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Johannes Buggle
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Econ AP at University of Innsbruck

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Other EV brands showed no comparable change, confirming the response was unique to Tesla and driven by Musk’s political endorsement rather than market-wide factors.
October 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
📈 Key finding:

Tesla registrations increased by up to 30% in regions with strong AfD support but declined where Green Party support was higher. This increase corresponds to roughly two additional cars per month in AfD-strong areas.
October 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We use district-level vehicle registration data and an event study design to measure how Tesla sales evolved before and after Musk’s endorsement in German regions with different political ideologies.
October 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🚨New working paper #econsky

🚗🇩🇪 What happens when CEOs express political ideology?

In our new paper, Sebastian and I investigate how Elon #Musk’s endorsement of Germany’s far-right #AfD in Dec 2024 polarized #Tesla sales across political lines.
October 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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June 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
We are opening three full professor positions in beautiful Innsbruck!
June 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
How do social movements spread under authoritarian regimes?

We have a new short paper that examines the 1989 East German revolution. We show that networks of Protestant pastors which were key local leaders facilitated the spatial diffusion of protests.
April 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM