Dr. Zareh Asatryan

Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

Zareh Asatryan is Deputy Head of ZEW’s Research Unit “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.

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Curriculum Vitae

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Contact information

Zareh Asatryan

Dr. Zareh Asatryan

Deputy Head +49 (0)621 1235-392 Zareh.Asatryan@zew.de

Unit: Corporate Taxation and Public Finance

Beste Abschlussarbeit (Dissertation), // 2016
Prices, Awards and Distinctions
Akademie für wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung e. V. an der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany

Selected Publications

Taxes and Business Philanthropy in Armenia

Asatryan, Zareh and David Joulfaian (forthcoming), Taxes and Business Philanthropy in Armenia, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.

Austerity and Distributional Policy

Alpino, Matteo, Zareh Asatryan, Sebastian Blesse and Nils Wehrhöfer (forthcoming), Austerity and Distributional Policy, Journal of Monetary Economics.

Does the Frequency of Reminders Matter for their Effectiveness? A Randomized Controlled Trial

Antinyan, Armenak, Zareh Asatryan, Zhixin Dai and Kazhi Wang (2021), Does the Frequency of Reminders Matter for their Effectiveness? A Randomized Controlled Trial, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 191, 752-764.

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The Political Economy of Multilateral Lending to European Regions

Asatryan, Zareh and Annika Havlik (2020), The Political Economy of Multilateral Lending to European Regions, The Review of International Organizations 15, 707-740.

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Biases in Fiscal Multiplier Estimates

Asatryan, Zareh, Annika Havlik, Friedrich Heinemann and Justus Nover (2020), Biases in Fiscal Multiplier Estimates, European Journal of Political Economy 63, 101861.

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Vote Buying or (Political) Business (Cycles) as Usual?

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.

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Balanced Budget Rules and Fiscal Outcomes: Evidence from Historical Constitutions

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.

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Remittances and Public Finances: Evidence from Oil-Price Shocks

Asatryan, Zareh, Benjamin Bittschi and Philipp Dörrenberg (2017), Remittances and Public Finances: Evidence from Oil-Price Shocks, Journal of Public Economics 155, 122-137.

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Vetoing and inaugurating policy like others do: evidence on spatial interactions in voter initiatives

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.

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The Effect of Direct Democracy on the Level and Structure of Local Taxes

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.

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Reforming the Public Administration: The role of crisis and the power of bureaucracy

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.

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Direct Democracy and Local Public Finances under Cooperative Federalism

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.

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The Indirect Effects of Direct Democracy: Local Government Size and Non-Budgetary Voter Initiatives in Germany

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.

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Direct Democracy and Local Government Efficiency

Asatryan, Zareh and Kristof De Witte (2015), Direct Democracy and Local Government Efficiency, European Journal of Political Economy 39, 58–66.

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Partial Fiscal Decentralization and Sub-National Government Fiscal Discipline: Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries

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.

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Revisiting the Link Between Growth and Federalism: A Bayesian Model Averaging Approach

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.

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Europäische Steuerpolitik

Asatryan, Zareh and Mustafa Yeter (2015), Europäische Steuerpolitik, integration 38 (4) , 361-367.

Some Observations on the Economic Implications of Constitutional Reform in Armenia

Asatryan, Zareh (2015), Some Observations on the Economic Implications of Constitutional Reform in Armenia, Caucasus Analytical Digest 76 , 10-14.

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Der Einfluss der öffentlichen Verwaltung auf die ökonomische Performance von Ländern

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.

The Political Economy of Pension Reform in Armenia

Asatryan, Zareh (2014), The Political Economy of Pension Reform in Armenia, Caucasus Analytical Digest 60 , 2-5.

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Fiscal relations across government levels in times of crisis – making compatible fiscal decentralization and budgetary discipline

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 .

