Martina Metzger

Martina Metzger is a Professor of Monetary Economics at the Berlin School of Economics and Law since 2014. She specializes in financial market regulation, monetary integration, and development finance with regional focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America.

• Key roles: Lay judge at Berlin Social Court (2015-present), coordinator of multiple MA/BA modules, and strategic partner with Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (China) and NUST (Namibia)
• Research themes: Financial inclusion through digital currencies, exchange rate regimes, monetary cooperation, and ethical challenges in economics

Research trends from 2018-2025 show increasing emphasis on blockchain-based solutions for financial inclusion, gender-sensitive economic policies, and critical analysis of international financial architecture. Her work spans empirical studies (e.g., Sarafu Credit in Kenya) to theoretical frameworks (e.g., regional monetary cooperation in Mercosur).

Academic contributions include:

• Co-organized monetary policy workshops with Bundesbank and Chinese institutions
• Currently leads 'Moving Minds and Money' research initiative
• Previously managed UNCTAD globalization strategies
• Active in policy advisory capacity for German Bundestag and GIZ projects

Teaching impact includes:

• Supervised over 50 MA/BA theses on topics like:
• • Financial impacts of BREXIT
• • Cryptocurrency regulation
• • Gender dimensions in financial policy

Team leadership involves mentoring current student assistants and collaborating with former researchers on projects like blockchain financial systems in Cameroon and EU-African tax cooperation initiatives.