Christoph Görtz

Christoph Görtz is Professor of Macroeconomics in the Department of Economics at the University of Augsburg and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. He is affiliated with CHASM, the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (ANU), the Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis, and the CESifo Network, reflecting his broad engagement in macroeconomic research and policy analysis.

He holds a Diplom Volkswirt from the University of Bonn (2007) and a PhD from the University of Nottingham. His research lies at the intersection of macroeconomics, financial economics, and monetary economics, with a strong emphasis on business cycles, expectations, uncertainty, DSGE modelling, and inventory dynamics.

His recent publications reveal a consistent focus on news shocks, financial frictions, monetary policy transmission, and household and firm behavior under uncertainty. He frequently employs structural econometric methods and DSGE models to analyze macroeconomic fluctuations, with a particular interest in how expectations and financial constraints shape investment, inventories, and policy effectiveness.

His scientific contributions have been recognized through over £500,000 in research funding from the British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, ESRC, and SSHRC. While he does not appear to have formal advisees listed, his collaborative work with researchers like J. Tsoukalas, F. Zanetti, and D. McGowan indicates active mentorship and team-based research.

He has contributed to public policy discourse, particularly during the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, advocating for targeted furlough schemes through outlets like The Conversation and parliamentary briefings. His work bridges academic rigor with real-world economic challenges, demonstrating impact beyond academia.