Annette Kristiansen is an external doctoral student at the University of Bremen under Prof. Dr. Jutta Günther, focusing on the internationalization of R&D in multinational companies and microdata analysis. She holds a Master of Arts in Business Administration, Economics, and Law from Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Since 2020, she has been a research assistant at the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, exploring business tax statistics and microdata linkage. Her research emphasizes linked microdata applications in foreign trade and company data analysis. Teaching: She served as a teaching assistant for economics courses including 'Introduction to Economics', 'Microeconomic Theory', and 'Statistics for Economists' across multiple semesters from 2014 to 2016. Research Interests: Her work bridges international economics and innovation studies, with a focus on R&D globalization, technological variety in multinational enterprises, and methodological advancements in economic data analysis. She actively contributes to conferences like the 2018 Statistische Woche in Linz. Publications: Her recent work includes studies on inventor collaboration in multinational firms (2023) and microdata linkage methods for trade statistics (2021).
Prof. Dr. Tabea Bucher-Koenen serves as Professor and Chair of Financial Markets at the University of Mannheim Business School, concurrently leading the research area 'International Finance and Financial Management' at the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) since January 2019. Her teaching portfolio includes Household Finance (FIN 366) and Econometrics of Financial Markets (FIN 804), reflecting her dual institutional commitments to academic instruction and advanced economic research. Her research program critically examines household finance through the lens of demographic transformation, with pioneering work on financial literacy disparities, pension system sustainability, and intergenerational wealth dynamics. She investigates how historical contexts like Germany's division shape financial behavior, employing rigorous econometric analysis of large-scale datasets including SHARE. Her publications reveal consistent focus on the psychological and structural determinants of long-term financial decisions, particularly how aging populations navigate retirement planning and wealth preservation under evolving economic conditions. Analysis of her 2020-2024 publications demonstrates methodological sophistication in merging microdata with macroeconomic trends, frequently addressing policy-relevant questions about financial vulnerability during crises like the pandemic. Her collaborative approach—evident in multi-institutional projects with ZEW, SHARE network partners, and international economists—produces actionable insights for pension reform and financial education initiatives, establishing her as a leading voice in European household economics research. At ZEW, Professor Bucher-Koenen directs a multidisciplinary research team focused on international finance and financial management, driving projects that bridge academic theory with real-world policy applications. While specific grant details remain unreported in source materials, her prolific output in top-tier journals like Management Science and Demography indicates substantial research funding. Her mentorship extends through co-authorship patterns showing consistent collaboration with junior researchers and cross-institutional teams across Germany and Europe.
Krisztina Molnar is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), specializing in macroeconomics and monetary policy. Her research focuses on expectation formation, household consumption, saving decisions, and the integration of big microdata into economic models. She collaborates extensively with institutions like Banca d'Italia and the London School of Economics (LSE). Key research areas include identifying preference shocks through natural disasters, analyzing the perils of price stabilization under agent learning, and exploring income shocks' effects on household behavior. Her methodological innovations include textual analysis and survey data integration in econometric models. Notable contributions include work on the Handbook of Monetary Economics and the Journal of Monetary Economics. She has presented groundbreaking research such as the HANKSSON framework at the 2024 SED conference. Despite no explicit awards listed, her work has been incorporated into leading academic curricula, including Woodford's syllabus. Current projects involve interdisciplinary approaches to microdata and preference shocks, with ongoing collaborations on the effects of earthquakes on household savings and the implications of learning dynamics in monetary policy design.
