ZEW Employee: Dr. Zareh Asatryan

Zareh Asatryan is Deputy Head of ZEW’s Research Department “Corporate Taxation and Public Finance”. Zareh Asatryan worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Mannheim from 2017 to 2018. He received his doctoral degree in economics from the University of Freiburg in October 2015.

Zareh Asatryan holds a Master’s degree in economics and management science from the Humboldt University of Berlin and a Bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and statistics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Currently he co-leads the Armenian Economic Association.

Zareh Asatryan's primary research interests are public finance, political economics, and development economics.

For further information and resources please visit Zareh Asatryan’s personal webpage.

Selected Publications

Articles in Refereed Journals
- Asatryan, Zareh and Annika Havlik (2020), The Political Economy of Multilateral Lending to European Regions, The Review of International Organizations 15, 707-740. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Annika Havlik, Friedrich Heinemann and Justus Nover (2020), Biases in Fiscal Multiplier Estimates, European Journal of Political Economy 63, 101861. Download
- Aidt, Toke, Zareh Asatryan, Lusine Badalyan and Friedrich Heinemann (2020), Vote Buying or (Political) Business (Cycles) as Usual?, The Review of Economics and Statistics 102 (3), 409-425. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Cesar Castellon and Thomas Stratmann (2018), Balanced Budget Rules and Fiscal Outcomes: Evidence from Historical Constitutions, Journal of Public Economics 167, 105-119. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Benjamin Bittschi and Philipp Dörrenberg (2017), Remittances and Public Finances: Evidence from Oil-Price Shocks, Journal of Public Economics 155, 122-137. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Annika Havlik and Frank Streif (2017), Vetoing and inaugurating policy like others do: evidence on spatial interactions in voter initiatives, Public Choice 172, 525-544. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Thushyanthan Baskaran and Friedrich Heinemann (2017), The Effect of Direct Democracy on the Level and Structure of Local Taxes, Regional Science and Urban Economics 65, 38-55. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Friedrich Heinemann and Hans Pitlik (2017), Reforming the Public Administration: The role of crisis and the power of bureaucracy, European Journal of Political Economy 48, 128-143. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Thushyanthan Baskaran, Theocharis Grigoriadis and Friedrich Heinemann (2017), Direct Democracy and Local Public Finances under Cooperative Federalism, Scandinavian Journal of Economics 119 (3), 801-820. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh (2016), The Indirect Effects of Direct Democracy: Local Government Size and Non-Budgetary Voter Initiatives in Germany, International Tax and Public Finance 23(3), 580–601. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh and Kristof De Witte (2015), Direct Democracy and Local Government Efficiency, European Journal of Political Economy 39, 58–66. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Lars Feld and Benny Geys (2015), Partial Fiscal Decentralization and Sub-National Government Fiscal Discipline: Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries, Public Choice 163 (3-4), 307-320. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh and Lars Feld (2015), Revisiting the Link Between Growth and Federalism: A Bayesian Model Averaging Approach, Journal of Comparative Economics 43 (3), 772-781. Download

Articles in Non-Refereed Journals
- Asatryan, Zareh and Mustafa Yeter (2015), Europäische Steuerpolitik, integration 38 (4), 361-367.
- Asatryan, Zareh (2015), Some Observations on the Economic Implications of Constitutional Reform in Armenia, Caucasus Analytical Digest 76, 10-14. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Benjamin Bittschi, Melissa Berger, Lisa Evers, Friedrich Heinemann, Christoph Schröder, Frank Streif and Mustafa Yeter (2014), Der Einfluss der öffentlichen Verwaltung auf die ökonomische Performance von Ländern, integration 37 (4), 364-376.
- Asatryan, Zareh (2014), The Political Economy of Pension Reform in Armenia, Caucasus Analytical Digest 60, 2-5. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh and et al (2013), Fiscal relations across government levels in times of crisis – making compatible fiscal decentralization and budgetary discipline, European Commission - Euopean Economy Economic Papers 501. Download

Monographs, Contributions to Edited Volumes
- Asatryan, Zareh and Friedrich Heinemann (2018), The European Fiscal Board: An Experiment at the Supranational Level, in: Roel Beetsma and Xavier Debrun A VoxEU.org, CEPR Press, London, 165-173. Download

