Postdoctoral Researcher - International Corporate Taxation or Local Public Finance/ Urban Economics

Organisation/Company ETH Zürich Research Field Economics » International economics Economics » Political economy Economics » Other Geography » Economic geography Sociology » Urban sociology Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Application Deadline 25 Jan 2027 - 22:59 (UTC) Country Switzerland Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 41 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Postdoctoral Researcher - International Corporate Taxation or Local Public Finance/ Urban Economics

The Chair of Public Economics at the Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) invites applications for a postdocposition. The group's main focus is on theoretical and empirical research in the area of public economics such as corporate taxation, fiscal federalism and public economy aspects of the digital economy, for instance.The research strategy involves normative as well as political economy analyses. Preferences will be given to candidates with a specialization in international corporate taxation or local public finance/ urban economics.

Potential topics include:

• Taxation of multinational enterprises
• Corporate taxation and agency conflicts in firms
• Implications of international tax coordination (e.g.OECD pillar 1 and 2)
• Value creation and taxation of corporate profits in the digital economy

Or:

• Local tax competition and residential choices
• Urban amenities and policy choices
• Effects of intergovernmental fiscal transfers
• Fiscal decentralization and residential sorting

The work might be based on theoretical modelling and/or empirical analysis.

Profile

• Applicants should have recently earned a PhDin Economics (or should be near completion of the dissertation) and should have shown interest in the topics of the group
• The preferred candidate has demonstrated her or his potential to conduct high-quality research, ideally by having some papers under revision or even accepted for publication in refereed international journals
• The successful applicant is expected to independently conduct academic and policy-relevant research and also to contribute to ongoing research projects of the group
• Excellent command of English is required

We offer

• Your job with impact: Become part of ETH Zurich, which not only supports your professional development, but also actively contributes to positive change in society

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For further information about the Chair of Public Economics please visit our website. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Prof. Marko Köthenbürger, (no applications).

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