Description: I'm an economist mainly interested in research on macroeconomics and public economics using applied data science. Currently, I am a professor at University of Mannheim.
I'm an economist mainly interested in research on decisions of households and firms and in applied data science and econometrics . Check out some of my latest work
rostam-afschar(at)uni-mannheim.de ( GPG-Key ).
Survey Data & Methodology display/hide abstracts German Business Panel The German Business Panel (GBP) is a representative panel of managers bearing responsibilities for accounting and tax matters in German firms. These representatives are surveyed on a semi-annual basis on topics in the area of financial accounting, managerial accounting and taxation. READ MORE EXPLORE THE DATA A Guide on How Survey Weights of the GBP are Used (and Constructed) Replication Files DOWNLOAD Replication files for "Optimal Taxa