Mark Hallerberg

Mark Hallerberg is Dean of Research and Faculty and Professor of Public Management and Political Economy at the Hertie School. He also serves as Co-Deputy Director of the DFG Excellence Cluster 'Contestation of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS).'. His roles include leadership positions such as Acting President (2020–2022), Deputy President, and prior deanships (e.g., MPP Director, MIA Director). He holds a PhD from UCLA (1995) and has affiliations with Emory University's political science department. His research focuses on fiscal governance, tax competition, financial crises, and EU politics. He advises institutions like the IMF, World Bank, and ECB. Current projects include DFG-funded SCRIPTS DYNAMICS.

Education: PhD in Political Science from UCLA (1995). Previous academic positions included roles at Emory University, University of Pittsburgh, and Georgia Institute of Technology.

Research Interests:

• Fiscal governance and crisis response
• Tax policy and competition
• EU economic governance
• Political economy of economic policymaking

Publications highlight fiscal reforms in Latin America, EU policy compliance, and pandemic governance. He teaches courses like 'Budgeting & Priority-Setting in Government' for the Executive MPA program.