design. Our study highlights the complexities surrounding transparency policies. 9/n

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Taken together, our estimated effects of public disclosure and the differences in voter perceptions suggest that MPs accurately anticipate how voters perceive them and may use public disclosure as a signaling tool. 8/n

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

We show in a survey among German voters that perceptions of outside income vary by political preference: right-leaning voters perceive it as a sign of competence while left-leaning voters associate it with reduced voter representation. 7/n

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Using a proxy in the tax data, we find suggestive evidence that right-leaning MPs were the primary contributors to this effect. 6/n

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Using administrative tax data and a difference-in-differences design with state MPs, we demonstrate that MPs increased their outside income following the public disclosure reform in 2007. 5/n

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Starting descriptively, we hand-collect all publicly disclosed activities from 2005 to 2013. Consistent with prior evidence, we find that right-leaning MPs (CDU/CSU & FDP) are more likely to engage in outside work and have higher outside income. 4/n

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

We study a German disclosure reform implemented in 2007, which required federal MPs to report their outside income in a bracket system, top-coded at 7000€ per activity. This allows us to examine how MPs adjusted their outside income in response to the reform. 3/n

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

We make a novel contribution to the literature on transparency, accountability and the interplay between voter perceptions and political behavior. 2/n

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

New paper: "Unintended Effects of Transparency: The Consequences of Income Disclosure by Politicians," (www.econtribute.de/RePEc/ajk/aj... ) co-authored with @nilswehrhoefer.bsky.social. THREAD 1/n

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ECONtribute @econtribute.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Vermögen ist in Deutschland ungleich verteilt. Was sind die Gründe dafür? Darüber diskutieren wir mit @charlottebartels.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social bei unserem virtuellen #ReStart Talk am 17. Februar! Infos und Anmeldung hier👉: econtribute.de/de/event/res... @barbaraboelmann.bsky.social

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

We had a fantastic ECONtribute Young Economist Workshop on Applied Economics last Friday! The program, the exchange between Bonn and Cologne, and the mentoring session by @johanneswohlfart.bsky.social lfahrt.bsky.social were all excellent! @econtribute.bsky.social #EconSky

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Erik Hornung @hornungerik.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

📢We are hiring 📢 We look to fill a Postdoc position in Economic History! 5-year position funded by ERC project „Entrenched: Elite Capture and Social Mobility“ jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/1964 Deadline: Jan 17, 2025 Please spread widely! @econtribute.bsky.social #EconSky

Job announcement for Postdoctoral Researcher in Economic History

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Sebastian Siegloch @sigginho.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Sarah Gharbi is on the Job Market. Her research is at the intersection of public and labor economics, focusing on policy evaluation w/ large admin data and modern microeconometric methods. Sarah is great! Check out her website and papers and interview her! sarahgharbi.github.io

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Could you add me? Thanks! Mich appreciated

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Carina Neisser @nicercarina.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

🥁Reminder to submit for the #IIPF2024 in Prague! All papers on public finance are highly welcome!! Please join us! Keynotes by @annette_als @fatihguvenen Lisa De Simone and @Ch_Trebesch Grants for authors from low- or middle-income countries are available 👉 iipf2024.vse.cz

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