Almuth Scholl

Almuth Scholl is a Professor of Economics at the University of Konstanz and serves as a principal investigator at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”. Her research focuses on macroeconomic policy with emphasis on sovereign debt dynamics, fiscal policy, and their intersection with political economy and economic inequality.

Her research interests center on macroeconomics and international macroeconomics, particularly examining how sovereign debt crises interact with political polarization and economic inequality. Current work investigates fiscal policy responses during financial crises through her Cluster project “From Bad to Worse? Financial Crises, Polarization, and Inequality”, analyzing politico-economic feedback loops between debt distress and social fragmentation.

Analysis of her 14 recent publications (2025-2008) reveals consistent focus on sovereign debt sustainability, taxation mechanisms, and political economy drivers. Work spans Journal of International Economics (7 publications), Review of Economic Dynamics, and International Economic Review, demonstrating methodological rigor in quantitative macroeconomic modeling applied to real-world policy challenges like tax avoidance, bailout conditionality, and debt relief effectiveness.

Scientific recognition includes:

• CEPR Research Fellow

As principal investigator in the Cluster of Excellence, she leads interdisciplinary research connecting macroeconomic policy with social inequality dynamics. Her work integrates theoretical modeling with empirical analysis of sovereign default risks, political turnover, and fiscal policy impacts on distributional outcomes, contributing to policy debates on inequality mitigation during economic crises.