The Wiso Dean Ulrich Thonemann has appointed Prof. Dr. Sebastian Siegloch as a new director of the FiFo Instituite for Public Economics. The former ZEW economist and Cologne-trained journalist has been Professor of Economics in the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute at the Wiso Faculty of the University of Cologne since mid-2022. His current research focuses on the interface of public economics with labor and urban economics. "We couldn't have found a better fit," expresses co-director Michael Thöne his delight at the new appointment. The FiFo team and the board of the Gesellschaft zur Förderung der finanzwissenschaftlichen Forschung welcome the top-class reinforcement and look forward to the collaboration.