Peter Haug

Peter Haug serves as a Researcher at the Center for Firm and Productivity Dynamics (IWH-CBPD) within the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), a position he has held since January 2025 after joining the institute in 2002. He actively contributes to CompNet and specializes in empirical analyses of German municipal finance systems and public service efficiency.

Education:

• University of Passau (Studies)
• Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Hamburg (PhD)

Research Focus: Haug's work centers on Municipal Finances, Efficiency of Municipal Service Provision, and Municipal Economy, with significant attention to infrastructure dynamics and demographic impacts. His methodological approach combines econometric modeling with German regional case studies, particularly examining fiscal federalism and institutional arrangements in Saxony-Anhalt and Hesse.

Publication Trends: His 2007-2019 publications reveal consistent investigation into efficiency drivers in local governance, analyzing vertical grants, political structures, and intermunicipal cooperation through advanced techniques like metafrontier analysis and DEA. These works predominantly use German municipal data to address universal questions in public economics.

Scientific Awards: No awards were documented in the source material.

Advising and Funding: While no student advisees are mentioned, his research on fiscal systems and municipal efficiency likely involves externally funded projects typical of economic policy institutes, though specific grants aren't cited.

Research Units: As a CompNet member and IWH-CBPD researcher, Haug operates within networks studying firm dynamics and productivity, applying these frameworks to public sector contexts through institutional collaborations.