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The European Fiscal Board: An Experiment at the Supranational Level

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

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Favoritism and Firms: Micro Evidence and Macro Implications

Asatryan, Zareh, Thushyanthan Baskaran, Carlo Moana Birkholz and David Gomtsyan (2022), Favoritism and Firms: Micro Evidence and Macro Implications, STEG Working Paper 024 .

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Favoritism and Firms: Micro Evidence and Macro Implications

Asatryan, Zareh, Thushyanthan Baskaran, Carlo Moana Birkholz and David Gomtsyan (2022), Favoritism and Firms: Micro Evidence and Macro Implications, CESifo Working Paper, No. 9797 , Munich.

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The Other Government: State-Owned Enterprises in Germany and Their Implications for the Core Public Sector

Asatryan, Zareh, Friedrich Heinemann and Justus Nover (2022), The Other Government: State-Owned Enterprises in Germany and Their Implications for the Core Public Sector, ZEW expert brief No. 22-08, Mannheim

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Political Consequences of Consumer Debt Relief

Aidt, Toke, Zareh Asatryan and Lusine Badalyan (2022), Political Consequences of Consumer Debt Relief, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-049, Mannheim

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Representing the Future in Aging Societies: Policy Implications of the Voting Age Reform in Germany

Asatryan, Zareh (2022), Representing the Future in Aging Societies: Policy Implications of the Voting Age Reform in Germany, ZEW expert brief No. 22-04, Mannheim

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Regional Redistribution of Mineral Resource Wealth in Africa

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

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Favoritism and Firms: Micro Evidence and Macro Implications

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

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Regional Favoritism and Human Capital Accumulation in Africa

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

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Taxes and Business Philanthropy in Armenia

Asatryan, Zareh and David Joulfaian (2021), Taxes and Business Philanthropy in Armenia, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-022, Mannheim

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Austerity and Distributional Policy

Alpino, Matteo, Zareh Asatryan, Sebastian Blesse and Nils Wehrhöfer (2020), Austerity and Distributional Policy, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 8644 .

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Austerity and Distributional Policy

Alpino, Matteo, Zareh Asatryan, Sebastian Blesse and Nils Wehrhöfer (2020), Austerity and Distributional Policy, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-028, Mannheim

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The Incidence of VAT Evasion

Asatryan, Zareh and David Gomtsyan (2020), The Incidence of VAT Evasion, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-027, Mannheim

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Why net operating balances are a distorted indicator of a Member State’s benefit from the EU budget

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.

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The net operating balances: Variants, emerging numbers and history

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.

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The Political Economy of Multilateral Lending to European Regions

Asatryan, Zareh and Annika Havlik (2019), The Political Economy of Multilateral Lending to European Regions, EconPol Working Paper 35 .

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The Political Economy of Multilateral Lending to European Regions

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.

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Nudging for Tax Compliance: A Meta-Analysis

Antinyan, Armenak and Zareh Asatryan (2019), Nudging for Tax Compliance: A Meta-Analysis, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-055, Mannheim

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The Political Economy of Multilateral Lending to European Regions

Asatryan, Zareh and Annika Havlik (2019), The Political Economy of Multilateral Lending to European Regions, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-046, Mannheim

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Biases in Fiscal Multiplier Estimates

Asatryan, Zareh, Annika Havlik, Friedrich Heinemann and Justus Nover (2019), Biases in Fiscal Multiplier Estimates, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-025, Mannheim

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Which Role for a European Minister of Economy and Finance in a European Fiscal Union?

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.

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Making the Most of the European Fiscal Board

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

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Responses of Firms to Tax, Administrative and Accounting Rules: Evidence from Armenia

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

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Vote Buying or (Political) Business (Cycles) as Usual?

Aidt, Toke, Zareh Asatryan, Lusine Badalyan and Friedrich Heinemann (2015), Vote Buying or (Political) Business (Cycles) as Usual?, CESifo Working Paper No. 5508 , Munich.

