Past Announcements
March 18, 2024
The exam review for Macroeconomics: Growth Theory will take place on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 from 10:00 to 11:00. Please register by April 9th via email with William Dean (william.dean@fau.de) in order to participate. A failure to register ahead of time will bar you from the review. The location will be announced at a later time in this announcement.
March 13, 2024
The exam review for European Economic Integration will take place on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, in room LG 6.116 from 8:00 to 9:00. Please register by April 13th via email with Annalisa Tassi (annalisa.tassi@fau.de); registration is mandatory for attendance.
February 09, 2024
In the summer term 2024 the Chair of Public Finance offers a seminar on European Integration for Bachelor students. In the seminar, students will discuss Sustainability, Green Economy, and Environmental Policy in the European Union. Further information can be found in the announcement. All partipation forms must be returned to Timm Schärfke via email (timm.schaerfke@fau.de) by February 29, 2024.
September 28, 2023
The exam reviews for Public Economics and Macroeconomics: Economic Growth will take place on October 20th, 2023, in room LG 6.120 from 9:00-10:00. Please register by October 13th via email to Boryana Madzharova (boryana.madzharova@fau.de).
August 28, 2023
The exam review for European Economic Integration will take place on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, in room LG 6.116 from 8:00 to 9:00. Please register by October 13th via email (Annalisa Tassi).
July 21, 2023
The Chair of Public Finance along with the Chairs of Economics and Social Policy (Prof. Wrede) as well as Economics (Prof. Necker) are offering Public Economics Seminar 2. Please see the course description and the registration form if you are interested in participating in the WS 23/24. If you would like to take part, please fill out the registration form and return it to William Dean (william.dean@fau.de) no later than August 4th, 2023.
May 5, 2023
The Chair of Public Finance is seeking a junior research assistant. Please click here for more information.
March 29, 2023
The exam reviews for Macroeconomics: Economic Growth and Public Economics will take place on Friday, April 21st, 2023, in room LG 6.120 from 10:00-11:00 am. Please register by April 14th via email (Dr. Boryana Madzharova).
March 27, 2023
The exam review for European Economic Integration will take place on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023, in room LG 6.116 from 8:00 to 9:00. Please register by April 14th via email (Annalisa Tassi).
March 22, 2023
Prof. Thiess Buettner gave a presentation on “Inflationary Effects of Fiscal Policy: The Role of Fiscal Rules” on the occasion of the “ECB and Its Watchers XXIII” Conference in Frankfurt. See the slides. IMFS also made a recording available on YouTube. Prof Buettner comments start from 32:35.
March 17, 2023
The exam review for Wirtschaft und Staat is on April 21, 2023 from 11:30-13:00 in LG 0.143. Please take the survey available on StudOn here to register, which is open until April 17, 2023. Please note that one must register for the exam via the aforementioned link in order to participate in the exam review. If you have any question, please contact Maximilian Pöhnlein (maximilian.poehnlein@fau.de) via email.
March 15, 2023
The exam overview for Ökonomie des öffentlichen Sektors will take place on April 17, 2023 in Lange Gasse 20. Please message Maximilian Pöhnlein until March 31, 2023 via email in order to register. The exact manner of the review will be handled on an individual basis. Please pay attention that a review without prior registration is not possible. Regarding questions, please message Maximilian Pöhnlein (maximilian.poehnlein@fau.de) via email.
February 02, 2023
In the summer term 2023, the Chair of Public Finance offers a seminar on European Integration for Bachelor students. In the seminar, students will discuss INDEPENDENT FISCAL INSTITUTIONS: REVIEWING THE EXPERIENCE. A Q&A meeting will be held on Wednesday 8th of February at 17:00 via Zoom https://fau.zoom.us/j/69153968077?pwd=WkhzTHJJWFRSVzZiQ0Q2aU5ITmVnZz09; you are kindly invited to attend. Further information can be found in the announcement and in the syllabus.
December 16, 2022
On Friday, December 16, Prof. Thiess Büttner presented the 19th statement of the independent advisory board of the German stability council. The German version of the statement can be retrieved here. The press release and the recording of the live stream are also available.
