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Samina Sultan

Dr. Samina Sultan

Economist for European Economic and Fiscal Policy

Tel: +49 221 4981-312
  • At the IW since 2022
  • Studied economics at the Universities of Mannheim, St. Gallen and Tübingen.
  • 2021: Doctorate at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich on "Determinants and Effects of Fiscal and Industrial Policies" with research stay at the University of California, Berkeley
  • 2021-2022: Researcher at the German Council of Economic Experts (Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung)
  • Research interests: Europe, fiscal and industrial policies, China

IW Publications

Matthes, Jürgen / Sultan, Samina, 2023, Reform der EU-Fiskalregeln. Lindners Ideen haben Berechtigung, IW-Kurzbericht, Nr. 30, Köln
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Hentze, Tobias / Sultan, Samina, 2023, Neuer Anlauf zur Harmonisierung der Unternehmensbesteuerung in der EU. Öffentliche Konsultation der Europäischen Kommission zu „Unternehmen in Europa: ein Rahmen für die Unternehmensbesteuerung (BEFIT)“, IW-Report, Nr. 7, Köln
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Berthold Busch / Jürgen Matthes / Samina Sultan, 2023, Zur Abhängigkeit einzelner Industriezweige von China, IW-Report, Nr. 5
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Busch, Berthold / Sultan, Samina, 2022, Die EU vor neuen Erweiterungen? Alternativen zur Vollmitgliedschaft, IW-Analyse, Nr. 152, Köln
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Busch, Berthold / Kauder, Björn / Sultan, Samina, 2022, Wer finanziert die EU? Nettozahler und Nettoempfänger in der EU, IW-Report, Nr. 55, Köln
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Sultan, Samina / Rusche, Christian / Busch, Berthold / Bardt, Hubertus, 2022, Single Market Emergency Instrument. An instrument with pitfalls, IW-Kurzbericht, Nr. 85, Köln
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Bardt, Hubertus / Busch, Berthold / Rusche, Christian / Sultan, Samina, 2022, Single Market Emergency Instrument. Ein Instrument mit Tücken, IW-Policy Paper, Nr. 7, Köln
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External Publications

Matthes, Jürgen / Kauder, Björn / Sultan, Samina, 2023, Reforming Economic and Monetary Union. Balancing Spending and Public Debt Sustainability, in: Martens Centre for European Studies, Policy Brief, June 2023, Brussels / Cologne
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Sultan, Samina / Rusche, Christian / Bardt, Hubertus / Busch, Berthold, 2023, Single Market Emergency Instrument. A Tool with Pitfalls, in: Intereconomics, 58. Jg., Heft 3, S. 160-166
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Fuest, C. / Hugger, F. / Sultan, S. / Xing, J., 2022, What drives Chinese overseas M&A investment? Evidence from micro data, in: Review of International Economics, 30, 306– 344. https://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12566

Fuest, Clemens / Sultan, Samina , 2019, How Will Brexit Affect Tax Competition and Tax Harmonization? The Role of Discriminatory Taxation, in: National Tax Journal, National Tax Association, vol. 72(1), pages 111-138, March

More from Dr. Samina Sultan

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External Publication
Balancing Spending and Public Debt Sustainability
External Publication 5. June 2023

Reforming Economic and Monetary Union: Balancing Spending and Public Debt Sustainability

Jürgen Matthes / Björn Kauder / Samina Sultan in Martens Centre for European Studies

Fiscal policy in the EU faces the dilemma of having to meet large spending needs despite the existence of elevated public debt ratios. Fiscal policy therefore needs to put the member states on a sustainable path to gradual debt reduction.

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A Tool with Pitfalls
External Publication 5. June 2023

Single Market Emergency Instrument: A Tool with Pitfalls

Samina Sultan / Christian Rusche / Hubertus Bardt / Berthold Busch in Intereconomics

In reaction to disruptions of the Single Market, the European Commission put forward an emergency instrument. It proposes far-reaching measures in order to maintain the proper functioning of the Single Market and ensure the supply and distribution of goods and services.

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Lindner's ideas have merit
IW-Kurzbericht No. 29 25. April 2023

Reform of EU-fiscal rules: Lindner's ideas have merit

Jürgen Matthes / Samina Sultan

The German government's proposal to introduce a fixed limit on government spending growth for highly indebted member states in the course of the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact makes sense. Given the macroeconomic environment, such a minimum requirement does not appear overambitious. This would ensure a steady reduction in the government deficit and debt level.

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New attempt to harmonise corporate taxation in the EU
IW-Report No. 7 3. February 2023

New attempt to harmonise corporate taxation in the EU

Tobias Hentze / Samina Sultan

In the course of 2023, the European Commission plans to present a proposal for a new corporate tax system under the title "Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT)".

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The Dependence of Individual Industries on China
IW-Report No. 5 23. January 2023

The Dependence of Individual Industries on China

Berthold Busch / Jürgen Matthes / Samina Sultan

The import and export dependency of German manufacturing branches on China at the intermediate input level is calculated here by evaluating the international input-output tables of FIGARO (Full International and Global Accounts for Research in Input-Output Analysis), which are provided by Eurostat with data as of 2020. On the import side, FIGARO data provide a better picture of the import dependency of industrial branches than the usual foreign trade statistics, because the latter also include imports from China that go into final demand here.

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EU Enlargement? Alternative concepts to full membership
IW-Analyse No. 152 12. January 2023

EU Enlargement? Alternative concepts to full membership

Berthold Busch / Samina Sultan

Debate on whether the European Union (EU) should accept new members has recently gained momentum. In June 2022, just months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Council granted both the latter nation and the Republic of Moldova the status of candidate country, and Georgia the status of potential candidate.

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Net contributors and net recipients in the EU
IW-Report No. 55 2. November 2022

Who finances the EU?: Net contributors and net recipients in the EU

Berthold Busch / Björn Kauder / Samina Sultan

The European Union finances its budget largely from contributions by the Member States. Since, in turn, substantial payments are made in the Member States via the expenditures of the EU budget, this results in net positions for the individual countries vis-à-vis the EU budget.

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An instrument with pitfalls
IW-Kurzbericht No. 85 20. October 2022

Single Market Emergency Instrument: An instrument with pitfalls

Samina Sultan / Christian Rusche / Berthold Busch / Hubertus Bardt

In reaction to recent disruptions concerning the Single Market, the European Commission proposed an Emergency Instrument to maintain the proper functioning of the Single Market and ensure the supply and distribution of goods and services. It provides for far-reaching measures. The dirigiste interventions in the market it allows, are to be critically questioned, while better coordination and exchange of information between the member states could be an added value of the SMEI.

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Single Market Emergency Instrument – An instrument with pitfalls
IW-Policy Paper No. 7 13. October 2022

Single Market Emergency Instrument – An instrument with pitfalls

Hubertus Bardt / Berthold Busch / Christian Rusche / Samina Sultan

The Single Market is one of the most important achievements of the European Union (EU) and it contributes significantly to economic welfare. In fact, most of the international trade of the Member States takes place in the Single Market.

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