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Michael Christl

Research Fellow, Tax Foundation Europe

Michael Christl is a Research Fellow at Tax Foundation Europe and Associate Professor of Economics at Universidad Loyola Andalucía in Seville, Spain.

He has held several research and policy roles at the European Commission, including at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), where he worked on fiscal policy topics across EU member states. He also has experience from think tanks and consulting in Austria, including Agenda Austria and Macro-Consult.

Michael holds a PhD in Economics from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, as well as master’s degrees in economics and quantitative finance. His research has been published in journals such as Fiscal StudiesInternational Tax and Public Finance, and the Journal of Economic Inequality.

He is fluent in German, English, and Spanish and lives in Seville.

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