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How causal machine learning can leverage marketing strategies: Assessing and improving the performance of a coupon campaign
Henrika Langen, Martin Huber
We apply causal machine learning algorithms to assess the causal effect of a marketing intervention, namely a coupon campaign, on the sales of a retailer. Besides assessing the ave…
From homemakers to breadwinners? How mandatory kindergarten affects maternal labour market outcomes
Selina Gangl, Martin Huber
The majority of Swiss children attend mandatory and cost-free kindergarten at four. We examine the effect of this policy on maternal labour market outcomes. Using administrative da…
How residence permits affect the labor market attachment of foreign workers: Evidence from a migration lottery in Liechtenstein
Berno Buechel, Selina Gangl, Martin Huber
We analyze the impact of obtaining a residence permit on foreign workers' labor market and residential attachment. To overcome the usually severe selection issues, we exploit a uni…
Business analytics meets artificial intelligence: Assessing the demand effects of discounts on Swiss train tickets
Martin Huber, Jonas Meier, Hannes Wallimann
We assess the demand effects of discounts on train tickets issued by the Swiss Federal Railways, the so-called `supersaver tickets', based on machine learning, a subfield of artifi…
The fiscal response to revenue shocks
Simon Berset, Martin Huber, Mark Schelker
We study the impact of fiscal revenue shocks on local fiscal policy. We focus on the very volatile revenues from the immovable property gains tax in the canton of Zurich, Switzerla…
Assessing the effects of seasonal tariff-rate quotas on vegetable prices in Switzerland
Daria Loginova, Marco Portmann, Martin Huber
Causal estimation of the short-term effects of tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on vegetable producer prices is hampered by the large variety and different growing seasons of vegetables a…