Désirée I. Christofzik

Professor of Public Economics

German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

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 Mannheim.

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, Steffen Elstner, Lars P. Feld, Christoph M. Schmidt (2024). Unraveling the Productivity Paradox: Evidence for Germany. German Economic Review 25(3), 165-207.

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Désirée I. Christofzik, Sebastian G. Kessing (2024). On the public provision of positional goods. Oxford Economic Papers, 76(3), 708-721.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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Jochen Andritzky, Désirée I. Christofzik, Lars P. Feld, Uwe Scheuering (2019). A mechanism to regulate sovereign debt restructuring in the euro area. International Finance 22(1), 20–34.

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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.

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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, Matthias Quinckhardt (2024). Förderprogramme für Kommunen: politische Verflechtungen und Informationsdefizite. Wirtschaftsdienst 104(7).

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Désirée I. Christofzik (2024). Es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt – Probleme von Investitionsregeln. ifo Schnelldienst 77, 16–18.

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Désirée I. Christofzik, Oliver Märtz (2024). 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 February 7th, 2024 on a draft bill to amend the state law on the reorganization of financial relations between the state and local authorities, Print 18/5239.

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Désirée I. Christofzik, Niklas Isaak, Robin Jessen, Florian Kirsch (2024). Inflation und Zinsen: Wirkungen auf die kommunale Finanzlage in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Wirtschaftsdienst 104(1), 58–63.

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Désirée I. Christofzik (2023). Das Haushaltsurteil und seine Folgen. Wirtschaftsdienst 103(12), 794–795.

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Désirée I. Christofzik (2023). Die Zeitenwende im Bundeshaushalt steht noch aus. ifo Schnelldienst 76, 6–9.

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Désirée I. Christofzik (2023). Haushaltsspielräume des Bundes: Strukturelle Schieflagen lösen sich nicht durch Aufschieben. Wirtschaftsdienst 103(5), 293–296.

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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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Talks

Recent & upcoming talks

Selected conference presentations (since 2019)

04.2024: Committee of Public Economics, Verein für Socialpolitik (German Economic Association), Münster
09.2023: Public Budget and Finance Sessions, Speyer (presentation + organization)
10.2022: Symposium Municipal Finances, 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)

02.2024: Hearing @ Interior Committee of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament | State Fiscal Equalization Act, Mainz
11.2023: Panel @ ZEW | How Transparent Is Europe’s Public Debt? ZEW Workshop on the Future of the German Debt Brake, Mannheim
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