Felix Bierbrauer

Prof. Dr. Felix Bierbrauer is a faculty member at the University of Cologne, affiliated with the Department of Economics and the Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR). His research integrates economic theory with public economics, focusing on taxation, political competition, and public good provision.

• Research fields: Economic Theory, Public Economics, Mechanism Design, Income Taxation, Political Competition, Public Good Provision

His academic work examines how political competition affects welfare outcomes, the design of tax systems under uncertainty, and incentive mechanisms for efficient governance. Publications from 2009–2017 reflect a consistent emphasis on robust mechanism design and nonlinear taxation models.

Key trends in his research include the interplay between political economy and welfare economics, the role of game theory in policy design, and empirical analyses of tax incidence and public goods provision.

He is associated with the research group led by Prof. Dr. Matthias Engels, contributing to collaborative projects in public economics.