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Dr. Tanja Kirn

Employee
Head
Center for Economics
Assistant Professor
Liechtenstein Business School
University Liechtenstein Fürst-Franz-Josef-Strasse 9490 Vaduz Liechtenstein
Head Center for Economics
Assistant Professor Liechtenstein Business School
Tanja Kirn works in the field of public economics with a strong research focus on microsimulation, tax policy and fiscal federalism. Tanja Kirn has developed several microsimulation models which have become firmly established as vital tools for analysis of the revenue and distributional impact of current and proposed policies. Her current research interests include extending the scope and capabilities of microsimulation models.
She is a member of the International Microsimulation Association. Prior to joining the University of Liechtenstein Tanja worked as a research assistant at the University of Potsdam and the DIW Berlin.
2009
Ph.D (Dr. rer. pol.)
University of Potsdam (Germany);
Title of doctoral thesis: "Anreizwirkungen von Finanzausgleichssystemen"
1999 2005
Diplom Volkswirtin;
Economics at the University of Potsdam (Germany);
Focus on Public Finance, Statistics and Macroeconomics
1998 1999
Political Science at the University of Evry (France)
1996 1998
Political Science at the University of Potsdam (Germany)
since 2010
Assistant Professor at the Chair for Tax Management and the Laws of International and Liechtenstein Taxation, University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz
2005 2009
Research Assistant, Chair of Public Economics, Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Petersen, University of Potsdam (Germany)
since 2014
Nationalökonomische Gesellschaft (NOeG)
since 2014
International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF)
since 2014
L'Association Française de Science Economique (AFSE)
since 2009
International Microsimulation Association (IMA)