November 15, 2022
Prof. Veronika Grimm, the Chair of Economic Theory at FAU-WiSo, is holding the Ludwig Erhard Lecture with Prof. Thiess Büttner, the Chair of Public Finance, moderating on November 23, 2022 at 18:30 in Lange Gasse’s Auditorium 5 in Nuremberg. For more details about the lecture and registration for attending, please see the attached flyer here.
October 14, 2022
The lecture European Economic Integration will take place on Mondays, from 09:45 – 11:15 in H5. This time and room change was neccessary due to room capacity, if you have questions, please reach out via email (Annalisa Tassi).
September 30, 2022
The exam review for Ökonomie des öffentlichen Sektors will take place on Wednesday, October 19th, at 9am. Please register by October 11th via email (Maximilian Pöhnlein), individual appointments will be coordinated accordingly.
September 27, 2022
The exam reviews for European Economic Integration will take place on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022, in room LG 6.116 from 8:00 to 9:00. Please register by October 13th via email (Annalisa Tassi).
September 27, 2022
The exam overview for the classes Macroeconomics: Economic Growth and Public Economics is going to take place on Wednesday, 19.10.2022 starting at 10am. Students wishing to see their exams, please email Boryana Madzharova to schedule an individual appointment.
August 5, 2022
In the winter semester, we will offer a master’s seminar in Public Economics jointly with Prof. Wrede and Prof. Necker. While a first set of topics has already been assigned, a number of topics is still open. The deadline to apply is September 20 via this form. The course description can be found here. Please contact William Dean with any questions.
May 5, 2022
Presentation “Fiscal Response to Inflation in Germany” at the EU IFI Network Meeting. Slides can be downloaded here.
April 7, 2022
The exam reviews for European Economic Integration will take place on Thursday, April 28th, 2022, in room LG 6.116 from 8:00 to 9:00. Please register by April 24th via email (Annalisa Tassi).
April 3, 2022
The exam overview for the class Macroeconomics: Economic Growth (WS 2022) is going to take place on Thursday, 28.04.2022. Students wishing to see their exams, please email email Boryana Madzharova to schedule an individual appointment.
February 10, 2022
In the summer term 2022, the Chair of Public Finance offers a seminar on European Integration for Bachelor students. In the seminar, students will discuss The Rise of Populism in Europe: Determinants. A preliminary meeting will be held on Thursday 10th of February at 17:00 via Zoom, you are kindly invited to attend. Further information can be found in the announcement here.
November 2, 2021
Due to construction works, the lecture European Economic Integration will exceptionally take place in LG H5 on 8th November.
October 21, 2021
The exam overviews for the classes Public Economics (SS2021) and Macroeconomics: Economic Growth (Re-take SS2021) are going to take place between 26th and 29th of October 2021. Students wishing to see their exams, please email Boryana Madzharova to schedule an individual appointment on one of the specified days.
October 11, 2021
The lecture European Economic Integration will start on Monday, 25th October 11:30-13:00 in LG H2 Hermann Gutmann-Hörsaal. The tutorial will start on Wednesday, 27th October at 13:15-14:45h in LG 0.222/3. Due to construction works, the lecture will exceptionally take place in LG 0.222/3 on 8th November.
September 16, 2021
The exam reviews for European Economic Integration will take place on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021, in room LG 6.116 from 9:00 to 10:00. Please register by October 15th via email (Annalisa Tassi).
August 17, 2021
In the winter term 2021/2022, the Chair of Public Finance jointly with the Chair of Economics and Social Policy (professor Wrede) offers a seminar on public economics for master students. The deadline for expression of interest is 29th of August 2021. For further information use the following link.
May 21, 2021
The chair of professor Buettner is looking to a hire a student assistant for the coordination of a study program. For more details, see the announcement. If interested, please contact Maximilian Pöhnlein (maximilian.poehnlein@fau.de).
April 13, 2021
The exam overview for the class Macroeconomics: Economic Growth is going to take place on 20th of April (Tuesday) from 10 am to 11 am in room 6.120. Students who wish to see their exams, please email Boryana Madzharova (boryana.madzharova@fau.de) to schedule an individual appointment.
April 6, 2021
The exam reviews for European Economic Integration will take place on Wednesday, April 21st, 2021, in room LG 6.116 from 9:00 to 10:00. Please register by April 16th via email (Annalisa Tassi).
