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Christian Bender

Christian Bender

Research Fellow

Finanzwissenschaft
Neues Augusteum
Augustusplatz 10, Room A132
04109 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97-33584
Fax: +49 341 97-33589

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Abstract

Christian Bender is a research associate at the Chair of Public Finance. He does research on federal and fiscal policy aspects. On the one hand, topics of federal-state fiscal relations and on the other hand, themes of debt-limiting regulations are examined more closely. In the context of his dissertation, Mr. Bender also deals with issues of European fiscal policy in general and the Stability and Growth Pact in particular.

Professional career

  • 10/2017 - 08/2018
    Competence Center for Municipal Infrastructure Saxony / Student Assistant
  • 02/2019 - 03/2021
    Competence Center for Municipal Infrastructure Saxony / Research Assistant
  • since 03/2021
    Chair of Public Finance / University of Leipzig / Research Assistant

Education

  • 10/2013 - 07/2016
    Socio-Economic Studies / University of Hamburg / Bachelor of Arts / Emphasis: Economics
  • 10/2016 - 02/2019
    Economics / University of Leipzig / Master of Science / Emphasis: Economic Policy
  • 08/2018 - 12/2018
    European Studies / Norwegian University of Science and Technology / Erasmus Semester / Schwerpunkt: Governing Europe; Contesting Europe; European Economic Policy

Mr. Bender's research profile covers regional economic aspects as well as federal and European issues.


His main research areas are as follows:


  • European fiscal policy and fiscal rules
  • Fiscal policy distributional effects on public budgets in the euro area
  • The German debt brake from the federal and state level
  • Technical design of European fiscal rules
  • Federal fiscal relations between federal and state governments


Further regional economic research areas include:


  • Sectoral and regional structural policy
  • Municipal infrastructure
  • Digitization and digital services of general interest

  • Smart Regional Development Infrastructure (SARDINE)
    Scheuermann, Gerik
    Duration: 04/2020 – 12/2022
    Funded by: SMWK Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Kultur und Tourismus
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Bild- und Signalverarbeitung; Institut für öffentliche Finanzen und Public Management
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  • Comparative Fiscal Federalism. Lessons to be Learned for the EU (CFF)
    Lenk, Thomas
    Duration: 11/2019 – 12/2022
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Finanzwissenschaft
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  • Jahrbuch für öffentliche Finanzen
    Lenk, Thomas
    Duration: 03/2017 – 12/2023
    Funded by: Andere öffentliche Bereiche
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Finanzwissenschaft
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more projects

  • Bender, C.; Heise, A.
    Inhärente Instabilität: zur Rolle der Output-Lücke im Stabilitäts- und Wachstumspakt
    Wirtschaftdienst. 2021. 101 (3). pp. 213–220.
    DOI: 10.1007/s10273-021-2876-7
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  • Bender, C.; Botta, F. L.
    From Save Savings To Big Bangs - German Fiscal Federalism During and Between Economic Crises
    In: Erkoreka, M.; Kölling, M. (Eds.)
    Fiscal Federalism and Subnational Finance After the Great Recession and Covid-19 Pandemic (2008-2022). Zaragoza: 2023. pp. 76–97.
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  • Lenk, T.; Bender, C.; Hesse, M.
    Sind flexiblere Kriterien in der Diskussion um die Staatsverschuldung nötig?
    Ifo Schnelldienst. 2021. 04/2021 (74). pp. 13–16.
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  • Bender, C.; Botta, F. L.; Lenk, T.
    Changing Europe’s Budgetary Framework
    Intereconomics. 2023. 58 (5). pp. 267–273.
    DOI: 10.2478/ie-2023-0055
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  • Lenk, T.; Bender, C.; Botta, F. L.
    Der bundesstaatliche Finanzausgleich als Mittel zur politischen Positionierung
    Wirtschaftsdienst. 2023. 103 (11). pp. 762–769.
    DOI: 10.2478/wd-2023-0210
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