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Jan-Egbert Sturm

Jan-Egbert Sturm

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Economics and Finance
Switzerland
2026

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
61
Citations
16694
World Ranking
779
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2001 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to novel silicon-based semiconductor devices and large-area electronics.

Overview

Jan-Egbert Sturm is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and is an active researcher in the field of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with a publication count of 47 in this area. Their work spans several subfields, including Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Finance.

Their research addresses key topics such as Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Fiscal Policies and Political Economy, Social Policy and Reform Studies, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Economic Growth and Development, Income, Poverty, and Inequality, and Economic Policies and Impacts.

Jan-Egbert Sturm has published recent papers in various journals and venues, including:

  • Does Financial Development Reduce the Poverty Gap? (2021), Social Indicators Research
  • The effects of economic globalisation and ethnic fractionalisation on redistribution (2020), World Development
  • Do COVID-19 containment measures work? Evidence from Switzerland (2022), Zeitschrift für schweizerische Statistik und Volkswirtschaft/Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik/Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
  • Can GDP Measurement Be Further Improved? Data Revision and Reconciliation (2020), Journal of Business and Economic Statistics
  • The determinants of social expenditures in OECD countries (2022), Public Choice

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Alexander Rathke, Samad Sarferaz, Yngve Abrahamsen, Sina Streicher, and Michael Graff, with whom they have multiple joint publications.

Jan-Egbert Sturm's work is often published in the Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich), Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern), SSRN Electronic Journal, Econstor, and World Development.

They have been recognized with awards such as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2019 and IEEE Fellow in 2001, the latter for contributions to novel silicon-based semiconductor devices and large-area electronics.

Best Publications

  • The KOF Globalisation Index – revisited

    Savina Gygli;Florian Haelg;Niklas Potrafke;Niklas Potrafke;Jan-Egbert Sturm

  • On the relationship between economic freedom and economic growth

    Jakob de Haan;Jan-Egbert Sturm

  • Development aid and international politics: does membership on the UN Security Council influence World Bank decisions?

    Axel Dreher;Jan-Egbert Sturm;James Raymond Vreeland

  • Market-oriented institutions and policies and economic growth: A critical survey

    Jakob De Haan;Susanna Lundström;Jan‐Egbert Sturm

  • Global Horse Trading: IMF loans for votes in the United Nations Security Council

    Axel Dreher;Jan Egbert Sturm;James Raymond Vreeland

  • Foreign bank entry, deregulation and bank efficiency: Lessons from the Australian experience

    Jan-Egbert Sturm;Barry Williams

  • Finance and income inequality: A review and new evidence

    Jakob de Haan;Jan-Egbert Sturm

  • Political and institutional determinants of fiscal policy in the European Community

    J de Haan;JE Sturm

  • Development aid and international politics

    Axel Dreher;Jan-Egbert Sturm;James Raymond Vreeland

  • The impact of globalization on the composition of government expenditures: Evidence from panel data

    Axel Dreher;Jan-Egbert Sturm;Heinrich W. Ursprung

  • Political and economic determinants of OECD budget decifits and government expenditures: a reinvestigation

    de Jakob Haan;J.E. Sturm

  • Does more democracy lead to greater economic freedom? New evidence for developing countries

    Jakob de Haan;Jan-Egbert Sturm;Jan-Egbert Sturm

  • Using Taylor Rules to Understand European Central Bank Monetary Policy

    Stephan Sauer;Jan-Egbert Sturm

  • Does central bank communication really lead to better forecasts of policy decisions? New evidence based on a Taylor rule model for the ECB

    Jan-Egbert Sturm;Jakob De Haan

  • IS PUBLIC-EXPENDITURE REALLY PRODUCTIVE - NEW EVIDENCE FOR THE USA AND THE NETHERLANDS

    Jan Egbert Sturm;Jakob de Haan

  • DOES HIGH INFLATION CAUSE CENTRAL BANKERS TO LOSE THEIR JOB? EVIDENCE BASED ON A NEW DATA SET

    Axel Dreher;Jan-Egbert Sturm;Jakob de Haan

  • Modelling Government Investment and Economic Growth on a Macro Level: A Review

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  • Politics and IMF Conditionality

    Axel Dreher;Jan Egbert Sturm;James Raymond Vreeland

  • Public Capital Expenditure in OECD Countries

    Jan-Egbert Sturm

  • Do the IMF and the World Bank influence voting in the UN General Assembly

    Axel Dreher;Jan-Egbert Sturm

  • Do IMF and World Bank Influence Voting in the UN General Assembly

    Axel Dreher;Jan-Egbert Sturm

  • The Impact of Globalization on the Composition of Government Expenditures: Evidence from Panel Data: evidence from panel data

    Axel Dreher;Jan-Egbert Sturm;Heinrich W. Ursprung

  • Does central bank communication really lead to better forecasts of policy decisions

    Jan-Egbert Sturm;Jakob de Haan

  • Development Aid and International Politics: Does Membership on the UN Security Council Influence World Bank Decisions?; KOF Working Papers

    Axel Dreher;Jan-Egbert Sturm;James Raymond Vreeland

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Werner Sinn
Hans-Werner Sinn Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Jakob de Haan
Jakob de Haan University of Groningen
Giancarlo Corsetti
Giancarlo Corsetti European University Institute
Xavier Vives
Xavier Vives University of Navarra
Gilles Saint-Paul
Gilles Saint-Paul Paris School of Economics
Giuseppe Bertola
Giuseppe Bertola University of Turin
Michael P. Devereux
Michael P. Devereux University of Oxford
Lars Calmfors
Lars Calmfors Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Clemens Fuest
Clemens Fuest Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Axel Dreher
Axel Dreher Heidelberg University

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