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Prof. Frank Westermann, Ph.D.

Tel. ++49 (0)541 969-3508
frank.westermann@uni-osnabrueck.de

Publications

Monographs/Edited Books
Articles
Policy Contributions
Working Paper

Curriculum Vitae

Current Positions

• Professor of Economics, Chair of International Economic Policy,
  Osnabrück University (2005 -)
• Director of the Institute of Empirical Economic Research,
  Osnabrück University (2005 -)

Previous Positions

• Professor of Economics, Fixed term, Chair of Public Finance, University of Munich (2004/2005)
• Wissenschaftlicher Assistent (equiv. Asst. Prof.), Center for Economic Studies, University of Munich (1998 - 2004)

Academic Qualifications

• Habilitation and venia legendi in Economics, University of Munich (2004)
• Ph.D. in International Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz (1998)
• M.Sc. in Applied Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz (1996)
• Vordiplom in Business and Economics, Universität Hannover (1993)

Professional Activities

• Research Group on Development Economics, German Economic Association (2011-)
• CESifo Research Fellow (2001 -)
• Research Affiliate, Global Research Unit, City University of Hong Kong (2015 - 2019)
• Research Professor, ifo Institute, Munich (2005 - 2020)

Editorial Services

• Editorial Board, Journal of International Money and Finance (2013 -)
• Advisory Council, Revista de Ciencias Económicas (2013 -)
• Associate Editor, Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics (2013 - 2021)

Visiting Positions

• Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research, HKIMR, visiting scholar (March 2024)
• UC San Diego, Rady School of Management, visiting researcher (Sep. 2022 and Sep. 2023)
• Bank of Finland, BOFIT, visiting fellow (Sep. 2018)
• City University of Hong Kong, visiting professor (Winter 2013)
• UC San Diego, IRPS, research fellow (Aug. 2009 - Jan. 2010)
• Bank of Japan, IMES, visiting fellow (Febr./Mar. 2005 and Sep. 2006)
• UCLA, Department of Economics, Visiting Assistant Professor (Winter 2002)

Awards/Fellowships

• Habilitationspreis, Gesellschaft der Freunde und Förderer der LMU, University of Munich
• Non-Resident Tuition Fellowship, Teaching and Research Assistentships, UC Santa Cruz
• Pre-Dissertation Fellowship, Center for German and European Studies, UC Berkeley

Fields of Interest

• International Economics, Economic Policy, Empirical Economics