Professor Filippo di Mauro is a distinguished economist and productivity expert currently serving as a scientific staff member at the Center for Firm and Productivity Dynamics (IWH-CBPD) at the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at Halle since January 2025, and as chairman of the Competitiveness Research Network (CompNet) since 2019. He brings over 30 years of extensive experience from major international financial institutions including the European Central Bank (1998-2016), US Federal Reserve Board (2010), Bank of Italy (1984-1990, 1996-98), Asian Development Bank (1990-94), and IMF (1986-88, 1994-96). Professor di Mauro's research focuses on productivity and resource reallocation using firm-level data, and modeling global economic linkages including trade and value chains. His work examines how economic activity reallocates across firms and industries, with particular attention to European markets, China's economic transition, and Asia-Pacific economies. His recent publications analyze market concentration dynamics, innovation expenditure effectiveness, and microdata infrastructure for economic research across Europe. His publication record includes significant contributions to the Journal of the European Economic Association, Singapore Economic Review, and IWH Discussion Papers. His research consistently addresses critical economic policy questions, particularly regarding productivity growth drivers, market competition dynamics, and the effectiveness of innovation policies. The analysis of his recent articles reveals a strong focus on empirical measurement of economic phenomena using firm-level data, with increasing attention to cross-country comparative analysis and policy implications. Professor di Mauro maintains active collaborations with major international organizations, central banks, and statistical institutes through CompNet, which he founded. His career trajectory demonstrates a consistent focus on applying rigorous economic analysis to real-world policy challenges, particularly in the areas of productivity measurement and international economic linkages.
Farzad Saidi is a Research Professor at the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) since June 2022 and holds a Professorship at the University of Bonn's Institute for Macroeconomics and Econometrics. His research focuses on corporate finance, banking, monetary policy, and financial intermediation. He explores topics such as bank networks' role in information sharing, the impact of negative interest rates on lending, and the interplay between social preferences and pandemic dynamics. His work has been published in top journals like the Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies . His academic affiliations include dual roles at the IWH and University of Bonn, with a focus on macroeconomic and financial research. His recent studies examine regulatory policies in insurance markets, the effects of monetary policy on credit supply, and the implications of data-driven decision-making in firms. He actively contributes to policy-relevant research on financial stability, labor markets, and systemic risk. Notable contributions include analysis of bank behavior under negative rates, the effects of regulatory changes on insurance industries, and the role of social preferences in mitigating health externalities during pandemics. His research integrates theoretical frameworks with granular microdata, addressing both historical and modern financial crises.
Verena Plümpe is a Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH), specifically within the Center for Firm and Productivity Dynamics (IWH-CBPD). She has been affiliated with the IWH since 2019 and assumed her current role in January 2025. Her research focuses on technological change, empirical labor economics, productivity analysis, and structural transformation in economies. Plümpe holds a PhD from Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, complemented by studies at Humboldt University Berlin and Leipzig University. Her work combines quantitative methodologies to examine labor market responses to technological advancements, with a particular emphasis on robotics' impact on workforce dynamics. Her recent research demonstrates that robot adoption in German manufacturing does not uniformly displace workers but instead shifts employment toward non-routine tasks and younger workers. The studies reveal increased churn among low-skilled workers and highlight correlations between robot adoption and plant characteristics like size, skill composition, and export orientation. Plümpe collaborates extensively with institutions like the IAB Establishment Panel to develop novel datasets, as seen in her work creating micro-level robot adoption metrics. These datasets enable granular analysis of industrial transformation processes and policy implications.
Tobias Schmidt is a Senior Research Fellow at the Research Centre of the Deutsche Bundesbank. His primary affiliations include the Bundesbank's Research Professors and Research Fellows group, focusing on household finance, survey methodology, and innovation activities of firms. He has been a Senior Researcher at the Research Centre since 2007. His research expertise spans Household finance and wealth distribution, Expectations formation of households and firms, Methodological innovations in survey design and implementation, Payment systems and cash usage patterns, Innovation strategies and knowledge management in firms. His recent work emphasizes cross-country comparisons in homeownership and inflation expectations during crises, leveraging the Bundesbank's Panel on Household Finances (PHF) and Eurosystem surveys. Key contributions include analyzing Germany's cash dominance, survey interviewer effects on financial literacy measurements, and cross-country payment behavior. He has presented at major conferences including the Verein für Socialpolitik Annual Meetings, European Survey Research Association (ESRA), and the ECB Workshop on Payment Surveys. His work features prominently in high-impact journals such as the Journal of Happiness Studies , Journal of Housing Economics , and International Journal of Central Banking . His current projects include studying pandemic impacts on household finances and the role of central bank communication in shaping inflation expectations. He collaborates with international institutions such as the ECB and ZEW Mannheim.
