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Prof. Kurt Schmidheiny is a Full Professor of Economics and Applied Econometrics at the University of Basel's Faculty of Economics and Business. He holds affiliations with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and CESifo, and serves as President of the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics. His research focuses on tax competition, fiscal federalism, and urban economics, with publications in top journals like the Journal of Political Economy and PNAS. He has received prestigious grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Ramon y Cajal Fellowship.
- Education: PhD in Economics (Universität Bern, 2003), M.Sc. Economics (London School of Economics, 1998)
- Research Interests: Tax policy, wealth taxation, agglomeration economics, and applied econometrics.
Recent work includes analyzing behavioral responses to wealth taxes in Switzerland and exploring the impact of ICT on urban structures. He has advised cantonal governments and the Swiss Federal Tax Administration on fiscal policy and tax reform. His contributions span over 50 peer-reviewed articles, policy papers, and editorial roles for journals like the Journal of Urban Economics.
Awards include the Ramon y Cajal Research Fellowship (2006–2011) and the Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship (2004–2006). He actively engages in policy discussions, recently addressing tax data access and pandemic-related fiscal decentralization in Switzerland.
