Is our tax system efficient? Should higher earners pay higher taxes? How realistic are tax cuts after the pandemic? in the current episode of the ECONtribute economics podcast, WiSo professor Felix Bierbrauer analyses these and other questions, in conversation with Carolin Jackermeier. - Felix Bierbrauer, Professor for Public Economics at the Center for Macroeconomic Research of the WiSo Faculty of the University of Cologne, is a renowned expert who has already come forward several times with papers on possible tax reforms for the german income tax system.
Every two weeks until the federal elections on September 26, the podcast will highlight the political challenges of the coming years with scientific expertise. Climate change, the economy after the pandemic or affordable housing for all: In the current podcast season #Wahljahr, the Cluster's researchers go into depth on central election issues and at the same time provide understandable explanations for complicated questions.
Since January 28, 2021, the economics podcast of ECONtribute, Germany's only cluster of excellence in economics, supported by the universities of Bonn and Cologne, has been providing interesting monthly insights into current and complex topics in economics, politics and society. Well-founded analyses and positions on a scientific background also include the previous seasons, #Gender and #Bildung. Just like the current, special season #Wahljahr, they are available for re-listening wherever podcasts are available.
- All episodes of the ECONtribute economics podcast are also available via the website of the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute: Markets and Public Policy.
- Prof. Dr Felix Bierbrauer at Find an Expert