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Christian Traxler wins research grant to study effects of scrapping, banning and taxing cars

The Professor of Economics will use novel administrative data to evaluate policy interventions in the car market.

Act first, plan later? Fear of old-age poverty is growing among young people

Hertie School professors lead recent survey on financial behaviours and old-age provision of 17 to 27 year olds.

Speed limits could provide benefits, but enforcement matters, says Christian Traxler in SPIEGEL

Speeding tickets could nudge people into compliance, study finds.

Economists argue for speed limits in Germany

Stefan Bauernschuster from the University of Passau and Christian Traxler from the Hertie School argue that a speed limit would reduce deaths and injuries and have positive effects for those living in the vicinity of highways.

How can you nudge people to donate?

Christian Traxler and Maximilian Linek examine data from Wikipedia’s donation drive via website banners.

Speeding tickets work: Fines get speeders to slow down and change their driving habits

Study shows pronounced learning effect among drivers | Amount of fine is not a decisive factor

Berlin Centre for Consumer Policies (BCCP) awarded 1.1 million-euro research grant

Joint project of Hertie School and 6 other Berlin institutions to tackle digitalisation challenges.

Fewer and fewer young Germans are saving for retirement

Klaus Hurrelmann and Christian Traxler present results of 2019 MetallRente study.

Leibniz Association approves second phase of funding for Berlin Centre for Consumer Policies

Christian Traxler, Daniela Stockmann and Lion Hirth in project with seven Berlin institutions.

Contagious compliance

Measures aimed at a few can spur others to comply with laws, research by Christian Traxler shows.

Hertie School and professors among top ten economic policy influencers on Twitter in 2018

Makronom magazine ranks Enderlein and Kemfert top two experts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Great reads from 2018

Check out these stories from our archives while relaxing over the holidays.