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Overview

Ludger Schuknecht is affiliated with the Asian Infrastructure Investment in China and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance. Their academic output includes numerous publications exploring fiscal policy, political economy, and global financial regulation.

The scientist's recent papers cover a range of topics and publication venues, including:

  • Public expenditures and the risk of social dominance, 2020, Public Choice
  • The political economy of the G20 agenda on financial regulation, 2020, European Journal of Political Economy
  • The Political Economy of the International Tax Transparency Agenda in the G20/OECD Context, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Public Expenditure and Sustainable Public Finances Post-COVID, 2021, The Economists Voice
  • The size of government, 2023, Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Frequent co-authors of Ludger Schuknecht include:

  • Vincent Siegerink (4 publications)
  • Holger Zemanek (1 publication)
  • António Afonso (1 publication)
  • Vito Tanzi (1 publication)

Publication venues where Ludger Schuknecht has contributed multiple works include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)
  • Public Choice (1 publication)
  • European Journal of Political Economy (1 publication)
  • The Economists Voice (1 publication)
  • Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks (1 publication)

In terms of book publications, two titles have been released through Cambridge University Press:

  • Debt Sustainability, 2022
  • Public Spending and the Role of the State, 2020

Research topics addressed by Ludger Schuknecht feature prominently in areas such as:

  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Global Financial Crisis and Policies
  • Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • Global Financial Regulation and Crises
  • Banking stability, regulation, efficiency

Subfields of study connected to their research efforts include Economics and Econometrics, Finance, and Accounting, alongside contributions to General Health Professions and broader Economic themes.

Best Publications

  • Public sector efficiency: an international comparison

    António Afonso;Ludger Schuknecht;Vito Tanzi

  • Public Spending in the 20th Century: A Global Perspective

    Vito Tanzi;Ludger Schuknecht

  • Public sector efficiency: evidence for new EU member states and emerging markets

    António Afonso;Ludger Schuknecht;Vito Tanzi

  • Sovereign Risk Premiums in the European Government Bond Market

    Kerstin Bernoth;Jürgen von Hagen;Jürgen von Hagen;Ludger Schuknecht

  • Booms and busts in housing markets: Determinants and implications

    Luca Agnello;Luca Agnello;Ludger Schuknecht

  • Fiscal Policy Cycles and Public Expenditure in Developing Countries

    Ludger Schuknecht

  • Reconsidering the Fiscal Role of Government: The International Perspective

    Vito Tanzi;Ludger Schuknecht

  • Income Distribution Determinants and Public Spending Efficiency

    António Afonso;António Afonso;Ludger Schuknecht;Vito Tanzi

  • Political Business Cycles and Fiscal Policies in Developing Countries

    Ludger Schuknecht

  • Quality of public finances and growth

    António Afonso;Werner Ebert;Ludger Schuknecht;Michael Thone

  • What Does the European Union Do

    Alberto Alesina;Ignazio Angeloni;Ludger Schuknecht

  • Government bond risk premiums in the EU revisited: The impact of the financial crisis

    Jürgen von Hagen;Jürgen von Hagen;Jürgen von Hagen;Ludger Schuknecht;Guido Wolswijk

  • Government risk premiums in the bond market: EMU and Canada

    Ludger Schuknecht;Jürgen von Hagen;Guido Wolswijk

  • Sovereign risk premia in the European government bond market

    Kerstin Bernoth;Juergen von Hagen;Ludger Schuknecht

  • Public Spending in the 20th Century

    Vito Tanzi;Ludger Schuknecht

  • Government bond risk premiums in the EU revisited: the impact of the financial crisis

    Ludger Schuknecht;Juergen von Hagen;Guido Wolswijk

  • The reform and implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact

    Richard Morris;Hedwig Ongena;Ludger Schuknecht

  • Structural balances and revenue windfalls: the role of asset prices revisited

    Richard Morris;Ludger Schuknecht

  • Boom-Bust Phases in Asset Prices and Fiscal Policy Behavior

    Albert Jaeger;Ludger Schuknecht

  • The cyclicality of consumption, wages and employment of the public sector in the euro area

    Ana Lamo;Javier J. Pérez;Ludger Schuknecht

  • STRUCTURAL BALANCES AND REVENUE WINDFALLS THE ROLE OF ASSET PRICES

    Richard Morris;Ludger Schuknecht

Frequent Co-Authors

Vito Tanzi
Vito Tanzi Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Antonio Afonso
Antonio Afonso University of Lisbon
Aaditya Mattoo
Aaditya Mattoo World Bank
Juergen von Hagen
Juergen von Hagen University of Bonn
Alberto Alesina
Alberto Alesina Harvard University
Ignazio Angeloni
Ignazio Angeloni European Central Bank
Lars Jonung
Lars Jonung Lund University
Luc Laeven
Luc Laeven European Central Bank
David G. Mayes
David G. Mayes University of Auckland
Sascha Steffen
Sascha Steffen Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

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