Essays in applied econometrics

Mähr, Maximilian

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URN:	urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-703086
Document Type:	Doctoral dissertation
Year of publication:	2025
Place of publication:	Mannheim
University:	Universität Mannheim
Evaluator:	Ciccone, Antonio
Publication language:	English
Institution:	School of Law and Economics > Makroökonomie (Ciccone 2013-)
License:	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Subject:	330 Economics
Classification:	JEL: C55,
Keywords (English):	applied econometrics , causal inference , affirmative action , science of science
Abstract:	This dissertation develops and employs quantitative methods to causally answer three empirically motivated questions. Chapter 1 investigates how appointing a female professor through affirmative action affects universities' hiring decisions and gender attitudes. Chapter 2 examines the impact of restricted access to scientific knowledge on the production and dissemination of new research, leveraging the quasi-natural experiment created by the rise of Sci-Hub. Chapter 3 evaluates how media coverage of corruption scandals affects the behavior of public healthcare workers.