Lilli Zimmermann

Prof. Dr. Lilli Zimmermann is a full-time lecturer at the University of the Bundesbank – Hachenburg Castle, focusing on macroeconomics, public debt analysis, and central bank policy evaluation. Her research explores fiscal sustainability, inflation forecasting accuracy under ECB guidance, and the impact of crisis policies on Euro Area government yields. She has contributed to peer-reviewed journals and conferences, including analyses of public debt reduction strategies in Central/Eastern Europe and South-East Asia, and the effects of quantitative easing in the Eurozone.

Key research areas include:

• Public Debt Dynamics and Policy Responses
• Institutional vs. Private Sector Forecasting in Europe
• Monetary Policy Transmission Channels (ECB, ESM)
• Crisis Management in Financial Markets

Recent publications highlight her work on ECB forward guidance effects (2022), pandemic-era policy reactions (2021), and Germany's export drivers (2020). She actively reviews for journals like the Journal of Macroeconomics and Economic Modelling.