Observing the German Election: Tax Policy for Economic Growth
The next government needs to prioritize measures to improve Germany’s competitiveness as an investment location.
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Prof. Dr. Nadine Riedel
Academic Advisory Committee Member, Tax Foundation Europe
Nadine Riedel is the Director of the Institute for Public and Regional Economics at the University of Münster.
She received her PhD from the University of Munich in 2008 and was a research fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation from 2008 to 2010. Prior to joining the University of Münster, she held chairs at the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim and the University of Bochum. Her research focuses on international corporate taxation and on the intersection of public sector economics with regional and development economics. Her work has been published in leading international journals, including the Journal of Public Economics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, and European Economic Review. She acts as editor-in-chief of International Tax and Public Finance and serves on several scientific advisory boards at the German Federal Ministry of Finance.
Latest Work
Simplifying Germany’s Income Tax System: A Path Toward Fairness and Efficiency
While many Scandinavians get mailed comprehensive pre-filled tax returns and only have to check whether they are correct, the average German taxpayer spends 9 to 10 hours and over €100 filing their tax return.
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