Publications

Pandemic Effects on Regional Job Matching in Austria

with Kiss A., Nagl W.  ·  Regional Studies, 60(1), 2026

Uneven Recovery: Sectoral Labour Market Mismatch in Austria after COVID-19

with Kiss A., Nagl W.  ·  Economics and Business Letters, 15(1), 18–29, 2026

New Answers to Old Questions: The Effects of the Minimum Wage Hike in Spain in 2019

with Cubells Enguídanos A., Di Pietro F.  ·  Applied Economics, 1–22, 2026

Reassessing Tax Fairness Through the Lens of Fiscal Fairness

The Economists' Voice, 2026

Assessing Rwanda's National Electrification Strategy: Impact and Trade-offs

with Di Pietro F., Campbell K., Changwony F.  ·  Energy Economics, 109196, 2026

An Extended View on Inequality and Redistribution in the European Union — The Role of Indirect Taxation and In-Kind Benefits

with De Poli S., Köppl-Turyna M.  ·  Economic Analysis and Policy (online first)

The Rising Tide Lifts All Boats? Income Support Measures for Employees and Self-Employed during the COVID-19 Pandemic

with De Poli S., Ivaškaitė-Tamošiūnė V.  ·  International Tax and Public Finance, 1–27

Germany's Fiscal Turn: Structural Challenges, Political Risks, and European Spillover Effects

The Economists' Voice, 2026

Net Fiscal Contributions in the EU — The Role of Indirect Taxation and In-Kind Benefits

with Köppl-Turyna M.  ·  Kyklos, 78(4), 1607–1636, 2026

Limiting prices or transferring money? An ex ante assessment of alternative measures to cope with the hike in energy prices

with Amores A.F., De Agostini P., De Poli S., Maier S.  ·  Energy Economics, Vol. 147, June 2025, 108506

Does redistribution hurt growth? An empirical assessment of the redistribution-growth relationship in the European Union

with De Poli S., Köppl-Turyna M.  ·  Economic Modelling

Increased childcare to promote mothers' employment in selected EU countries

with Narazani E., Agundez A., Figari F.  ·  Journal of Policy Modeling

More Childcare for the Poor? Budgetary Impacts and Female Labour Supply Responses in Italy, Austria and Hungary

with Narazani E., Figari F.  ·  Applied Economics Letters, 33(5), 706–711, 2026

Migration and public finances in the EU

with Fiorio C., Frattini T., Riganti A.  ·  International Tax and Public Finance, 1–50

Monetary compensation schemes during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for household incomes, liquidity constraints and consumption across the EU

with De Poli S., Figari F., Hufkens T., Leventi C., Papini A., Tumino A.  ·  The Journal of Economic Inequality, 22, 411–431

The future of taxation in changing labour markets

with Livanos I., Papini A., Tumino A.  ·  Public Sector Economics 47(4), 521–554

Hypothetical tax-benefit reforms in Hungary: shifting from tax reliefs to cash transfers for family support

with Agundez Garcia A.  ·  Eastern European Economics, 61(6), 723–746

Does it pay to say "I do"? Marriage bonuses and penalties across the EU

with De Poli S., Ivaškaitė-Tamošiūnė V.  ·  Journal of European Social Policy, 33(3), 317–336

Public redistribution in Europe: Between generations or income groups?

with Hammer B., De Poli S.  ·  Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Vol. 24

Projecting the fiscal impact of immigration in the EU

with Bélanger A., Conte A., Mazza J., Narazani E.  ·  Fiscal Studies, 43(4), 365–385

The role of short-time work and discretionary policy measures in mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 crisis in Germany

with De Poli S., Hufkens T., Peichl A., Ricci M.  ·  International Tax and Public Finance, 30, 1107–1136

Mismatch unemployment in Austria: The role of regional labour markets for skills

with Böheim R.  ·  Regional Studies, Regional Science, 9(1), 208–222

Reducing the income tax burden for households with children: An assessment of the child tax credit reform in Austria

with De Poli S., Varga J.  ·  Fiscal Studies, 43(2), 151–177

COVID-19 and (gender) inequality in income: The impact of discretionary policy measures in Austria

with De Poli S., Kucsera D., Lorenz H.  ·  Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 158, 4

