Thushyanthan Baskaran

Thushyanthan Baskaran serves as Chair of the Department of Public and Regional Economics at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, where he maintains an active research program in public economics, political economy, and regional development. His work examines fiscal institutions, resource wealth impacts, and political representation across diverse institutional contexts including Germany, Africa, and international comparative frameworks.

His core research investigates how political institutions shape economic outcomes, with particular focus on fiscal federalism dynamics, gender disparities in political participation, resource curse mechanisms, and local government behavior. He employs rigorous empirical methods including quasi-experimental designs and micro-level data analysis to explore questions of tax policy, electoral systems, and intergovernmental transfers.

Analysis of his 2017-2024 publications reveals consistent methodological sophistication and thematic depth, particularly in examining mineral wealth effects on African development, age demographics in legislative decision-making, and women's political representation. His collaborative work frequently addresses policy-relevant questions through natural experiments and cross-national comparisons.

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