Sebastian Giesen

Sebastian Giesen is a Research Professor at the Deutsche Bundesbank, affiliated with the Research Centre and the Directorate General Economics. His research focuses on Monetary Economics and Applied Econometrics, with a particular emphasis on macroeconomic modeling, monetary policy analysis, and structural breaks in economic data. He has contributed extensively to understanding interest rate dynamics, forward guidance effectiveness, and the impact of model misspecification on economic forecasts.

His publications span topics such as DSGE models, TANK models, and the analysis of structural breaks in time series data. Recent work includes studies on interest-rate pegs, make-up strategies in incomplete markets, and the quantitative implications of forward guidance. Giesen collaborates frequently with researchers like Rafael Gerke and Daniel Kienzler, producing influential papers in journals like the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking and the European Economic Review.

His research contributes to the evaluation of monetary policy rules, the assessment of central bank asset purchases, and the development of economic projection frameworks such as the Halle Economic Model. Despite no listed academic awards, his work has advanced methodological approaches in macroeconomic analysis and policy design.