Langenmayr appointed to Advisory Board to the Federal Ministry of Finance

Prof. Dr. Dominika Langenmayr, holder of the Chair of Economics (especially public finances), is one of three new additions to the Advisory Board to the Federal Ministry of Finance. Along with the German Council of Economic Experts, the Advisory Board is regarded as one of the most influential and renowned economic advisory bodies in Germany. The 35 members, all experts in their field, serve on an honorary basis and enjoy complete independence. The expert body advises the Federal Ministry of Finance on all fiscal policy issues. New members are elected independently of the Ministry of Finance by the members of the Advisory Council.

"I am very pleased to have been elected to the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry of Finance! It is a great honor to be able to contribute to sustainable financial and tax policies in this capacity," says Langenmayr. After all, it is important that findings from current research are transferred to the discussion about economic policies. She also wants to incorporate the experience gained from her service on the board into her teaching, so that her students - e.g., in the Master's degree program in Taxation - can benefit from it.  

One of Professor Langenmayr's particular research interests is taxation. Her research on the international aspects of taxation - such as tax avoidance strategies of multinational companies or the issue of tax havens - has been published in high-ranking international journals. She is also spokeswoman of the KU Research Institute for Taxation at the KU Ingolstadt School of Management (WFI). Last year, the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung named her as one of the 100 most influential economists in Germany. Langenmayr is a popular go-to expert with the media on current issues of taxation, such as the recent discussion on a worldwide minimum tax.

"In its search for rational solutions, the board sees itself - not least thanks to its statutory independence - as the 'academic conscience' of policy-makers. It always has been part of the board’s role and still is today, to challenge policy-makers," reads a portrait of the Advisory Board by the Federal Ministry of Finance. The papers produced by the Advisory Board cover a wide range of issues, including the German reunification, the European integration process and the equalisation of Länder finances in Germany, to name just a few examples.