Mark Schelker

University of Fribourg

Associate Professor

Fribourg

Switzerland

CREMA

Research Fellow

Gellertstrasse 18

Basel

Zurich, CH 8006

Switzerland

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Research Network Affiliate

Poschinger Str. 5

Munich, DE-81679

Germany

SIAW, University of St. Gallen

Research Fellow

Bodanstrasse 8

Saint Gallen, St. Gallen CH-9000

Switzerland

  • University of Fribourg

  • CREMA

  • CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

  • SIAW, University of St. Gallen

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1.

Auditors and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Public Sector

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2008
Mark Schelker
University of Fribourg
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corporate governance, auditor, mandatory auditor rotation, public auditor

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Public Auditors: Empirical Evidence from the US States

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 17 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2008
Mark Schelker
University of Fribourg
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Public auditors, audit courts, political institutions, political economics

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Rethinking Public Auditing Institutions: Empirical Evidence from Swiss Municipalities

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2008
Mark Schelker and Reiner Eichenberger
University of Fribourg and University of Fribourg - Faculty of Economics and Social Science
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auditor, budget transparency, special interests, political economics

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Fiscal Decentralization: Efficiency vs. Redistribution? An Institutional Feature to Resolve the Trade-Off

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Apr 2005
Mark Schelker
University of Fribourg
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Fiscal Federalism, Decentralized Taxation, Redistribution, Progressive Income Taxes

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Auditor Expertise: Evidence from the Public Sector

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 29 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2010
Mark Schelker
University of Fribourg
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public auditor, auditor expertise, auditor competence, fiscal policy

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Regulation in Swiss Cantons: Data for One Century

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5663
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 22 Jan 2016
Simon Luechinger and Mark Schelker
University of Lucerne and University of Fribourg
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regulation, regulatory activity

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Lame Ducks and Divided Government: How Voters Control the Unaccountable

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Lame Ducks and Divided Government: How Voters Control the Unaccountable

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3523
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Jul 2011
Mark Schelker
University of Fribourg
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divided government, lame duck, term limit, accountability

Lame Ducks and Divided Government: How Voters Control the Unaccountable

U. of St. Gallen Law & Economics Working Paper No. 2012-02
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Apr 2012
Mark Schelker
University of Fribourg
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divided government, lame duck, term limit, accountability

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Controlling Government by Democratically-Elected, Competing Political Bodies

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 30 Oct 2004
Reiner Eichenberger and Mark Schelker
University of Fribourg - Faculty of Economics and Social Science and University of Fribourg
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Political economy, political control institution, institutional competition, audit court

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Auditor Terms and Term Limits in the Public Sector: Evidence from the US States

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 13 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2009
Mark Schelker
University of Fribourg
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public auditor, tenure length, term limit, governance

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Direct and Indirect Effects Based on Changes-in-Changes

CESifo Working Paper No. 7855
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 27 Oct 2020
Martin Huber, Mark Schelker and Anthony Strittmatter
University of Fribourg, University of Fribourg and CREST-ENSAE
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direct effects, indirect effects, mediation analysis, changes-in-changes, causal mechanisms, treatment effects

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Direct and Indirect Effects Based on Difference-in-Differences with an Application to Political Preferences Following the Vietnam Draft Lottery

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6000
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 Aug 2016
Eva Deuchert, Martin Huber and Mark Schelker
University of St. Gallen, University of Fribourg and University of Fribourg
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treatment effects, causal mechanisms, direct and indirect effects, Vietnam War lottery, political preferences

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Do Voting Advice Applications Change Political Behavior?

CESifo Working Paper No. 8868
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 28 Jan 2021
Christine Benesch, Rino Heim, Mark Schelker and Lukas Schmid
University of St. Gallen, University of Lucerne, University of Fribourg and University of Lucerne - Faculty of Economics and Management
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elections, information, internet

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Paying Postage: Estimating the Elasticity of Voter Turnout

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5617
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 22 Dec 2015
Mark Schelker and Marco Schneiter
University of Fribourg and University of Fribourg
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voting cost, postal voting, voter turnout

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Decentralization and Progressive Taxation

CESifo Working Paper No. 8862
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 28 Jan 2021
Simon Berset and Mark Schelker
University of Fribourg - Department of Economics and University of Fribourg
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Fiscal Windfall Curse

CESifo Working Paper No. 7795
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 27 Oct 2020
Simon Berset and Mark Schelker
University of Fribourg - Department of Economics and University of Fribourg
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local public finance, fiscal windfalls, fiscal policy

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The Fiscal Response to Revenue Shocks

CESifo Working Paper No. 8854
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 28 Jan 2021
Simon Berset, Martin Huber and Mark Schelker
University of Fribourg - Department of Economics, University of Fribourg and University of Fribourg
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local public finance, fiscal policy, fiscal shocks