March 25, 2021
Dear Students,
Given current measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, we continue to rely on virtual formats for teaching in the summer semester. At present, our plan is as follows:
The lectures Ökonomie des öffentlichen Sektors (ÖÖS) and Public Economics will be conducted as a Livestream at the scheduled time.
The tutorials will be conducted in virtual form to facilitate planning. Information on the format for each tutorial can be found on StudOn.
This arrangement is expected to hold until Pentecost (Pfingsten, May 23). If it is feasible to switch the lectures to in-person teaching before then, we will communicate directly with course participants.
The seminars European Integration and Public Economics 1 are scheduled for June/July, no call has been made on the format, both in-person and virtual meetings are on the table.
Please note that it is still possible to write your thesis at our Chair (including the associated seminar presentation). Here, arrangements will be made on an individual basis, please contact us via e-mail if you are interested.
Internships (Praktikumsmodul) are currently not available and will become possible not before the current measures are relaxed.
The details regarding the teaching format and subsequent processes for each course will be communicated via StudOn, where you will also find any updates on the respective courses. Please make sure to join the StudOn groups for the courses you plan to take!
February 26, 2021
Prof. Buettner’s slides for the discussion of the public debt outlook in EMU post-Covid at the Third Annual Conference of the European Fiscal Board.
February 8, 2021
In the summer term 2021, the chair of public finance offers a seminar on European integration for bachelor students. In the seminar, students will discuss European Integration in Practice. A preliminary meeting will be held on Wednesday 10th of February at 16.45 via zoom, you are kindly invited to attend it. Further information can be found in the announcement and in the literature.
February 6, 2021
In the summer term 2021, the Chair of Public Finance jointly with the Chair of Economics and Social Policy (professor Wrede) offers a seminar on public economics for master students. Students being interested are kindly asked to contact Sebastian Ach by the 18th of February 2021 at the latest.
December 14, 2020
The independent Advisory Board of the Stability Council presented its statement on the development of German public finances on December 14, 2020. Click here for the full statement.
November 9, 2020
The exam overview for the class Public Economics (SS2020) is going to take place in the second week of November 2020, 9th to 13th. Students wishing to see their exams, please email Boryana Madzharova to schedule an individual appointment.
November 11, 2020
The lecture European Economic Integration will start on Wednesday, 11th November at 13:15-14:45h in LG H6 BISSANTZ-Hörsaal. From November 16th (included), the lecture will regularly take place on Mondays at 11:30-13:00 in LG H6 BISSANTZ-Hörsaal. The tutorial will start on Wednesday, 18th November at 13:15-14:45h in LG H6 BISSANTZ-Hörsaal.
October 21, 2020
The independent Advisory Board of the Stability Council presented its statement on the development of German public finances on October 21, 2020. Click here for the full statement.
September 30, 2020
The exam reviews for Macroeconomics: Economic Growth and Ökonomie des öffentlichen Sektors will take place on Friday, November 6th, 2020, in room LG 0.224 from 8:30 to 9:30. Please register by September 30th via email (Maximilian Pöhnlein for ÖÖS or Annalisa Tassi for Macro)
August 3, 2020
In the winter term 2020, the Chair of Public Finance jointly with the Chair of Economic Policy (professor Rincke) and the Chair of Economics and Social Policy (professor Wrede) offers a seminar on public economics for master students. Students being interested are kindly asked to contact David Hardt (david.hardt@fau.de) by the 3rd of August 2020 at the latest.
June 22, 2020
The Independent Advisory Board of the Stability Council presented its statement on the development of German public finances on June 22, 2020. Click here for the full statement.
June 11, 2020
Due to the current situation, the exam reviews will take place online via the Zoom software. The exam review for Macroeconomics: Economic Growth will take place on Monday 15th of June. Please send an email to Annalisa Tassi (annalisa.tassi@fau.de) by the 11th of June to schedule an individual appointment. For the exam review of Ökonomie des öffentlichen Sektors please send an email to Maximilian Pöhnlein (maximilian.poehnlein@fau.de) by the 12th of June to schedule an individual appointment.
