Research at the Deutsche Bundesbank has the primary goal of developing and maintaining scientific expertise in the areas of economics, banking and financial stability. This expertise is reflected in high-quality research in the form of papers publishable in top academic journals and other analytical studies. It guides central bank policy decision-making and helps establishing and maintaining a strong reputation of the Deutsche Bundesbank in academia and other policy institutions.
An overview on the research centre’s tasks and main research areas is provided by Heinz Herrmann, Head of Research.
Research Fields
Banking Regulation
Economics
- Corporate Finance, Household Finance, Monetary Policy and Financial Stability
- Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models
- Forecasting, Early Warning Indicators and Monetary Policy
- International Integration, International Shocks and External Imbalances
- Monetary Transmission and Monetary Strategy
- Public Finances: Interaction with the Overall Economy and Sustainability
Financial Stability
Research Council
- Richard H. Clarida – Chairman of the Research Council, Columbia University
- Axel Börsch-Supan – Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA)
- Markus Brunnermeier – Princeton University
- Wolfgang Bühler – University of Mannheim (Emeritus)
- Eric Leeper – Indiana University Bloomington
Research Professors
- Klaus Adam – University of Mannheim
- Jörg Breitung – University of Bonn
- Falko Fecht – Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
- Christian Leuz – The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- Harald Uhlig – The University of Chicago
- Joachim Winter – LMU Munich