Welcome
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Welcome to my home page!
My name is Silke Uebelmesser and I am Professor of Public Economics and Public Finance at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and research professor of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich.
I am Research Fellow at CESifo Munich and member of the Advisory Board of the Stability Council.
My current research interests are in public finance and public economics, in particular related to pension economics, demographic change as well as gender, language, education and migration.
New RESEARCH:
A new CESifo Working Paper on "Gender inequality over the life cycle, information provision and policy preferences" has been published (joint with Alessandra Casarico and Jana Schuetz).
The paper International applicability of education and migration aspirations (joint with A. Kulka, T. Nikolka, P. Poutvaara) has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Economic Geography.
The paper "Biased Beliefs about Immigration and Economic Concerns: Evidence from Representative Experiments" (joint with Patrick Dylong) has been accepted by the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
The paper "Early warning models for systemic banking crises: can political indicators improve prediction?" (joint with Tran Huynh) has been accepted for publication in the European Journal of Political Economy.
The paper "Pension Reform Preferences in Germany: Does Information Matter?" (joint with J. Schuetz, C. Aprea and R. Baginski) has been published in the European Journal of Political Economy.
The paper "Do Immigrants Affect Crime? Evidence from Panel Data for Germany" (joint with Rita Maghularia) has been published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
New PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
Article about "Zukunftsorientierte Wirtschaft und solide Finanzen" (Future-oriented economy and solid public finances) now available in ifo Schnelldienst (and online).
Article (in Italian) about "Perché Karlsruhe ha bocciato il bilancio tedesco" (Why Karlsruhe rejected the German budget) has now been published on LaVoce.info.
MDR "Fakt Ist" (TV Talk Show) about "Rotstift oder neue Schulden? Das 60-Milliarden-Loch und seine Folgen" (Red pencil or new debt? The 60 billion hole and its consequences) is now online.
Interview about "Thüringen: Kabinett einigt sich auf Haushaltsentwurf" (Thuringia: Government agrees on draft budget) at MDR Thüringen Journal.
Interview at ZDF.de about "Reformstau bei Altersvorsorge: Warum die Rente nur bedingt sicher ist" (Reform backlog in old-age provision: Why the pension is not fully secure).
The article "Was die Lohnlücke zwischen Frauen und Männern übersieht" (joint with Alessandra Casarico) is now available on Oekonomenstimme.