CESifo Research Network Fellow

Niklas Potrafke

ifo Institut
ifo Center for Public Finance and Political Economy
Poschingerstr. 5, 81679, Munich, Germany

Affiliated Research Network Area

Public Economics

Fields of Interest

  • Public Economics
  • Political Economy

Other Activities

Professor of Economics, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich

CESifo Working Papers

Corruption and Economic Growth: New Empirical Evidence

Klaus Gründler, Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2019
CESifo Working Paper No. 7816

How to Handle the Fiscal Crisis in Greece? Empirical Evidence Based on a Survey of Economic Experts

Martin Mosler, Niklas Potrafke, Markus Reischmann
CESifo, Munich, 2019
CESifo Working Paper No. 7777

Fiscal Performance of Minority Governments: New Empirical Evidence for OECD Countries

Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2019
CESifo Working Paper No. 7733

The urban-rural gap in health care infrastructure - does government ideology matter?

Niklas Potrafke, Felix Roesel
CESifo, Munich, 2019
CESifo Working Paper No. 7647

Ideologically-charged terminology: austerity, fiscal consolidation, and sustainable governance

Klaus Gründler, Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2019
CESifo Working Paper No. 7613

Risk aversion, patience and intelligence: evidence based on macro data

Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2019
CESifo Working Paper No. 7546

Does A Change of Government Influence Compliance with International Agreements? Empirical Evidence for the NATO Two Percent Target

Johannes Blum, Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2019
CESifo Working Paper No. 7489

Dragnet-Controls and Government Ideology

Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2019
CESifo Working Paper No. 7452

The KOF Globalisation Index - Revisited

Savina Gygli, Florian Haelg, Niklas Potrafke, Jan-Egbert Sturm
CESifo, Munich, 2018
CESifo Working Paper No. 7430

Electoral Cycles in Perceived Corruption: International Empirical Evidence

Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2018
CESifo Working Paper No. 7393

The Globalisation-Welfare State Nexus: Evidence from Asia

Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2018
CESifo Working Paper No. 7330

Does Public Sector Outsourcing Decrease Public Employment? Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries

Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2018
CESifo Working Paper No. 7322

Globalization and Income Inequality Revisited

Florian Dorn, Clemens Fuest, Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2018
CESifo Working Paper No. 6859

Compulsory Voting, Voter Turnout and Asymmetrical Habit-formation

Stefanie Gäbler, Niklas Potrafke, Felix Rösel
CESifo, Munich, 2017
CESifo Working Paper No. 6764

Conservative Politicians and Voting on Same-Sex Marriage

Björn Kauder, Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2017
CESifo Working Paper No. 6706

The Democratic-Republican Presidential Growth Gap and the Partisan Balance of the State Governments

Dodge Cahan, Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2017
CESifo Working Paper No. 6517

Do Parties Punish MPs for Voting Against the Party Line?

Björn Kauder, Niklas Potrafke, Marina Riem
CESifo, Munich, 2017
CESifo Working Paper No. 6503

Government Ideology and Economic Policy-Making in the United States

Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2017
CESifo Working Paper No. 6444

Manipulating Fiscal Forecasts: Evidence from the German States

Björn Kauder, Niklas Potrafke, Christoph Schinke
CESifo, Munich, 2017
CESifo Working Paper No. 6310

A Banana Republic? Trust in Electoral Institutions in Western Democracies - Evidence from a Presidential Election in Austria

Niklas Potrafke, Felix Rösel
CESifo, Munich, 2016
CESifo Working Paper No. 6254

Do Politicians Reward Core Supporters? Evidence from a Discretionary Grant Program

Björn Kauder, Niklas Potrafke, Markus Reischmann
CESifo, Munich, 2016
CESifo Working Paper No. 6097

Does Development Aid Increase Military Expenditure?

Sarah Langlotz, Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2016
CESifo Working Paper No. 6088

Opening Hours of Polling Stations and Voter Turnout: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Niklas Potrafke, Felix Rösel
CESifo, Munich, 2016
CESifo Working Paper No. 6036

Electoral Cycles in MPs' Salaries: Evidence from the German States

Björn Kauder, Manuela Krause, Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2016
CESifo Working Paper No. 6028

Partisan Politics: The Empirical Evidence from OECD Panel Studies

Niklas Potrafke
CESifo, Munich, 2016
CESifo Working Paper No. 6024