Farzad Saidi

Farzad Saidi is a Professor at the Institute for Macroeconomics and Econometrics, University of Bonn, and serves as a project leader for the Collaborative Research Center TRR 224 (CRCTR224). His research bridges banking, monetary policy, and macro-finance, with significant contributions to understanding financial stability and policy transmission mechanisms in the Euro area.

Saidi's research focuses on Banking and Financial Intermediation, Monetary Policy, Corporate Finance, and Labor and Finance. His work examines how bank networks facilitate information flows in corporate takeovers, the interaction between quantitative easing and negative interest rates, and the role of social preferences during pandemics. He frequently employs administrative data from European institutions to uncover causal relationships in financial markets and macroeconomic outcomes.

His recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on empirical banking research using granular data, particularly analyzing Euro area banks' responses to unconventional monetary policies. Key themes include credit supply dynamics, bank funding structures, and the real effects of financial regulation across both banking and insurance sectors.

Scientific awards include:

• Jensen Prize for the best paper published in the Journal of Financial Economics in corporate finance and organizations (first place)

Saidi actively contributes to collaborative research through CRCTR224, focusing on macroeconomic policy design and financial stability. His current work-in-progress examines credit supply effects on earnings inequality, non-bank lending trends, and pandemic-related labor market interventions using German administrative data.