Lena Tonzer

Lena Tonzer is a Professor of Money, Credit & Banking at Leipzig University's Faculty of Economics and Management Science and a Research Fellow at the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH). She leads the IWH's International Banking Library and serves as a SUERF Research Affiliate. Her work focuses on international banking, financial regulation, monetary policy, and financial crises.

• PhD from the European University Institute, Florence
• Former teaching roles at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, VU Amsterdam, and Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg

Her research explores:

• Bank and sovereign debt crises
• Financial market integration and regulation
• Cross-border banking dynamics
• Monetary policy transmission mechanisms

Recent studies examine inflation concerns' psychological impact on financial behavior, EU banks' funding cost responses to CRD IV, and cultural norms influencing corporate fraud detection. She co-founded a newsletter for young finance researchers and contributes to policy evaluations through databases like the Banking Union Directives Database.