Robert Schwager

Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)

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Agglomeration, Population Size, and the Cost of Providing Public Services: An Empirical Analysis for German States

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 04-018
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 27 May 2004 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2008
Thiess Buettner, Robert Schwager and Dan Stegarescu
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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agglomeration, cost of public services, local public goods

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EU Enlargement and Immigration

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EU Enlargement and Immigration

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-09
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 07 Apr 2003
Margit Kraus and Robert Schwager
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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Europe, Migration, Uncertainty, Enlargement

EU Enlargement and Immigration

Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 42, pp. 165-181, March 2004
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 31 Mar 2004
Margit Kraus and Robert Schwager
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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EU Enlargement and Immigration

Journal of Common Market Studies, Forthcoming
Posted: 08 Apr 2003
Margit Kraus and Robert Schwager
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)

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Europe, Migration, Uncertainty, Enlargement

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The Effective Tax Burden of Companies and on Highly Skilled Manpower: Tax Policy Strategies in a Globalized Economy

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 05-031
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 Jun 2005 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2015
Christina Elschner, Lothar Lammersen, Michael Overesch and Robert Schwager
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Universität zu Köln and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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Effective tax burden, tax policy, company taxation, personal income tax

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Voting as a Signaling Device

CESifo Working Paper No. 3700
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 Jan 2012
R. Emre Aytimur, Aristotelis Boukouras and Robert Schwager
University of Goettingen (Gottingen), University of Leicester and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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electoral incentives, signaling, voting

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Efficient Revenue Sharing and Upper Level Governments: Theory and Application to Germany

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Efficient Revenue Sharing and Upper Level Governments: Theory and Application to Germany

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1656
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 Feb 2006
Thiess Buettner, Sebastian Hauptmeier and Robert Schwager
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, European Central Bank (ECB) - Directorate General Economics and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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fiscal equalization, tax competition, fiscal federalism, Germany

Efficient Revenue Sharing and Upper Level Governments: Theory and Application to Germany

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 06-013
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 10 Mar 2006 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2008
Thiess Buettner, Sebastian Hauptmeier and Robert Schwager
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, European Central Bank (ECB) - Directorate General Economics and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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Fiscal Equalization, Tax Competition, Fiscal Federalism

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Law Enforcement and Criminality: Europe Vs. USA

International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 217-225, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-44
Number of pages: 1 Posted: 09 Nov 2003 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2009
Dominique Demougin and Robert Schwager
EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht - EBS Business School - Department of Governance & Economics and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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Criminality, Law enforcement, Social system

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Public Universities, Tuition and Competition - A Tiebout Model

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 07-056
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 22 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2008
Robert Schwager
Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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higher education, migration, fiscal externality, club good, tuition

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Fiscal Equalization and Yardstick Competition

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1865
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Dec 2006
Christos Kotsogiannis and Robert Schwager
University of Exeter and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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equalization transfer programs, fiscal capacity, rent-seeking, fiscal federalism

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A Simulation Method to Measure the Tax Burden on Highly Skilled Manpower

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 04-059
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2008
Christina Elschner and Robert Schwager
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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Personal income tax, highly skilled employees, effective tax burden, pensions

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Double Standards in Educational Standards - Are Disadvantaged Students Being Graded More Leniently?

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 07-016
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 27 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2008
Oliver Himmler and Robert Schwager
University of Goettingen (Gottingen) and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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education, grading, social status, schools, Netherlands

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Grade Inflation, Social Background, and Labour Market Matching

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 08-070
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 Sep 2008
Robert Schwager
Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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education, grading, standards, assignment, social mobility

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The Citizen-Candidate Model with Imperfect Policy Control

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The Citizen-Candidate Model with Imperfect Policy Control

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 11 Apr 2015
R. Emre Aytimur, Aristotelis Boukouras and Robert Schwager
University of Goettingen (Gottingen), University of Leicester and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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elections, polarization, strategic delegation, bureaucracy, foreign influence

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On the Incentives to Experiment in Federations

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1585
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Nov 2005
Christos Kotsogiannis and Robert Schwager
University of Exeter and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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fiscal federalism, policy innovation, policy experimentation

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Determinants of Students’ Success at University

Revised Version, cege Discussion Papers No. 214
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 25 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2015
Kamila Danilowicz-Gösele, Johannes Meya, Robert Schwager and Katharina Suntheim
University of Goettingen (Gottingen), University of Goettingen (Gottingen), Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) and University of Goettingen (Gottingen)
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university, high school, grade point average, faculties, education