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Better Fiscal Rules for Europe: Reflections Based on New Empirical Evidence

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

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Vetoing and Inaugurating Policy Like Others Do: Evidence on Spatial Interactions in Voter Initiatives

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

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Vote Buying or (Political) Business (Cycles) as Usual?

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

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Compensating the losers of free trade

Asatryan, Zareh, Sebastian Braun, Wolfgang Lechthaler, Mariya Mileva and Catia Montagna (2014), Compensating the losers of free trade, WWWforEurope Working Paper No. 63 .

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Public sector reform: How the EU budget is used to encourage it

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

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Projects

01.10.2021 – 30.11.2022
The Impact of Fiscal Rules on State-Owned Enterprises
01.06.2018 – 30.11.2022
Market Design by Public Authorities

01.09.2020 – 31.12.2022
Nudging for Tax Compliance: A Meta-Analysis
01.01.2020 – 31.12.2021
Regional Favoritism and Development
01.01.2019 – 31.03.2021
SEEK - Political Biases in EU Spending: Mechanisms, Extent and Counter-Measures
01.01.2019 – 31.12.2020
Public Procurement and Firm Innovation
01.08.2018 – 30.07.2019
Who Pays for Fiscal Rules? Evidence From Italian Municipalities
01.05.2017 – 31.12.2021
European Network for Economic and Fiscal Policy Research
01.04.2016 – 31.03.2019
SEEK Project 2016: European Network on Better Institutions – ZEW ENBI
01.04. – 30.09.2016
Public Sector Reform – How the EU Budget Is Used to Encourage it
01.01.2016 – 30.04.2017
Inverse December Fever: Tax avoidance behaviour of Austrian SME
01.08.2015 – 31.07.2016
Analysis of Tax Policy and Tax Administration: Evidence from Armenian Firm-Level Data
01.04.2014 – 30.09.2015
SEEK Project 2014: Fiscal Governance and Adjustments under Crisis Conditions
01.07.2013 – 30.06.2014
Direct Democracy and Local Public Finances: Evidence from Bavarian Municipalities
01.05.2012 – 30.04.2016
Tax Policy in the EU in an Environment of new Fiscal Institutions and Coordination Procedures
01.01.2009 – 31.12.2012
The Future of Fiscal Federalism in Germany and Europe

More Information

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, Workshop on Redistributive Taxation: Optimal Design and Political Economy Forces, Mannheim (virtual), Germany, 2021 more information

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, Politics of Favoritism and Its Economic Implications, Mannheim (virtual), Germany, 2021 more information

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, WEI-ZEW Joint Workshop, Freiburg, Germany, 2020

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, Conference, Armenian Economic Association Annual Meetings, Virtual, Armenia, 2020

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, Conference, Armenian Economic Association Annual Meetings, Yerevan, Armenia, 2019

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, WEI-ZEW Joint Workshop, Mannheim, Germany, 2019

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, Conference, 2017 ZEW Public Finance Conference: Public Finance and Development (2503), ZEW Mannheim, Germany, 2017 more information

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, Conference, Armenian Economic Association 2017 Meetings, Yerevan, Armenia, 2017 more information

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, SEEK Workshop on the Fiscal Governance in the Eurozone (2515), Mannheim, Germany, 2016 more information

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, Conference, Armenian Economic Association 2015 Meetings, Yerevan, Armenia, 2015 more information

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, Conference, ZEW Public Finance Conference, Mannheim, Germany, 2015 more information

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, Conference, Armenian Economic Association 2014 Meetings, Yerevan, Armenia, 2014 more information

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, Conference, Armenian Economic Association 2013 Meetings, Yerevan, Armenia, 2013 more information

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, Conference, Armenian Economic Association 2012 Meetings, Yerevan, Armenia, 2012 more information

Dr. Zareh Asatryan, Conference, Armenian Economic Association 2011 Meetings, Yerevan, Armenia, 2011 more information