Markus Baltzer

Markus Baltzer is a Research Professor at the Research Centre of the Deutsche Bundesbank, affiliated with the Directorate General Economics. His work focuses on financial markets, household finance, and economic history. He has contributed to understanding investor behavior, market integration, and historical financial dynamics.

Key affiliations include the Bundesbank’s Research Professors program and the Research Council. His research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of International Money and Finance and Journal of Financial Markets.

Research interests emphasize behavioral finance (e.g., momentum trading, local bias), historical financial crises, and the impact of speculation on regulation. Recent work explores climate-related equity pricing and Eurosystem asset purchase programs.

Notable contributions include analyzing cross-border investor behavior, the role of leverage in asset pricing, and historical studies on 19th-century European markets. His interdisciplinary approach bridges modern finance and historical economic phenomena.