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Ifo Department Public Finance

The Department of Public Finance engages in research and policy advice in these areas:
• Fiscal federalism and local finances,
• Evaluation of fiscal and taxation policy,
• Government debt in Germany and Europe.

Department head

Niklas Potrafke

Niklas Potrafke

Ifo Institute
Public Finance
Poschingerstraße 5
81679 München

Phone: +49(0)89/9224-1319
Fax: +49(0)89/907795-1319
Email: potrafke@ifo.de
Website: http://www.cesifo-group.de/potrafke-n

Team Assistant

Sabine Kolbinger

Ifo Institute
Public Finance
Poschingerstraße 5
81679 München

Phone: +49(0)89/9224-1603
Fax: +49(0)89/985369
Email: kolbinger@ifo.de
Website: http://www.cesifo-group.de/kolbinger-s