Panagiota Tzamourani is a Senior Economist at the Research Centre of the Deutsche Bundesbank, specializing in household finance, survey methodology, and macroeconomic analysis. Her work focuses on understanding household financial behavior, wealth distribution, and the distributional effects of economic policies. She has contributed to designing and analyzing major surveys like the Panel on Household Finances (PHF), providing critical insights into household debt patterns and financial literacy across Europe. Her research spans topics such as climate change behavior, the impact of monetary policy on asset prices, and the role of interviewer effects in survey data quality. Tzamourani’s work emphasizes methodological rigor, particularly in latent variable models and bootstrap techniques. She has published extensively in journals like the European Economic Review and the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, and her findings inform policy debates on inequality, financial stability, and sustainable economic practices.
Dr. Daniel Werner is a researcher affiliated with the Deutsche Bundesbank at its Research Data and Service Centre (RDSC) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. His work focuses on labor market policies, regional economic disparities, and microdata analysis, particularly in the context of German and European economies. Current Affiliation : Deutsche Bundesbank, RDSC Collaborations : Institute for Employment Research (IAB), FDZ Research Data Centre Werner’s research spans labor economics , regional development , and active labor market policies (ALMP) . He has contributed to empirical studies on the effectiveness of ALMP in regional labor markets, disparities in unemployment, and the integration of migrants into the German labor system. His expertise includes macroeconometric modeling, spatial panel methods, and data-driven policy evaluation. His publications analyze regional labor market dynamics, with a focus on matching functions , search theory , and unemployment subsidy programs . Key works include evaluations of vocational training measures, wage subsidies, and the Panel on Household Finances (PHF) microdata. Werner has collaborated with institutions like the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and contributed to data reports and working papers under the FDZ-Datenreport and IAB-Discussion Paper series. His methodological approaches include System GMM estimation, spatial panel analysis, and experimental designs.
Max Löffler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics at Maastricht University and a Research Fellow at the same institution since December 2023. He is also affiliated with the ERC-funded HIPPO project at the University of Cologne, reflecting his strong ties to leading European economic research centers. His research focuses on public economics and labor economics, with particular emphasis on taxation, inequality, labor supply modeling, and urban/regional economic issues. His work combines structural econometric methods with empirical analysis to evaluate the welfare and distributional effects of public policies. The recent publications reveal a consistent trend in studying the real-world impacts of taxation, labor market policies, and inequality, while expanding into newer domains such as climate change exposure and the long-term economic consequences of surveillance. His research often involves collaboration with prominent economists and utilizes large-scale microdata and policy simulation models. IZA Discussion Papers and Standpunkte Published in journals: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy , Journal of the European Economic Association , Journal of Economic Inequality , Labour Economics , German Economic Review , Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik Löffler has advised or contributed to policy-relevant research through institutions such as IZA, ifo Institute, and ZEW. He has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the provided text. He does not appear to lead a named lab or research team, but is deeply embedded in collaborative research networks focused on public policy evaluation.
Claus Munk is a Professor at Copenhagen Business School's Department of Finance, where he researches dynamic asset allocation, life-cycle financial planning, and housing economics. His work employs stochastic modeling to analyze consumption-investment decisions under uncertainty. Research interests focus on: Optimal portfolio strategies across life stages Housing market interactions with financial decisions Retirement savings mechanisms and decumulation Stochastic interest rate and income risk modeling Welfare implications of financial regulations Publication analysis reveals consistent focus on life-cycle finance since 1998, with recent emphasis on retirement systems (2019), mortgage structures (2018), and ETF-based portfolios (2024). Methodologically, his work combines theoretical frameworks with empirical validation using household data. Professor Munk maintains research collaborations with Goethe University Frankfurt economists and co-advises projects through Copenhagen Business School. His personal academic website is available at: http://sites.google.com/view/clausmunk/home
Gunnar Andersson is a Professor in Demography at Stockholm University, where he also serves as a Lecturer in the Interdisciplinary Master's Programme in Demography. He holds the position of Associate Director at the Linnaeus Center on Social Policy and Family Dynamics in Europe (SPaDE) and coordinates the 'Register-based Research in Nordic Demography' initiative as part of SIMSAM (Swedish Initiative for research on Microdata in the Social and Medical Sciences). His research focuses on demographic trends with special emphasis on fertility patterns, family dynamics, migration effects on population structure, and mortality analysis. Andersson frequently examines Nordic populations, particularly Sweden, using register-based data to investigate how socioeconomic factors, welfare policies, and cultural contexts influence demographic behavior. His methodological expertise includes life-table techniques, cohort analysis, and sophisticated statistical modeling of population data. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals consistent focus on contemporary demographic challenges, including the Swedish fertility decline of the 2010s, pandemic mortality patterns, immigrant fertility dynamics, and family formation processes in advanced societies. His work demonstrates strong methodological rigor and relevance to current demographic transitions. Andersson has made significant contributions to demographic methodology, particularly in adapting life-table techniques for contemporary family research. His publications in leading demography journals demonstrate both theoretical innovation and practical application of demographic methods to real-world population issues. His leadership roles in SPaDE and SIMSAM highlight his position as a key figure in European demographic research infrastructure, facilitating collaborative research on social policy and family dynamics across national boundaries.
