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Welcome to my home page!

My name is Silke Uebelmesser and I am Professor of Public Economics at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and research professor of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich.

I am Research Fellow at CESifo Munich. Ia m also a member of the Advisory Board of the Stability Council and of the Pension Commission.

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:

The paper Intergroup Contact and Exposure to Information about Immigrants: Experimental Evidence" has been accepted for publication in the European Journal of Political Economy (joint with Patrick Dylong).
The paper "Preferences for Wealth Redistribution: The Role of Social Background and Merit" has been published in the European Journal of Political Economy (joint with Elisa Stumpf).
The paper "Beliefs about demographic change: How well are individuals informed?", has been published in the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance (joint with Elisa Stumpf, Jana Schuetz, Carmela Aprea and Ronja Baginski).
The paper "Regional Determinants of Attitudes Towards Immigrants" has been published in the Journal of Regional Science (joint with Julia Peter).

New PUBLIC ACTIVITIES

Bericht der Alterssicherungskommission (Report of the German Pension Commission) is now available.
"Se la Germania dice basta con l’austerity" (If Germany says enough with austerity) article has now been published on LaVoce.info.
Article about "Zukunftsorientierte Wirtschaft und solide Finanzen" (Future-oriented economy and solid public finances) is now available in ifo Schnelldienst (and online).
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 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).

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