Clemens Fuest (born 23 August 1968) is a

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who has been President of the

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and director of the

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at the

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(LMU) since 2016.

Career

Between 2008 and 2013, Fuest was a professor of business taxation at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

and Research Director of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation, which is part of the

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. In 2008, he served as a member of the Independent Expert Group to the Commission on Scottish Devolution. He was member and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors at the German Federal Ministry of Finance. From March 2013 Fuest served as President of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim and professor at the

University of Mannheim The University of Mannheim (German: ''Universität Mannheim''), abbreviated UMA, is a public research university in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1967, the university has its origins in the ''Palatine Academy of Sciences'', ...

. Since 2013, he has also been serving on the advisory board of the Stability Council, a body devised as part of Germany’s national implementation of the

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. That same year, he joined

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and others in founding the ''Glienicker Gruppe'', a group of pro-European lawyers, economists, and political scientists. In 2014, Fuest was appointed by the

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to be part of the High Level Group on Own Resources, led by

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. Since 2015, he has been serving as one of two scientific advisers to the Commission on the Minimum Wage at the

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Other activities

Corporate boards

* HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt, Member of the Advisory Board *

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) is a universal bank and the Landesbank for some Federal States of Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Sachsen). As of 2018, it is Germany's biggest state-backed landesbank lender. LBBW is a full-serv ...

(LBBW), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2014) * Ernst & Young Germany, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board (since 2008)

Non-profit organizations

* Foundation for Family Businesses, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig The Braunschweig University of Art (Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, HBK) is the second largest College of Fine Arts in Germany. History The history goes back to the “Zeichnen-Instithut” (Drawing Institute) founded by the Brun ...

, Member of the University Council (since 2011) *

European Academy of Sciences and Arts The European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA, la, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea) is a transnational and interdisciplinary network, connecting about 2,000 recommended scientists and artists worldwide, including 37 Nobel Prize laure ...

, Member (since 2010) *

International Institute of Public Finance The International Institute of Public Finance, or IIPF, is a global organization of economists specializing in public finance. It was founded in Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of ...

(IIFP), Vice President of the Board (2009–2018), President of the Board (since 2018) * Hanns Martin Schleyer Foundation, Friedwart Bruckhaus Prize, Member of the Jury * Wirtschaftsrat der CDU, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board *

Institute for the Study of Labor The IZA - Institute of Labor Economics (german: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit), until 2016 referred to as the Institute of the Study of Labor (IZA), is a private, independent economic research institute and academic network focused o ...

(IZA), Fellow (since 2007) * Hanns Martin Schleyer Foundation, Friedwart Bruckhaus Prize, Member of the Jury *

German Academy of Science and Engineering Acatech (styled ''acatech),'' founded in 2002 and established as the German Academy of Science and Engineering (german: Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften) on 1 January 2008, represents the interests of Germany, German technical sciences ...

, Member *

American Economic Association The American Economic Association (AEA) is a learned society in the field of economics. It publishes several peer-reviewed journals acknowledged in business and academia. There are some 23,000 members. History and Constitution The AEA was esta ...

, Member

Editorial boards

* ''

Canadian Journal of Economics The ''Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Canadian Economics Association. In 1967 the journal was established from ...

'', Advisory Editor * ''

Fiscal Studies ''Fiscal Studies'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The journal was established in 1979 and aims to bridge the gap between academic research and policy. The ...

'', Member of the Editorial Board * ''

Wirtschaftsdienst ''Wirtschaftsdienst – Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik'' ( en, Economics Review – Journal of Economic Policy) is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering economic and social policy issues in Germany or affecting Germany. It also publishes ...

'', Member of the Scientific Advisory Board *

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, Member of the Editorial Board

Recognition

* 2013 – Gustav Stolper AwardZEW President Clemens Fuest Receives Gustav Stolper Award
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), press release of 6 September 2013.

References

External links

Homepage at Ifo Institute
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