PD Dr. Felix Roth
Felix Roth is a Privatdozent at the Department of Economics at the University of Hamburg. In his academic research, PD Dr. Roth concentrates on the relationship between intangible capital and productivity growth, as well as on the economics and political economy of EMU and the euro. He has published his research results in leading and well recognized international journals in his field, such as Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Review of Income and Wealth, Journal of Common Market Studies, Industry and Innovation, Science and Public Policy, Empirica, and Kyklos, as monographs with renowned academic publishing houses such as Springer, as contributions to edited volumes in renowned academic publishing houses such as Routledge and as a wide range of academic Scopus articles. PD Dr. Roth has spend almost 20 years working on EU issues as an expert for DG RTD and JRC, as DG ECFIN Research Fellow in 2014-15, and as a Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels from 2007-2014.
What's New
Updated Discussion Paper in March 2026
Roth, F. (2026). Trust and Growth: The global evidence over 40 years. Hamburg Discussion Papers in International Economics No. 14.
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Revise and Resubmit in January 2026
Roth, F. (2026). Evolution and Determinants of Generalized Trust: The Global Evidence over 41 Years, Hamburg Discussion Papers in International Economics No. 15.
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New HDPIE Discussion Paper No. 21 in January 2026
Roth, F. (2026). Inflation and Public Support for the Euro , Hamburg Discussion Papers in International Economics No. 21.
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New Article in Science and Public Policy in December 2025
Roth, F. (2025). Intangible capital and labor productivity growth at the macro, meso, and micro levels: A review of the literature and insights for public policies, Science and Public Policy 52: 839-909.
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New Article in Journal of Economic Policy Reform in November 2025
Roth, F. and Mitra, A. (2025). EU Competitiveness: The Critical Role of Intangible Assets in Labour Productivity Growth, Journal of Economic Policy Reform 28: 485-504.
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New HDPIE Discussion Paper No. 20 in November 2025
Roth, F. and Rammer, C. (2025). Intangible Assets and Productivity at the Firm Level: R&D versus non-R&D Intangibles, Hamburg Discussion Papers in International Economics No. 20 and ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25 - 062.
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New Column on VoxEU in October 2025
Nonnis, A., Roth, F., and Bounfour, A. (2025). Intangible capital in France and Germany: Measurement issues and their impact on productivity.
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New Article in AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv - A Journal of the German Statistical Society
Nonnis, A., Roth, F. and Bounfour, A. (2025). Intangible Capital in France and Germany: Is there a Measurement Issue?, AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv , forthcoming.
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International Conference on Empirical Economics at Pennsylvania State University Altoona August 2025
Presentation of the Paper:
Roth, F. (2025). Evolution of Generalized Trust: The Global Evidence over 41 Years.
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American Economic Association: January 2025 ASSA Annual Meeting at San Francisco, California.
Presentation of the Paper:
Roth, F. (2024). Trust and Growth: The Global Evidence over 40 Years.
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PD Dr. Felix Roth
University of Hamburg
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Department of Economics
Von-Melle-Park 5, Postfach #17, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany
GSM: +49 176 2341-7577
E-Mail: [email protected]