Marcel Fratzscher
| Marcel Fratzscher | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 25, 1971 Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Institution |
European Central Bank Goethe University Frankfurt |
| Field |
International economics Macroeconomics |
| Alma mater |
European University Institute Harvard University University of Oxford |
| Influences |
Barry Eichengreen Axel A. Weber |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Marcel Fratzscher (born January 25, 1971) is a German economist and professor at Humboldt-University of Berlin. On 18 July 2012 it was announced he will become president of the Berlin-based economic research institute DIW Berlin.[1] He was previously head of International Policy Analysis at the European Central Bank. He also teaches International Finance in the Ph.D. programme in Economics at Goethe University Frankfurt. According to a ranking in Handelsblatt, Fratzscher is one of the most influential German-speaking economists.[2]
Education
Fratzscher holds a Vordiplom degree from the University of Kiel, a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the Trinity College, Oxford, a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. During the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, Fratzscher coincidentally worked at the Harvard Center for International Development in Jakarta, Indonesia giving him a close up view of a country affected by the crisis.
Career
His field of interests include macroeconomics and monetary economics, in particular the economic effects of central bank announcements.[3]
In 2013, Fratzscher was named member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology.[4] Later that year, he joined Henrik Enderlein, Clemens Fuest, Jakob von Weizsäcker and others in founding the Glienicker Gruppe, a group of pro-European lawyers, economists and political scientists.[5]
Other activities
- Hertie School of Governance, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2016)[6]
References
- ↑ "M.F. neuer Chef des DIW werden", Handelsblatt
- ↑ "Handelsblatt Ökonomen-Ranking VWL 2008", Handelsblatt, September 15, 2008, retrieved October 20, 2009
- ↑ Storbeck, Olaf (March 2, 2008), "Marcel Fratzscher – krisenerprobter Notenbank-Ökonom", Handelsblatt
- ↑ Professorin Christina Gathmann und Professor Marcel Fratzscher in Wissenschaftlichen Beirat beim BMWi berufen Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology, press release of July 31, 2013.
- ↑ Mobil, gerecht, einig Glienicker Brücke.
- ↑ Board of Trustees Welcomes Two New Members Hertie School of Governance, press release of March 24, 2016.