Timo Wochner

Delighted that my paper “Gambling for Re-election” (with Alastair Langtry, Niklas Potrafke and Marcel Schlepper), has been accepted at @EJ_RES!

Why do politicians back risky political leaders - even ones they expect to perform worse on average?🧵

Accepted at @JIntlEcon!

What’s the optimal inflation rate? We know surprisingly little. Structural models provide a relatively wide range of estimates.
In our new paper (w/ @LukasHack_ & N. Potrafke), we ask economic experts globally what inflation rate they consider optimal. 🧵