Christoph Schinke

Christoph Schinke
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
Ifo Institute
Ifo Center for Public Finance and Political Economy
Poschingerstraße 5
81679 München
Phone: +49(0)89/9224-1381
Fax: +49(0)89/907795-1381
Email: schinke @ ifo.de (nur mit aktiviertem Javascript anklickbar)
Website: http://www.cesifo-group.de/schinke-c
Main Focus
Political Economy, Public Finance, Intergenerational Transfers.
Professional Experience
Academic Background
09/2010 - 06/2010 M. Sc. in Public Policy and Development, Paris
School of Economics, France
09/2007 - 07/2010 B. Sc. in Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany
08/2009 - 12/2009 Study semester abroad, Pontificia Universidad
Católica del Perú, Lima
Languages
English, Spanish, French.
Professional Experience
since 2012
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student, Ifo Center for Public Finance and Political
Economy
02/2015 - 04/2015 Economist, German Federal Ministry of Finance, Area for Sustainability and Quality
of Public Finances
05/2011 - 07/2011 Intern at German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Area for International Economic and Fiscal Policy
03/2010 - 07/2010 Research Assistant at the Chair of Public Finance and
Economic Policy (Prof. Dr. E. Janeba), University of Mannheim, Germany
05/2008 - 07/2009 Research Assistant at the Center for European
Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany; areas: International Finance and
Financial Management, Growth and Business Cycle Analyses
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Referee reports prepared for
European Journal of Political Economy
Public Finance Review
Publications
Articles in refereed journals
Christoph Schinke (with Niklas Potrafke, Marina Riem), "Debt brakes in the German states: Governments’ rhetoric and
actions", German Economic Review, Forthcoming, Information
Christoph Schinke (with Marina Riem, Niklas Potrafke and Ha Quyen Ngo), "Ideology and Dissent among Economists: The
Joint Economic Forecast of German Economic Research Institutes", Eastern Economic Journal, Forthcoming, Information
Monographs (Authorship)
Christoph Schinke (with Martin Werding), Tragfähigkeit der öffentlichen Finanzen: Modellrechnungen für die mittlere und
lange Frist, ifo Forschungsberichte 64, ifo Institut, 2014
Christoph Schinke (with Niklas Potrafke, Björn Kauder, Markus Reischmann, Marina Riem, Marvin Fandrei and Alexander
Schwemmer), Die Auswirkungen der Erbschaftsteuer auf Familienunternehmen, Stiftung Familienunternehmen (Hrsg.),
München, 2014, 60
Christoph Schinke (with Thiess Büttner, Dano Meiske, Maximilian Neumann, Niklas Potrafke, Markus Reischmann, Wolfram
Scheffler and Alexander Stecher), Der Beitrag der Familienunternehmen zum Steueraufkommen in Deutschland Entwicklung der Steuern von Einkommen und Ertrag, Stiftung Familienunternehmen, München, 2016
Articles in non-refereed journals
Christoph Schinke (with Dominik Hecker, Dano Meiske, Niklas Potrafke, Marina Riem), "Schuldenbremsen in den deutschen
Bundesländern: Worte und Taten der Landesregierungen", ifo Schnelldienst 69 (02), 2016, 14-22
Christoph Schinke (with Ha Quyen Ngo, Niklas Potrafke, Marina Riem), "Ideologie und Dissens unter Ökonomen: Die
Gemeinschaftsdiagnose der deutschen Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitute", ifo Schnelldienst 68 (13), 2015, 38-45
Christoph Schinke, "Capital in the 21st Century and Bias in German Print Media", CESifo Forum 16 (1), 2015, 35-39
Christoph Schinke (with Niklas Potrafke, Markus Reischmann, Marina Riem and David Streich), "Wirtschaftslage und
Regierungsideologie in Europa", ifo Schnelldienst 67 (09), 2014, 18-25
Christoph Schinke (with Niklas Potrafke, Marina Riem), "Staatsausgaben und Wirtschaftswachstum ", Wirtschaftspolitische
Blätter 60 (3), 2013, 489-502
Working papers
Christoph Schinke (with Niklas Potrafke, Marina Riem), "Debt Brakes in the German States: Governments' Rhetoric and
Actions", CESifo Working Paper No. 5696, January 2016
Christoph Schinke (with Ha Quyen Ngo, Niklas Potrafke, Marina Riem), "Ideology and Dissent among Economists: The Joint
Economic Forecast of German Economic Research Institutes", CESifo Working Paper No. 5393, June 2015
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Christoph Schinke, "Government Ideology, Globalization, and Top Income Shares in OECD Countries", Ifo Working Paper
No. 181, 2014
Christoph Schinke, "Inheritance in Germany 1911 to 2009: A Mortality Multiplier Approach", SOEPpapers on
Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, 2012, 60
Projects
Current projects
Duration of legal proceedings in Germany
Client: Dr. Lutz Helmig • Project period: January 2016 - June 2016 • Department: Ifo Center for Public Finance and Political
Economy
Economic effectiveness of economic stimulus packages in 2008 and 2009
Client: Fritz Thyssen Foundation • Project period: July 2013 - July 2016 • Departments: Ifo Center for Public Finance and
Political Economy and Ifo Center for Business Cycle Analysis and Surveys
Concluded projects
Effects of inheritance taxation on entrepreneurial activities of family businesses
Client: Stiftung Familienunternehmen • Project period: February 2014 - April 2014 • Department: Ifo Center for Public
Finance and Political Economy
How much do large family firms contribute to German tax revenues?
Client: Stiftung Familienunternehmen • Project period: June 2015 - December 2015 • Department: Ifo Center for Public
Finance and Political Economy
Projections Regarding the Long-term Sustainability of Public Finances - Part III
Client: Federal Ministry of Finance • Project period: July 2013 - November 2013 • Department: Ifo Center for Public Finance
and Political Economy
Public debt in Germany: Descriptive statistics, sustainability analysis, and projections
Client: dbb beamtenbund und tarifunion • Project period: May 2012 - October 2012 • Department: Public Finance
Presentations
Christoph Schinke, „Inter Vivos Transfers of Ownership in Family Firms“ | Sep 18, 2015 | Presentation
Christoph Schinke, „Inter vivos transfers in German family firms“ | Jun 16, 2015 | Presentation
Christoph Schinke, »Government Ideology, Globalization, and Top Income Shares in OECD Countries« | Aug 20, 2014 |
Presentation
Christoph Schinke, »Inter Vivos Transfers of Business Assets in Family Firms« | Jul 11, 2014 | Presentation
Christoph Schinke, »Budget Composition and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from the OECD Countries« | Mar 6,
2014 | Presentation
Christoph Schinke, 8th Norwegian-German Seminar on Public Economics | Nov 8, 2013 | Presentation
Christoph Schinke, 69th IIPF Congress | Aug 22, 2013 | Presentation
Christoph Schinke, PHF-SAVE-Conference | Mar 18, 2013 | Presentation
Christoph Schinke, 5th IAAEU Economic Workshop | Mar 17, 2013 | Presentation
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Christoph Schinke, 9th EBES Conference | Jan 17, 2013 | Presentation
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