Désirée I. Christofzik has held the chair of Public Economics at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer since 2021. She is research associate at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannhein.

From 2019 to 2021 she was a Professor at the Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences in Brühl (Germany). Prior to this appointment, she served as Deputy Secretary General and Economist in the scientific staff of the German Council of Economic Experts.

Her research focuses on (local) public finance as well as tax and fiscal policy.

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Interests

  • Intergovernmental fiscal relations
  • Evaluation of reforms
  • Public sector accounting
  • Local public finances and public debt
  • Tax & fiscal policy
  • Tax revenue & fiscal forecasting

Publications

In refereed journals and recent working papers


(2021). Unraveling the Productivity Paradox: Evidence for Germany. CEPR Discussion Paper 16187.

Working Paper Working Paper (ungated) Data VoxEU Blog Inclusive Productivity

(2020). Heterogeneous price and quantity effects of the real estate transfer tax in Germany. German Council of Economic Experts Working Paper 10/2020.

Working Paper

(2019). Does accrual accounting alter fiscal policy decisions? - Evidence from Germany. European Journal of Political Economy 60, 101805.

Published Version Working Paper

(2019). Fiscal Policy Adjustments to Budget Shocks: Evidence from German Municipalities. German Council of Economic Experts Working Paper 10/2019.

Working Paper

(2018). Uniting European fiscal rules: How to strenghten the fiscal framework. German Council of Economic Experts Working Paper 04/2018.

Working Paper

(2018). A mechanism to regulate sovereign debt restructuring in the euro area. International Finance 22(1), 20–34.

Published Version Working Paper

(2018). Does fiscal oversight matter?. Journal of Urban Economics, 105, 70–87.

Published Version Working Paper

Talks

Recent & upcoming talks

Selected conference presentations (since 2019)

  • 10.2022: Symposium Kommunalfinanzen, Speyer (presentation + organization)
  • 06.2022: 21st Journées Louis-André Gérard-Varet, Marseille
  • 06.2021: 20th Journées Louis-André Gérard-Varet, Marseille (online)
  • 05.2021: ZEW Public Finance Conference, Mannheim (online)
  • 04.2021: Meeting of the European Public Choice Society, Lille (online)
  • 09.2020: Verein für Socialpolitik Annual Meeting, Cologne (online)
  • 08.2020: Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF), Reykjavik (online)
  • 09.2019: Verein für Socialpolitik Annual Meeting, Leipzig
  • 08.2019: Annual Congress of the European Economic Association, Manchester
  • 08.2019: Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF), Glasgow
  • 05.2019: ZEW Public Finance Conference, Mannheim
  • 04.2019: Meeting of the European Public Choice Society, Jerusalem

Invited discussions, parliamentary hearings and panels (since 2019)

  • 02.2023: Talk @ Brazil Europe Integration Forum (FIBE) | The Future of Fiscal Governance, Lisbon
  • 12.2022: Expert meeting @ Finance Committee of the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament | Sustainability of state finances, Kiel (online)
  • 11.2022: Talk @ OECD SIGMA | Public accounting reforms in the Western Balkans and the European Neighbourhood - The case of Germany, Paris (online)
  • 10.2022: Hearing @ Interior Committee of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament | State Fiscal Equalization Act, Mainz
  • 09.2022: Panel @ Joint Committee of German Industry and Commerce | Modern State, Berlin
  • 08.2022: Panel @ Open Day at Federal Ministry of Finance | Fiscal policy at a watershed moment, Berlin
  • 05.2022: Hearing @ Finance Committee of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state parliament | Advancements in cash and intergenerational accounting, Schwerin (online)
  • 10.2019: Discussion @ Federal Ministry of Finance | 2nd Fiscal Policy Seminar, Berlin
  • 06.2019: Discussion @ Workshop DIW/Federal Ministry of Finance | Public investment in Germany, Berlin

Experience

Academic and professional positions

 
 
 
 
 

Professor of Public Economics

German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

Jul 2021 – Present Speyer, Germany
 
 
 
 
 

Secondment

Federal Police, Frankfurt Airport and Police Academy Luebeck

Mar 2021 – May 2021 Frankfurt and Swisttal, Germany
 
 
 
 
 

Professor of Public Finance

Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences

Nov 2019 – Jul 2021 Brühl, Germany
 
 
 
 
 

Deputy Secretary General

German Council of Economic Experts

Apr 2019 – Oct 2019 Wiesbaden, Germany
 
 
 
 
 

Visiting Fellow

Bruegel

May 2018 – Jun 2018 Brussels, Belgium
 
 
 
 
 

Economist

German Council of Economic Experts

May 2015 – Mar 2019 Wiesbaden, Germany
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

Chair of Public Economics, University of Siegen

Jun 2013 – Apr 2015 Siegen, Germany
 
 
 
 
 

PhD Visitor

Department of Economics, University of Exeter

Feb 2013 – Jun 2013 Exeter, UK

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