CESifo Research Network Fellow

Axel Dreher

University of Heidelberg
Alfred-Weber-Institut for Economics
Bergheimer Strasse 58, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany

Affiliated Research Network Area

Global Economy

Fields of Interest

  • Political Economy
  • Development Economics
  • Public Choice
  • Globalization

Other Activities

Affiliated Professor - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich

CESifo Working Papers

Membership has its Privileges - The Effect of Membership in International Organizations on FDI

Axel Dreher, Heiner Mikosch, Stefan Voigt
CESifo, Munich, 2010
CESifo Working Paper No. 3231

Globalization, Economic Freedom and Human Rights

Axel Dreher, Martin Gassebner, Lars-H. R. Siemers
CESifo, Munich, 2010
CESifo Working Paper No. 3228

Inequality and Happiness: When Perceived Social Mobility and Economic Reality do not Match

Christian Bjørnskov, Axel Dreher, Justina A.V. Fischer, Jan Schnellenbach
CESifo, Munich, 2010
CESifo Working Paper No. 3216

The Costs of Favoritism: Is Politically-driven Aid less Effective?

Axel Dreher, Stephan Klasen, James Raymond Vreeland, Eric Werker
CESifo, Munich, 2010
CESifo Working Paper No. 2993

Government Decentralization as a Disincentive for Transnational Terror? An Empirical Analysis

Axel Dreher, Justina A.V. Fischer
CESifo, Munich, 2009
CESifo Working Paper No. 2699

Acting Autonomously or Mimicking the State and Peers? A Panel Tobit Analysis of Financial Dependence and Aid Allocation by Swiss NGOs

Axel Dreher, Peter Nunnenkamp, Hannes Öhler, Johannes Weisser
CESifo, Munich, 2009
CESifo Working Paper No. 2617

Agency and Communication in IMF Conditional Lending: Theory and Empirical Evidence

Silvia Marchesi, Laura Sabani, Axel Dreher
CESifo, Munich, 2009
CESifo Working Paper No. 2574

Does Membership in International Organizations Increase Governments’ Credibility? Testing the Effects of Delegating Powers

Axel Dreher, Stefan Voigt
CESifo, Munich, 2008
CESifo Working Paper No. 2285

Do Markets Care about Central Bank Governor Changes? Evidence from Emerging Markets

Christoph Moser, Axel Dreher
CESifo, Munich, 2007
CESifo Working Paper No. 2177

The Devil is in the Shadow – Do Institutions Affect Income and Productivity or only Official Income and Official Productivity?

Axel Dreher, Pierre-Guillaume Méon, Friedrich Schneider
CESifo, Munich, 2007
CESifo Working Paper No. 2150

The Politics of IMF Forecasts

Axel Dreher, Silvia Marchesi, James Raymond Vreeland
CESifo, Munich, 2007
CESifo Working Paper No. 2129

Do Differences in Institutional and Legal Environments Explain Cross-Country Variations in IPO Underpricing?

Axel Dreher, Christian Hopp
CESifo, Munich, 2007
CESifo Working Paper No. 2082

Does High Inflation Cause Central Bankers to Lose their Job? Evidence Based on a New Data Set

Axel Dreher, Jakob de Haan, Jan-Egbert Sturm
CESifo, Munich, 2007
CESifo Working Paper No. 2045

Greasing the Wheels of Entrepreneurship? The Impact of Regulations and Corruption on Firm Entry

Axel Dreher, Martin Gassebner
CESifo, Munich, 2007
CESifo Working Paper No. 2013

Does Terror Threaten Human Rights? Evidence from Panel Data

Axel Dreher, Martin Gassebner, Lars-H. R. Siemers
CESifo, Munich, 2007
CESifo Working Paper No. 1935

Does Membership on the UN Security Council Influence IMF Decisions? Evidence from Panel Data

Axel Dreher, Jan-Egbert Sturm, James Raymond Vreeland
CESifo, Munich, 2006
CESifo Working Paper No. 1808

The Impact of Globalization on the Composition of Government Expenditures: Evidence from Panel Data

Axel Dreher, Jan-Egbert Sturm, Heinrich Ursprung
CESifo, Munich, 2006
CESifo Working Paper No. 1755

Do IMF and World Bank Influence Voting in the UN General Assembly?

Axel Dreher, Jan-Egbert Sturm
CESifo, Munich, 2006
CESifo Working Paper No. 1724

Corruption and the Shadow Economy: An Empirical Analysis

Axel Dreher, Friedrich Schneider
CESifo, Munich, 2006
CESifo Working Paper No. 1653

Student Flows and Migration: An Empirical Analysis

Axel Dreher, Panu Poutvaara
CESifo, Munich, 2005
CESifo Working Paper No. 1490