Prof. Dr. Clemens Fuest

Prof. Dr. Clemens Fuest, President of the ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich e.V., spoke on the topic "The European economy: current situation and prospects for the future".

The ifo Institute is a European think tank that forms a bridge between academic research and practical policy. It focuses on applied, policy-oriented economic research with the aim of achieving greater stability, prosperity and social cohesion in Europe and the world. The ifo Institute's research is increasingly concerned with European and global issues. It strives for the highest scientific standards and aims to contribute to policy advice and political debate. It is closely linked to services for the scientific community and the general public. The ifo Institute is independent and makes its services available to social groups regardless of their political orientation.

Prof. Dr. Clemens Fuest, born 1968, is President of the ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, Managing Director of CESifo GmbH, Professor of Economics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and Director of the Center for Economic Studies (CES) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich. Among other things, he is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry of Finance (2007-2010 Chairman), Program Director of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation, member of the European Academy of Sciences, member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Ernst&Young AG. He is also a member of the EU's High Level Group on Own Resources and the German government's Minimum Wage Commission. His research areas are public finance, public debt and taxation. Prior to his appointment in Munich, he was a professor at the Universities of Cologne (2001-2008), Oxford (2008-2013) and Mannheim (2013-2016). He is the author of books and articles in national and international journals and has also written many commentaries and name-brand articles on current economic policy issues, including in newspapers such as Handelsblatt, FAZ, SZ, WirtschaftsWoche and the Wall Street Journal.

Status: Beginning of 2017