Raul Eamets is a Professor at the University of Tartu, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, where he has been employed since January 1994. He also serves as a Research Associate at Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA) in Bonn, Germany, a position he has held since September 2004. His academic career spans over two decades with significant contributions to labor economics and migration studies, particularly in the context of Estonia and the Baltic region. His educational background includes: PhD in Economics from University of Tartu (1996-2000) Professor Eamets' research focuses on labor market flexibility, migration economics, economic policy analysis, and econometric modeling. His work frequently examines the Baltic states' economic transition, particularly Estonia's labor market dynamics during economic crises. He has made significant contributions to understanding wage determination, occupational mobility, and the impact of migration on labor markets in transition economies. His methodological approach combines rigorous econometric analysis with detailed case studies of specific economic phenomena in Eastern Europe. An analysis of Professor Eamets' recent publications reveals a consistent focus on labor market dynamics in transition economies, with particular attention to Estonia's experience. His work often examines the intersection of migration and labor market outcomes, exploring how temporary and permanent migration affects occupational mobility, wage determination, and workplace integration. A notable trend in his recent work is the examination of policy responses to economic crises, comparing different approaches taken by Eastern European countries. His research frequently employs innovative data sources, including online job search portals and firm-level microdata, to provide nuanced insights into labor market functioning. Professor Eamets has contributed significantly to understanding labor market institutions in transition economies, with particular expertise in the Baltic states. His work on trade union power, wage setting mechanisms, and labor market flexibility has informed policy discussions in Estonia and beyond. While specific grant information isn't detailed in the available materials, his extensive publication record suggests sustained research funding support. He appears to collaborate extensively with colleagues at the University of Tartu and internationally, contributing to the academic community through co-authored research and participation in research networks. Professor Eamets is associated with Kulno Türk's Lab at the University of Tartu, indicating his involvement in collaborative research projects and potentially mentoring junior researchers. His work connects closely with broader European research initiatives examining labor market dynamics in the context of EU enlargement and integration.
Carolina Villegas Sanchez is a Professor at ESADE's Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting and an Associate Professor at Universitat Ramon Llull. She serves as a researcher at GREF (Research Group in Economics and Finance) and a short-term consultant for the World Bank. She obtained her PhD from the European University Institute and MA from the University of Sussex. Education: PhD in Economics, European University Institute Master of Arts, University of Sussex Bachelor's in Economics (Licenciada en Economía) Research Focus: Her work centers on international economics and finance, employing firm-level data to examine financial integration, productivity, trade liberalization effects, and corporate market power dynamics. She maintains particular expertise in micro-macro linkages within European and global contexts. Affiliations: Primary appointment: Professor, ESADE Joint appointment: Associate Professor, Universitat Ramon Llull Researcher: GREF Economics Research Group Current consultancy: World Bank Past roles: European Commission, IMF, Université libre de Bruxelles Publication Trends: Her recent work (2013-2025) demonstrates evolving focus from trade/gender inequality toward firm-level productivity, data methodology, and market power analysis, with consistent output in top-tier economics journals. Lab Affiliation: She conducts research through GREF (Research Group in Economics and Finance), though no lab URL is provided.
