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25.06.05.2025 - Review 29th FMM Conference
This year we were once again well positioned with our Master Economics delegation for the 29th FMM Conference in Berlin. We are very proud that we had our students with us and were able to all engage in an exciting exchange on “Gendering Macroeconomics”.
25.06.05.2025 - In the economy - The podcast about diversity in economics - ...and how fiscal policy can lead to economic growth (Interview with Prof. Gechert)
On 28.05.2025 Prof. Gechert was a guest on the podcast - In der Wirtschaft and was interviewed by Rudolf Faininger and Felix Roll. They talked about the effects of various fiscal policy measures and discussed whether it makes more sense for the state to cut taxes or invest more in the current situation. They also discussed the growth effects that greater redistribution can have and why investments in upgrading are less beneficial. Prof. Gechert also explained what is behind the idea of meta-analyses.
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12.05.2025 - The Finnish equivalent of ARD (Yle) in an interview with Prof. Gechert - Prof. Gechert doubts high self-financing effects of corporate tax cuts
The Gechert and Heimberger (2022) study was cited in a memo from the Finnish Ministry of Finance to prove that a planned corporate tax cut would bring major growth and thus be largely self-financing. However, the memo quotes the uncorrected value in the study. If one takes the central result of the study, then the growth effects of corporate tax cuts are not noticeably different from zero. The self-financing effects would then also be correspondingly small.
30.04.2025 - Interview with the Finnish daily newspaper Kauppalehti - Prof. Gechert
Prof. Gechert was interviewed by the Finnish business newspaper Kauppalehti on the growth effects of the planned corporate tax cut in Finland. His conclusion based on his overview study on the subject: The growth hopes associated with the tax cut are overestimated. The funds would probably be better invested in targeted investment incentives for companies or education spending.
06.03.2025 - Guest lecture by Prof. Gechert on 12.03.2025, 11.00 a.m.
Prof. Gechert will give a guest lecture on "GERMAN TAX SYSTEM:STRUCTURE, REVENUES AND DISTRIBUTION" on 12.03.2025, 11.00 a.m., as part of the Chemnitz - Lviv Learning Bridge
The guest lecture will take place digitally. All further information can be found on the flyer.
10.02.2025 - Finland Veroareena Tax Conference on 07.02.2025 - Lecture Prof. Gechert
Prof. Gechert gave a presentation on the relationship between taxation and growth at the conference in Helsinki.
Here you can find the link to his lecture.
Here you can find the link to all lectures.
Further information on the conference can be found under the following link Tax Konferenz.
18.10.2024 - Blog post by Prof. Gechert
Blog post by Prof. Dr. Sebastian Gechert in MAKRONOM based on his recently published article Debt Sustainability Analysis in Reformed EU Fiscal Rules The Effect of Fiscal Consolidation on Growth and Public Debt Ratios in the journal Intereconomics
Article Intereconomics - Review of European Economic Policy
06.02.2024 - Podcast "The Day"; - Topic: Corporate taxation in Germany
Prof. Sebastian Gechert speaks on the topic: Corporate taxation in Germany. The article starts at minute 14:55.
15.01.2024 - What is the distribution of wealth in Germany?
In the science podcast "TUCscicast" Sebastian Gechert, Professor of Economics and Macroeconomics at Chemnitz University of Technology, and Christian Neuhäuser, Professor of Political Philosophy at Dortmund University of Technology, talk about various aspects relating to the topic of wealth
Press release from December 14, 2023
