Sven Blank

Sven Blank is a Research Professor at the Research Centre of the Deutsche Bundesbank, focusing on International Economics, Real and Financial Linkages, and Micro-Macro Interactions. His work examines trade policy, quantitative analysis of trade liberalization, and the impact of macroeconomic shocks on financial systems.

Research Interests: International Economics, Real and Financial Linkages, Micro-Macro Interactions, Trade Policy, Quantitative Analysis, and Macroeconomics. His studies span services trade liberalization, trade costs, banking sector resilience, and cross-border investment dynamics.

Key Contributions: Published extensively on services trade de-liberalization, gravity model applications, German direct investment patterns, and the effects of macroeconomic shocks on banking systems. Notable papers include analyses of trade agreement depth, nonparametric econometric methods, and FDI-home bias puzzles.

Affiliations: Active in the Bundesbank's Research Centre, contributing to policy-relevant research on international trade, finance, and macroeconomic stability. Collaborated on projects like the CompNet database for European competitiveness analysis.

Labs/Teams: Part of the Research Centre's interdisciplinary teams addressing global economic challenges through data-driven research, including cross-border banking studies and microdata surveys of investment flows.