Matthias Firgo

Matthias Firgo is an Austrian economist who specializes in tourism and economic policy. He has been a professor of economics at the Munich University of Applied Sciences since 2020, after a decade at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research. Firgo's research focuses on the effects of economic measures on the tourism sector, including the analysis of price changes in restaurants following tax adjustments. His recent study examines the impact of a VAT increase on consumer prices in the German gastronomy sector, highlighting the potential effects of future tax policy changes.