Welcome
I am Full Professor for Economics, in particular (Monetary) Macroeconomics (W3) at Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg. Previously I was affiliated at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich as Interim Professor for Statistics and Econometrics (W3), at Chemnitz University of Technology as Assistant Professor (Juniorprofessur), and at the University of Duisburg-Essen as Assistant Professor (Akademischer Rat). I also serve as Co-Editor-in-Chief for International Economics and Economic Policy and as Associate Editor for the International Journal of Finance & Economics. My research interests include Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Econometrics, Financial Markets, and International Economics.
Selected Publications
(2024). Expectation Formation and the Phillips Curve Revisited. Macroeconomic Dynamics, forthcoming. [DOI] Working Paper Version
(2023). Perceived Monetary Policy Uncertainty. Journal of International Money and Finance, 130: 102761 (with Joscha Beckmann). [DOI] Working Paper Version
(2023). Are the Forecasts of Professionals Compatible with the Taylor Rule? Evidence from the Euro Area. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 27(3): 698-717. [DOI]
(2022). Heterogeneity of Beliefs and Information Rigidity in the Crude Oil Market: Evidence from Survey Data. European Economic Review, 143: 104041. [DOI] Working Paper Version
(2022). Exchange Rate Expectation, Abnormal Returns, and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 196: 1-25 (with Joscha Beckmann). [DOI] Working Paper Version
(2021). Fiscal Policy Uncertainty and its Effects on the Real Economy: German Evidence. Oxford Economic Papers, 73(4): 1516-1535 (with Joscha Beckmann). [DOI] Working Paper Version
(2020). Is the Negative Interest Rate Policy Effective? Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 174: 75-86. [DOI] Working Paper Version
(2020). The Relative Valuation of Gold. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 24(6): 1346-1391 (with Dirk Baur and Joscha Beckmann). [DOI] Working Paper Version
(2019). Crude Oil Futures Trading and Uncertainty. Energy Economics, 80: 793-811. [DOI] Working Paper Version
(2018). Monetary Policy Shocks, Expectations, and Information Rigidities. Economic Inquiry, 56(4): 2158-2176 (with Joscha Beckmann). [DOI] Working Paper Version
(2017). Capital Flows and GDP in Emerging Economies and the Role of Global Spillovers. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 142: 140-163 (with Joscha Beckmann). [DOI] Working Paper Version
(2017). Exchange Rate Expectations since the Financial Crisis: Performance Evaluation and the Role of Monetary Policy and Safe Haven. Journal of International Money and Finance, 74: 283-300 (with Joscha Beckmann). [DOI] Working Paper Version
(2017). The Impact of Uncertainty on Professional Exchange Rate Forecasts. Journal of International Money and Finance, 73: 296-316 (with Joscha Beckmann). [DOI]Working Paper Version
(2014). Does Global Liquidity Drive Commodity Prices? Journal of Banking & Finance, 48: 224-234 (with Joscha Beckmann and Ansgar Belke). [DOI]
