2026 Alfons J. Weichenrieder: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	35	2978	2700	101	96	158	3902

Overview

Alfons J. Weichenrieder is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with 34 publications categorized under this broad area. More specifically, their work delves into subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Finance, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Strategy and Management.

The scientist has focused on a diverse range of topics, notably:

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
Taxation and Compliance Studies
Economic Theory and Policy
Climate Change Policy and Economics
Innovation Policy and R&D
Economic Policies and Impacts

Their publication record includes several recent papers that reflect these research interests:

Pro-rich inflation in Europe: Implications for the measurement of inequality (2020), German Economic Review
Do Stringent Environmental Policies Deter FDI? M&A versus Greenfield (2021), Environmental and Resource Economics
Corporate income tax, IP boxes and the location of R&D (2024), PubMed
Is there a Green Dividend of National Redistribution? (2023), The Journal of Economic Inequality
Financing Costs and the Efficiency of Public-Private Partnerships (2020), SSRN Electronic Journal

Their frequent co-authors include:

Eren Gürer
Pranvera Shehaj
Hoang Ha Nguyen Thi
Sylwia Bialek
Besart Avdiu

In terms of publication venues, Alfons J. Weichenrieder has contributed extensively to the following:

SSRN Electronic Journal
German Economic Review
Wirtschaftsdienst
Environmental and Resource Economics
The Journal of Economic Inequality

They also have a book titled Besteuerung und Direktinvestition published by Mohr Siebeck eBooks in 2025, which has garnered academic citations.

Best Publications

Profit shifting in the EU: evidence from Germany

Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

300
Citations
The Indirect Side of Direct Investment: Multinational Company Finance and Taxation

Jack M. Mintz;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

296
Citations
Foreign direct investment, political resentment and the privatization process in eastern Europe

Hans-Werner Sinn;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

175
Citations
The taxation of passive foreign investment: lessons from German experience

Martin Ruf;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

151
Citations
Are public goods public? A critical survey of the demand estimates for local public services

Michael Reiter;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

145
Citations
Thin-Capitalization Rules and Company Responses Experience from German Legislation

Alfons Weichenrieder;Helen Windischbauer

137
Citations
Taxation and the Financial Structure of German Outbound FDI

Jack Mintz;Jack Mintz;Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

133
Citations
Fighting International Tax Avoidance: The Case of Germany

Alfons Weichenrieder

125
Citations
Taxes and the Financial Structure of German Inward FDI

Fred Ramb;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

117
Citations
The Effects of Taxation on the Location Decision of Multinational Firms; M&A vs. Greenfield Investments

Shafi k Hebous;Martin Ruf;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

112
Citations
Anti-tax-avoidance provisions and the size of foreign direct investment

Alfons J. Weichenrieder

107
Citations
Tax Competition and Profit Shifting: On the Relationship between Personal and Corporate Tax Rates

Clemens Fuest;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

101
Citations
Ownership Concentration and Share Valuation

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91
Citations
What determines the use of holding companies and ownership chains

Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Jack Mintz

82
Citations
Ownership Concentration and Share Valuation: Evidence from Germany

Jeremy Edwards;Alfons Weichenrieder

82
Citations
Artificial Time Inconsistency as a Remedy for the Race to the Bottom

Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Oliver Busch

81
Citations
Tax Competition and Transfer Pricing Disputes

Kashif S. Mansori;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

74
Citations
Taxes and the Efficiency Costs of Capital Distortions

Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Goethe-University Frankfurt;Tina Klautke

73
Citations
The Taxation of Passive Foreign Investment - Lessons from German Experience

Martin Ruf;Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

73
Citations
Trade, Multinationals, and Transfer Pricing Regulations

Guttorm Schjelderup;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

73
Citations
The Measurement of Firm Ownership and its Effect on Managerial Pay

Jeremy S. S. Edwards;Jeremy S. S. Edwards;Wolfgang Eggert;Wolfgang Eggert;Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder

59
Citations
FinanzArchiv Public Finance Analysis

Johannes Becker;Clemens Fuest;Juan A. Lacomba;Francisco M. Lagos

40
Citations
Taxes and the Financial Structure of German Inward FDI

Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Alfons J. Weichenrieder;Fred Ramb

25
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack M. Mintz University of Calgary

Hans-Werner Sinn Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Clemens Fuest Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Niklas Potrafke Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Michael Keen University of Tokyo

Peter Birch Sørensen University of Copenhagen

Kai A. Konrad Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance

Ben Lockwood University of Warwick

Gunther Schnabl Leipzig University

Peter Egger ETH Zurich

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