Vivien Lewis

Vivien Lewis is a Research Professor at the Research Centre of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany's central bank. She has previously held an affiliation with Ghent University's Department of Financial Economics in Belgium. Her research focuses on macroeconomics, monetary economics, and financial economics, with particular emphasis on firm dynamics, monetary policy transmission mechanisms, and fiscal policy effects.

Her work bridges theoretical models with empirical analysis, addressing topics such as labor market adjustments, financial stability, and the impact of central bank policies. Key contributions include studies on the ECB's asset purchase programs, firm entry dynamics during economic cycles, and geopolitical risk perceptions.

Notable awards include the 2013 Prize of the Economics Society Flanders. Lewis has published in top journals like Journal of Monetary Economics and Macroeconomic Dynamics, and her research often intersects with policy-relevant issues such as fiscal stimulus effectiveness and macroprudential frameworks.

Her current role at the Bundesbank involves contributing to the institution's research agenda on topics like inflation dynamics, financial market stability, and structural economic changes. She is also part of international collaborative projects, including the Eurosystem's research networks.