The lock-in effect of marriage: Work incentives after saying "Yes, I do"

with De Poli S., Ivaškaitė-Tamošiūnė V.  ·  Social Sciences, 11(11), 493

The impact of COVID-19 on households' income in the EU

with Almeida V., Barrios S., De Poli S., Tumino A., Van Der Wielen W.  ·  Journal of Economic Inequality 19, 413–431

Trapped in inactivity? Social assistance and labour supply in Austria

with De Poli S.  ·  Empirica, Journal of European Economics, 48, 661–696

Determinants of Public-Sector Efficiency: Decentralization and Fiscal Rules

with Köppl-Turyna M., Kucsera D.  ·  Kyklos, 73(2), 253–290

Redistribution within the tax-benefits system in Austria

with Köppl-Turyna M., Lorenz H., Kucsera D.  ·  Economic Analysis and Policy, 68, 250–264

Wage differences between immigrants and natives in Austria: The role of literacy skills

with Köppl-Turyna M., Gnan P.  ·  Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 46(19), 4010–4042

A Beveridge curve decomposition for Austria

Journal for Labour Market Research, 54(1), 1–15

Gender wage gap and the role of skills and tasks: evidence from the Austrian PIAAC data set

with Köppl-Turyna M.  ·  Applied Economics, 52(2), 113–134

Actuarial Neutrality and Financial Incentives for Early Retirement in the Austrian Pension System

with Kucsera D.  ·  DANUBE: Law and Economics Review, Issue 1, 1–22

Revisiting the Employment Effects of Minimum Wages in Europe

with Köppl-Turyna M., Kucsera D.  ·  German Economic Review, 19(4), 426–465

Tax competition and the political economy of public employment: a model for Austria

with Köppl-Turyna M.  ·  Empirica, Journal of European Economics, 45(3), 607–638

Returns to Skills or Returns to Tasks? A Comment on Hanushek et al. (2015)

with Köppl-Turyna M.  ·  Economics Bulletin, 38(2), 783–790

A Tax-Benefit Model for Austria (AUTAX): Work Incentives and Distributional Effects of the 2016 Tax Reform

with Köppl-Turyna M., Kucsera D.  ·  International Journal of Microsimulation, 10(2), 144–176

Structural unemployment after the crisis in Austria

with Köppl-Turyna M., Kucsera D.  ·  IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 5(1), 1–36

Gleicht die Steuerreform 2015/16 die kumulierte Wirkung der kalten Progression aus?

with Kucsera D.  ·  WIFO Monatsberichte, 88(5), 447–453

Gender Wage Gaps and Skills

with Köppl-Turyna M.  ·  In: Zimmermann K.F. (ed.) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, Springer, ISBN 9783319573656

Effects of collective minimum wages on youth employment in Austria

with Köppl-Turyna M., Kucsera D.  ·  Empirica, 44(4), 805–832. DOI: 10.1007/s10663-016-9341-7

Inflation, fiscal policy and inequality

with Amores A.F., Ricci M., Serruys H.  ·  ECB Fiscal Policy Notes, June 2025

Weathering the crisis: How job retention schemes preserved employment and incomes during the pandemic

Eurofound Research Report, Publications Office of the European Union

The Role of Fiscal Policy Measures in Mitigating the Effects of the Covid-19 Crisis in Germany

with De Poli S., Hufkens T., Peichl A., Ricci M.  ·  EconPol Forum 24(5), 36–40, CESifo Munich

The cushioning effect of tax-benefit systems in the COVID-19 pandemic

with De Poli S., Figari F., et al.  ·  Employment and Social Developments in Europe Report 2021, Chapter 2, Section 5

Projecting the net fiscal impact of migration in the EU

with Bélanger A., Conte A., Mazza J., Narazani E.  ·  JRC Science for Policy Report

The budgetary impact of unemployment changes

with Barrios S., Tumino A., Van der Wielen W.  ·  Report on Public Finances in EMU 2018, DG ECFIN

Money for nothing? Selected aspects of universal basic income

with Köppl-Turyna M., Stephany F.  ·  Economic Policy Papers 2018/1