Daniel Foos

Dr. Daniel Foos is a Research Professor affiliated with the Deutsche Bundesbank's Directorate General Banking and Financial Supervision. His research focuses on banking regulation, risk management, and the macroeconomic impacts of financial policies. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and has been actively involved in central banking research since 2010.

Research interests include: (1) Accounting practices and regulatory compliance in financial intermediaries, (2) Cyclicality of bank behavior during economic fluctuations, and (3) Interest rate risk management strategies. His work addresses critical issues like loan loss provisioning transparency, liquidity risk mitigation, and the real effects of financial market conditions on bank lending.

Key contributions include analyzing euro area banks' exposure to yield curve movements (2022), tax reform impacts on bank equity-lending relationships (2018), and SME lending cyclicality linked to government ownership (2017). He has presented at major conferences including the European Systemic Risk Board workshops and the European Financial Management Association conferences.

No awards explicitly mentioned, but his research is frequently cited in central bank policy discussions. He advises on banking supervision matters and collaborates with academia (e.g., University of Freiburg on quantitative finance projects).