CESifo Research Network Fellow

Christian Lessmann

TU Dresden
Faculty of Business and Economics
Helmholtzstr. 6-8, 01062, Dresden, Germany

Affiliated Research Network Area

Global Economy

Fields of Interest

  • (Fiscal) Federalism
  • Public Economics
  • Development
  • Regional Science

Other Activities

ifo Institute Research Professor - ifo Dresden

CESifo Working Papers

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Christian Lessmann, Ali Sina Önder
CESifo, Munich, 2023
CESifo Working Paper No. 10661

The Political Geography of Cities

Richard Bluhm, Christian Lessmann, Paul Schaudt
CESifo, Munich, 2021
CESifo Working Paper No. 9376

Spatial inequality, geography and economic activity

Sandra Achten, Christian Leßmann
CESifo, Munich, 2019
CESifo Working Paper No. 7547

Natural Disasters and Regional Development - The Case of Earthquakes

Marius Fabian, Christian Leßmann, Tim Sofke
CESifo, Munich, 2019
CESifo Working Paper No. 7511

The Geography of Natural Resources, Ethnic Inequality and Development

Christian Leßmann, Arne Steinkraus
CESifo, Munich, 2017
CESifo Working Paper No. 6299

Regional Inequality, Convergence, and its Determinants - A View from Outer Space

Christian Leßmann, André Seidel
CESifo, Munich, 2015
CESifo Working Paper No. 5322

Trade, Integration, and Interregional Inequality

Georg Hirte, Christian Leßmann
CESifo, Munich, 2014
CESifo Working Paper No. 4799

Natural-Resource Rents and Internal Conflicts - Can Decentralization Lift the Curse?

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Christian Leßmann, Gunther Markwardt
CESifo, Munich, 2013
CESifo Working Paper No. 4180

Regional Inequality and Internal Conflict

Christian Leßmann
CESifo, Munich, 2013
CESifo Working Paper No. 4112

Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Inequality: A Panel Data Analysis

Christian Leßmann
CESifo, Munich, 2012
CESifo Working Paper No. 4037

The Impact of Democracy and Press Freedom on Corruption: Conditionality Matters

Christine Kalenborn, Christian Leßmann
CESifo, Munich, 2012
CESifo Working Paper No. 3917

Spatial Inequality and Development - Is there an Inverted-U Relationship?

Christian Leßmann
CESifo, Munich, 2011
CESifo Working Paper No. 3622

Regional Inequality and Decentralization - An Empirical Analysis

Christian Leßmann
CESifo, Munich, 2011
CESifo Working Paper No. 3568

Decentralization and the Shadow Economy: Oates Meets Allingham-Sandmo

Andreas Bühn, Christian Leßmann, Gunther Markwardt
CESifo, Munich, 2011
CESifo Working Paper No. 3551

Decentralization and Foreign Aid Effectiveness: Do Aid Modality and Federal Design Matter in Poverty Alleviation?

Christian Leßmann, Gunther Markwardt
CESifo, Munich, 2010
CESifo Working Paper No. 3035

Aid, Growth and Devolution

Christian Leßmann, Gunther Markwardt
CESifo, Munich, 2009
CESifo Working Paper No. 2805

One Size Fits All? Decentralization, Corruption, and the Monitoring of Bureaucrats

Christian Leßmann, Gunther Markwardt
CESifo, Munich, 2009
CESifo Working Paper No. 2662