Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/162520 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Paper No. 20
Publisher: 
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München und Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Collaborative Research Center Transregio 190 - Rationality and Competition, München und Berlin
Abstract: 
We estimate the causal impact of a sizable German infrastructure investment program on employment at the county level. The program focused on improving the energy efficiency of school buildings, making it possible to use the number of schools as an instrument for investments. We find that the program was effective, creating one job for one year for each €25'000 of investments. The employment gains reached their peak after nine months and dropped to zero quickly after the program's completion. The reductions in unemployment amounted to two-thirds of the job creation, and employment grew predominately in the construction and non-tradable industries.
Subjects: 
infrastructure investments
job creation
employment dynamics
countercyclical fiscal policy
JEL: 
E24
E62
H72
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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