Prof. Dr. Sebastian G. Kessing
Chair | University of Siegen
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Personal information
Research Interests
- Theory of Taxation
- Federalism | Globalization | Decentralization
- Governance of the Public Sector
- Future of the Welfare State
- Public Goods
Academic and Professional Positions
- since 2009: Full Professor, Chair of Public Economics, University of Siegen
- since 2006: CESifo Research Affiliate
- 2007 - 2009: Economist, European Commission, Directorate-General Economic and Financial Affairs
- 2006 - 2007: Senior Research Fellow, Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)
- 2005 - 2006: Research Fellow, University of Warwick, Department of Economics
- 2001 - 2005: Lecturer, Institute for Public Economics and Social Policy, Free University Berlin
Education
- Habilitation (2008), Free University Berlin
- Dr. rer. pol. (2003), Free University Berlin (Supervisors: Kai A. Konrad, Giuseppe Bertola)
- Doctoral Studies (1997-2000), European University Institute (EUI) in Florence
- Dipl. Volkswirt (1997), Free University Berlin
- Studies of Economics, University of Marburg, Universidad de Chile and Free University Berlin
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