2025–2026
Marginal Revolution (Tyler Cowen) · 2026
Shout-out for working paper on tax competitiveness and economic growth
Tyler Cowen highlighted the research "Competitiveness of the Tax System and Economic Growth" (with Köppl-Turyna) on his widely-read economics blog Marginal Revolution.
European Commission · Speaker Profile
Speaker Profile — European Commission Taxation and Customs Union
Official speaker profile at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD), reflecting his role as a recurring invited expert on EU tax policy.
European Parliament · December 2025
Invited Testimony: FISC Subcommittee Hearing on Taxation of Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals
Invited by the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) to testify on wealth taxation policy in the EU. The testimony argued for improving the efficiency of the existing tax system rather than introducing new wealth taxes.
European Commission (DG TAXUD) · June 2025
Annual Report on Taxation Event 2025 — Invited Speaker
Invited to present at the European Commission's Annual Report on Taxation Event in Brussels on "Fair and effective taxation: Strengthening compliance and progressivity." Co-panellist with leading tax economists from CenTax and University of Alcalá.
ESRI (Economic and Social Research Institute) · June 2025
Budget Perspectives 2026 — Invited Speaker, Dublin
Invited to present research on redistribution and economic growth at Ireland's leading economic research institute.
Spanish Press — December 2025
Andalucía Económica · 18 December 2025
El economista Michael Christl lidera un proyecto financiado por el Observatorio Social de la Fundación "la Caixa" que evaluará los efectos de la reforma que equiparó los permisos parentales de hombres y mujeres en España (2017–2021) sobre la igualdad de género, el empleo y las trayectorias salariales de las mujeres.
Teleprensa (Sevilla) · 17 December 2025
Coverage of the Caixa Social Research 2025 grant award for the AIGEPL project, noting the two-year research timeline and €115,000 in funding, with co-investigators Silvia De Poli and Adrián Hernández Martín.
Religión Digital (Educación) · 17 December 2025
National education press coverage of the Fundación la Caixa–funded project, highlighting Michael Christl's profile as an empirical policy economist with extensive European Commission experience.
2022–2024
science.ORF.at
Umverteilung: Wohin Sozialausgaben in Europa fließen
ORF's science magazine covered research showing how social spending in Austria and across Europe differs in its distributional effects between generations and income groups.
Aktuelle Sozialpolitik
Umverteilung eher nach oben oder unten. Kommt darauf an, ob man in Nord- oder Südeuropa lebt.
Der Standard
Sozialausgaben fließen in Südeuropa in Pensionen für Wohlhabende
Coverage of research showing that in southern Europe, social spending flows disproportionately to well-off pensioners, while in northern Europe it targets the lowest incomes.
International Print — Selected Coverage
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung · April 2018
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung · July 2017
Neue Zürcher Zeitung · April 2017
Die Zeit · March 2017
Ältere Langzeitarbeitslose sollen auf Staatskosten einen Job bekommen
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung · April 2016
Neue Zürcher Zeitung · September 2015
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung · December 2015
Austrian Media — Selected Coverage
Kurier · March 2018
Der Standard · January 2018
Wo der Arbeitsmarkt alt aussieht und was die Regierung vorhat
Der Standard · August 2017 (Gastkommentar)
Die Presse · June 2017
Die Presse · August 2015
TV & Radio
ORF Report (TV)
ServusTV: Talk im Hangar
Ö1 Saldo — das Wirtschaftsmagazin · September 2017
Ö1 Mittagsjournal · June 2017
Ö1 Morgenjournal · June 2014