Wilfried A. Kisling

Wilfried A. Kisling is an Associate Member of the Faculty of History at the University of Oxford. He holds a PhD in Economic History from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and has undertaken visiting studies at the University of California Davis and the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien. His research focuses on the historical role of financial institutions in economic growth, with emphasis on banking's impact on trade, financial stability, and Latin American debt dynamics. Kisling’s work spans the 19th to 20th centuries, analyzing how banking globalization influenced financial crises and lending policies.

Key research areas include the role of banks in financing international trade, the relationship between banking internationalization and financial stability, and post-World War II Latin American debt defaults. He has supervised DPhil and Master’s students in Economic & Social History, Global/Imperial History, and Political History. His notable publication Orígenes de la globalización bancaria (2017) explores comparative experiences in Spain and Latin America. Kisling maintains an active blog at https://wilfriedkisling.wordpress.com.