Discussion and Working Papers
- Asatryan, Zareh, Thushyanthan Baskaran, Carlo Moana Birkholz and Patrick Hufschmidt (2021), Regional Redistribution of Mineral Resource Wealth in Africa, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-032, Mannheim. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Thushyanthan Baskaran, Carlo Moana Birkholz and David Gomtsyan (2021), Favoritism and Firms: Micro Evidence and Macro Implications, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-031, Mannheim. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Thushyanthan Baskaran, Patrick Hufschmidt and Alexander Stöcker (2021), Regional Favoritism and Human Capital Accumulation in Africa, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-030, Mannheim. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh and David Joulfaian (2021), Taxes and Business Philanthropy in Armenia, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-022, Mannheim. Download
- Alpino, Matteo, Zareh Asatryan, Sebastian Blesse and Nils Wehrhöfer (2020), Austerity and Distributional Policy, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 8644. Download
- Alpino, Matteo, Zareh Asatryan, Sebastian Blesse and Nils Wehrhöfer (2020), Austerity and Distributional Policy, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-028, Mannheim. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh and David Gomtsyan (2020), The Incidence of VAT Evasion, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-027, Mannheim. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Annika Havlik, Friedrich Heinemann and Justus Nover (2020), Why net operating balances are a distorted indicator of a Member State’s benefit from the EU budget, Briefing, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, European Parliament, Brussels. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Annika Havlik, Friedrich Heinemann, Justus Nover and Marta Pilati (2020), The net operating balances: Variants, emerging numbers and history, Briefing, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, European Parliament, Brussels. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh and Annika Havlik (2019), The Political Economy of Multilateral Lending to European Regions, EconPol Working Paper 35. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh and Annika Havlik (2019), The Political Economy of Multilateral Lending to European Regions, VA: AidData at William & Mary AidData Working Paper #90, Williamsburg. Download
- Antinyan, Armenak and Zareh Asatryan (2019), Nudging for Tax Compliance: A Meta-Analysis, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-055, Mannheim. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh and Annika Havlik (2019), The Political Economy of Multilateral Lending to European Regions, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-046, Mannheim. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Annika Havlik, Friedrich Heinemann and Justus Nover (2019), Biases in Fiscal Multiplier Estimates, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-025, Mannheim. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Xavier Debrun, Annika Havlik, Friedrich Heinemann, Martin G. Kocher and Roberto Tamborini (2018), Which Role for a European Minister of Economy and Finance in a European Fiscal Union?, EconPol Policy Report 6, München. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Xavier Debrun, Friedrich Heinemann, Michal Horvath, Ludovít Ódor and Mustafa Yeter (2017), Making the Most of the European Fiscal Board, ZEW policy brief No. 17-03, Mannheim. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh and Andreas Peichl (2016), Responses of Firms to Tax, Administrative and Accounting Rules: Evidence from Armenia, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-065, Mannheim. Download
- Aidt, Toke, Zareh Asatryan, Lusine Badalyan and Friedrich Heinemann (2015), Vote Buying or (Political) Business (Cycles) as Usual?, CESifo Working Paper No. 5508, Munich. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Dirk Foremny, Friedrich Heinemann, Albert Solé-Ollé, Thomas Stratmann and Mustafa Yeter (2015), Better Fiscal Rules for Europe: Reflections Based on New Empirical Evidence, ZEW policy brief No. 15-04, Mannheim. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Annika Havlik and Frank Streif (2015), Vetoing and Inaugurating Policy Like Others Do: Evidence on Spatial Interactions in Voter Initiatives, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-054, Mannheim. Download
- Aidt, Toke, Zareh Asatryan, Lusine Badalyan and Friedrich Heinemann (2015), Vote Buying or (Political) Business (Cycles) as Usual?, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-017, Mannheim. Download
- Asatryan, Zareh, Sebastian Braun, Wolfgang Lechthaler, Mariya Mileva and Catia Montagna (2014), Compensating the losers of free trade, WWWforEurope Working Paper No. 63. Download

Expertises
- Asatryan, Zareh, Friedrich Heinemann, Mustafa Yeter, Eulalia Rubio, David Rinaldi and Fabian Zuleeg (2016), Public sector reform: How the EU budget is used to encourage it, European Parliament, Brussels. Download

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Organisation of Academic Conferences and Workshops
- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, WEI-ZEW Joint Workshop,
  Freiburg, Germany, 2020
- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, LLL:reportdata.label.workshop.reportDataAnnualConference, Armenian Economic Association Annual Meetings,
  Virtual, Armenia, 2020
- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, LLL:reportdata.label.workshop.reportDataConference, Armenian Economic Association Annual Meetings,
  Yerevan, Armenia, 2019
- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, WEI-ZEW Joint Workshop,
  Mannheim, Germany, 2019
- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, LLL:reportdata.label.workshop.reportDataAnnualConference, 2017 ZEW Public Finance Conference: Public Finance and Development (2503),
  ZEW Mannheim, Germany, 2017
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- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, LLL:reportdata.label.workshop.reportDataAnnualConference, Armenian Economic Association 2017 Meetings,
  Yerevan, Armenia, 2017
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- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, SEEK Workshop on the Fiscal Governance in the Eurozone (2515),
  Mannheim, Germany, 2016
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- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, LLL:reportdata.label.workshop.reportDataAnnualConference, Armenian Economic Association 2015 Meetings,
  Yerevan, Armenia, 2015
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- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, LLL:reportdata.label.workshop.reportDataAnnualConference, ZEW Public Finance Conference,
  Mannheim, Germany, 2015
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- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, LLL:reportdata.label.workshop.reportDataAnnualConference, Armenian Economic Association 2014 Meetings,
  Yerevan, Armenia, 2014
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- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, LLL:reportdata.label.workshop.reportDataAnnualConference, Armenian Economic Association 2013 Meetings,
  Yerevan, Armenia, 2013
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- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, LLL:reportdata.label.workshop.reportDataAnnualConference, Armenian Economic Association 2012 Meetings,
  Yerevan, Armenia, 2012
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- Dr. Zareh Asatryan, LLL:reportdata.label.workshop.reportDataAnnualConference, Armenian Economic Association 2011 Meetings,
  Yerevan, Armenia, 2011
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