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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Clemens Fuest

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Clemens Fuest

Main Focus

  • Economic and Fiscal Policy
  • International Taxation
  • Tax Policy
  • European Integration

Professional Experience

since April 2016

President, ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich

since April 2016

Director of the Center for Economic Studies (CES)

since April 2016

Professor for Economics and Public Finance at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

since April 2016

Executive Director of CESifo GmbH

2013 - 2016

President and CEO of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim and Professor of Economics, University of Mannheim

2008 - 2013

Professor of Business Taxation, University of Oxford, Research Director, Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation

2001 - 2008

Professor, Chair of Public Economics, University of Cologne

1995 - 2001

Senior Research Assistant, Chair of Public Economics, University of Munich

1991 - 1995

Research Assistant, Chair of Economic Policy, University of Cologne

Recent Publications

Publication 2023

Clemens Fuest, Florian Neumeier

Annual Review of Economics 15:1, 425–500

Publication 2023

Florian Neumeier, Clemens Fuest, Lea Immel, Andreas Peichl

European Journal of Political Economy 78

Publication 2023

Florian Dorn, Berit Lange, Martin Braml, Clemens Fuest, David Gstrein, Gérard Krause, John L.Z. Nyirenda, Patrizio Vanella, Joachim Winter

Economics and Human Biology 49, 101198

“International links and intensive cooperation between scholars form the basis for high-quality economic research with a real impact.”

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Clemens Fuest, President of the ifo Institute and Director of the Center for Economic Studies

Video

Sustainability and Prosperity - Antagonists or Symbiosis?

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Why Germany's and Europe's Business Model Is in Danger

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Ukraine-Krieg: Folgen für die Konjunktur und den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland

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Consequences of the War in Ukraine and Economic Policy Options

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ifo Podcast: Reform of International Corporate Taxation

More than 140 countries have agreed on a common path for a reform of international corporate taxation. Who will be the winners and who will be the losers in the end? Will the reform succeed in distributing the tax burden more fairly? Will tax havens dry up?

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Fair and Growth-Friendly Tax Policy – Reform Proposals for the Post-Merkel Era

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ifo Podcast: Public Finances after Corona

After many years without new debt, the Corona crisis has caused debt levels to rise sharply again. This new debt and rising consumer prices are fueling concerns about growing inflation. Are these concerns justified? How can the national debt be brought back to a reasonable level? Are tax increases necessary?

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Tax policy between competitive pressure and redistribution objectives

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