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


Désirée I. Christofzik, Angela Fuest, Robin Jessen (2022). Macroeconomic effects of the anticipation and implementation of tax changes in Germany: Evidence from a narrative account. Economica, 89(353), 62–81.

Published Version (ungated) Working Paper Online Appendix

Désirée I. Christofzik, Steffen Elstner, Lars P. Feld, Christoph M. Schmidt (2021). Unraveling the Productivity Paradox: Evidence for Germany. CEPR Discussion Paper 16187.

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

Désirée I. Christofzik, Steffen Elstner (2021). International spillover effects of U.S. tax reforms: Evidence from Germany. Oxford Economic Papers, 73(2), 578–600.

Published Version (ungated) Working Paper Replication Files Online Appendix

Désirée I. Christofzik, Lars P. Feld, Mustafa Yeter (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

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

Published Version Working Paper

Désirée I. Christofzik, Benny Schneider (2019). Fiscal Policy Adjustments to Budget Shocks: Evidence from German Municipalities. German Council of Economic Experts Working Paper 10/2019.

Working Paper

Désirée I. Christofzik, Lars P. Feld, Wolf Heinrich Reuter, Mustafa Yeter (2018). Uniting European fiscal rules: How to strenghten the fiscal framework. German Council of Economic Experts Working Paper 04/2018.

Working Paper

Jochen Andritzky, Désirée I. Christofzik, Lars P. Feld, Uwe Scheuering (2018). A mechanism to regulate sovereign debt restructuring in the euro area. International Finance 22(1), 20–34.

Published Version Working Paper

Désirée I. Christofzik, Sebastian G. Kessing (2018). Does fiscal oversight matter?. Journal of Urban Economics, 105, 70–87.

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Policy Contributions

Applied publications

Désirée I. Christofzik (2023). Zahlungen der Länder an Gemeinden in finanzstatistischer Abgrenzung – Eckpunkte eines Schätzmodells. Forschungsvorhaben FE 5/21 im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen. Abschlussbericht.

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Désirée I. Christofzik (2022). Hearing in the finance committee of the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament. Written statement for the preparation of an expert meeting in the finance committee of the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament on December 8th, 2022 regarding the sustainability of the state’s finances, Print 20/493, December 2022.

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Désirée I. Christofzik (2022). Hearing in the interior committee of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament. Written statement for the preparation of the hearing in the interior committee of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament on October 5th, 2022 regarding the reform of the state fiscal equalization scheme, Print 18/2573, September 2022.

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Désirée I. Christofzik (2022). Hearing in the finance committee of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament. Written statement for the preparation of the public hearing of the finance committee of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament on May 23rd, 2022 regarding potential advancements in cash and intergenerational accounting, May 2022.

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Désirée I. Christofzik, Steffen Elstner, Lars P. Feld, Christoph M. Schmidt (2022). Das deutsche Produktivitätsparadoxon: Eine Spurensuche. Blog „Inclusive Productivity“ (Bertelsmann Stiftung), February 16.

Blog Inclusive Productivity

Désirée I. Christofzik, Steffen Elstner, Lars P. Feld, Christoph M. Schmidt (2021). The German Productivity Paradox: A Homegrown Affair. VoxEU.org, November 22.

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Désirée I. Christofzik, Lars P. Feld, Philipp Weber (2021). Fiskalische Einordnung der Programme zur Bundestagswahl 2021. Eine Studie im Auftrag des Wirtschaftsrats der CDU, 61 + V Seiten.

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Désirée I. Christofzik, Florian Dorn, Stefanie Gäbler, Christian Raffer, Felix Rösel (2021). Erwiderung: Licht und Schatten der Doppik-Umstellung. Wirtschaftsdienst 101 (2), 141–142.

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Désirée I. Christofzik, Florian Dorn, Stefanie Gäbler, Christian Raffer, Felix Rösel (2020). Bremst die Doppik öffentliche Investitionen? Ergebnisse aus drei aktuellen Evaluationsstudien. Wirtschaftsdienst 100 (9), 707–711.

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Désirée I. Christofzik, Lars P. Feld, Mustafa Yeter (2019). Öffentliche Investitionen: Wie viel ist zu wenig?. Schweizer Monat - Die Autorenzeitschrift für Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur 1064, 60–64.

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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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