Karolin Kirschenmann

Prof. Karolin Kirschenmann serves as Deputy Head of the ZEW Research Department 'Retirement Provision and Sustainable Finance'. She holds a Professorship at ZEW and previously was an Assistant Professor of Finance at Aalto University (2011–2015). Her research focuses on banking systems, global financial networks, crisis propagation mechanisms, and sustainable finance transitions toward carbon neutrality.

Education: PhD in Economics from Heidelberg University (2011), with doctoral research stays at Tilburg University and the Wharton School. Undergraduate studies in Business Administration at Mannheim University and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Research Interests:

• Banking & Financial Stability
• Climate Finance
• Household Financial Behavior
• Global Financial Architecture

Active in multiple research projects including bank roles in green transitions. No specific awards mentioned, but publications appear in top journals like Review of Finance and Journal of Financial Intermediation.