Research / Projects

Research Interests

• Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy, especially the liquidity management of  central banks, money demand, monetary policy rules and indicator variables for monetary policy
• National and International Financial Markets
• Empirical Macroeconomics, especially financial markets econometrics

Current Projects

• Kosten und Nutzen des Bargelds und unbarer Zahlungsinstrumente (together with the Deutschen Bundesbank und M. Krüger)
• Bankenaufsicht und Geldpolitik (together with U. Vollmer)
• Cash Demand and Payments Innovations in Switzerland (together with K. Assenmacher, P. Kaufmann & J. Tenhofen)
• Cash Usage in France (together with E. Politronacci & L. Devigne)
• Cash Hoarding in Sweden (together with B. Segendorff & C. Claussen)
• Flexible vs. fixe Zinskonditionen bei Immobilienfinanzierungen (together with J. Clostermann und Neuwirth Finance)