Three essays in applied empirical economics [Elektronische Ressource] : the financing of governments, corporations and households / vorgelegt von André Ebner

Three Essays in Applied Empirical Economics The Financing of Governments, Corporations and Households André Ebner München 2009 Three Essays in Applied Empirical Economics The Financing of Governments, Corporations and Households Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades Doctor oeconomiae publicae (Dr. oec. publ.) an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 2009 vorgelegt von André Ebner Referent: Prof. Dr. Joachim Winter Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Illing Datum der mündlichen Prüfung: 25. Januar 2010 Promotionsabschlussberatung: 10. Februar 2010 to my parents and my brother Acknowledgements During my dissertation I received support from a number of people to whom I am very grateful. Special thanks go to my supervisor Joachim Winter for his ongoing encouragement and the advice I received during my research projects. I am also grateful to Gerhard Illing who kindly agreed to act as my second supervisor and to Martin Kocher whom I was happy to win as my third examiner after having already experienced his support and friendliness during my master thesis at the University of Innsbruck. Many thanks go to Rien Wagenvoort and Magdalena Borys, my co-authors of the second chapter.