June 3, 2020
On Wednesday 3rd June at 15:00 UTC (14:00 BST) Thiess Buettner will present research on Cum-ex Tax Fraud in an online seminar hosted by the Tax Administration Research Centre (TARC), an ESRC Research Centre, hosted by the University of Exeter Business School. To join this event, please register here.
April 15, 2020
Dear Students,
despite the Corona pandemic, all courses for the summer semester will commence as scheduled on April 20, 2020, but in a different format. At present, our plan is as follows:
The lectures Ökonomie des öffentlichen Sektors (ÖÖS) and Public Economics, as well as the seminars on European Integration and Public Economics 1 will all take place this semester. The same goes for the tutorials supplementing the lectures. The teaching format is adjusted differently for each course. Until further notice, we have settled on the following: ÖÖS will be conducted as a Livestream, plus an additional Videorecording (please see the video announcement by Prof. Büttner). Public Economics will be offered as a Videostream. The seminars are scheduled for June/July, no call has been made on the format, both in-person and virtual meetings are on the table. Please note that it is still possible to write your thesis at our Chair (including the associated seminar presentation), and that the Praktikumsmodul for internships is also available. Here, arrangements will be made on an individual basis, please contact us via e-mail if you are interested.
The details regarding the teaching format and subsequent processes for each course will be communicated via StudOn, where you will also find any updates on the respective courses. Please make sure to join the StudOn groups for the courses you plan to take!
A final note on exam reviews for this past winter semester: we can not confirm dates for the exam reviews at this point. We will post any further information here on the website.
April 15, 2020
The dates for exam review cannot be confirmed at this time. This note refers to Ökonomie des öffentlichen Sektors, Public Economics, Taxation and Labor Supply, and Macroeconomics: Economic Growth. Further information will be posted here.
March 27, 2020
The dates for exam review cannot be confirmed at this time. This note refers to Ökonomie des öffentlichen Sektors, Public Economics, Taxation and Labor Supply, and Macroeconomics: Economic Growth. Tentatively, a joint review date is planned for April 23, 2020, further information will be posted here.
February 10, 2020
The deadline for applications to the seminar Public Economics 1 (joint with Prof. Wrede and Prof. Rincke) is February 10, 2020. To apply, please send an email to katharina.adler@fau.de. For further information, see the webpage of the Chair of Economic Policy.
January 22, 2020
In the summer term 2020, the chair of public finance offers a seminar on European integration for bachelor students. In the seminar, students will discuss Migration in Europe. Further information can be found in the announcement.
January 14, 2020
From now on the tutorial Macroeconomics: Economic Growth will be held (every Thursday) in room LG H2 at 15:00.
January 9, 2020
No tutorial Macroeconomics: Economic Growth will be held on Thursday, January 9.
December 13, 2019
The Independent Advisory Board of the Stability Council presented its statement on the development of German public finances on December 13, 2019. Click here for the full statement.
December 2, 2019
There will be no lecture Macroeconomics: Economic Growth on Monday, December 2. In addition, no tutorial will be held during that week.
October 15, 2019
The exam reviews for Macroeconomics: Economic Growth, Public Economics, and Ökonomie des öffentlichen Sektors will take place on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, in room LG 6.114 from 8:30 to 9:30. Please register by October 11 via email (anne.kesselring@fau.de).
October 1, 2019
The chair of public finance is currently looking for student assistants for the winter semester 2019/20. For more information, please see our job posting.
June 7, 2019
The Independent Advisory Board of the Stability Council presented its statement on the development of German public finances on June 7, 2019. Click here for the full statement.
April 30, 2019
The lecture for Public Economics is cancelled on May 6. There will also be no tutorial/exercise on May 7. Please send an email to anne.kesselring@fau.de if you are not receiving StudOn updates.
April 23, 2019
The exam review for Macroeconomics: Economic Growth will take place on Monday, May 6, 2019, in room LG 6.114 from 9:30 to 10:30. Please register in advance (orlando.zaddach@fau.de).
April 18, 2019
The lecture for Public Economics will start on Monday, April 29. The first exercise session will be on Tuesday, April 30. Please direct any questions to anne.kesselring@fau.de.
February 26, 2019
In the summer term 2019, the chair of public finance offers a seminar on European integration for bachelor students. In the seminar, students will discuss European energy policies. Further information can be found in the announcement.