Teaching
Avg. Evaluation
4.4 / 5
Courses & tutorials
17 since 2019
Theses supervised
17 BSc · 5 MSc
Current Courses
Empirical Public Economics and Policy Design
WiSe 2025/26 · Cologne SoSe 2027 · Cologne
Applied supplement to the theoretical advanced public economics lecture by Felix Bierbrauer. Hands-on coding exercises that bring theoretical public-finance results to micro-data with the objective to inform public policy. The course will be offered again in SoSe 2027 in Cologne. Slides, problem sets and replication code are available on GitHub.
Tax evasion is as old as taxation, but the digital economy is changing both how it happens and how governments fight it. This seminar studies tax compliance and enforcement through electronic payments, platform reporting, e-invoicing, audit design, and algorithmic audit selection. We examine tax morale, third-party information, offshore evasion by the wealthy, and the emerging frontier of crypto-asset non-compliance. Students discuss recent empirical research based on administrative micro-data and field experiments with tax authorities, and write an expert report advising a policy-maker on a concrete scenario.
Seminars
Tutorials
10 semesters · 2019–2025 · LMU Munich
Supervision
To date, I have supervised 17 BSc and 5 MSc theses in public economics, optimal taxation, fairness preferences, and applied microeconometrics. If you are interested to write your thesis in one of these areas, get in touch.