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Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Grüner
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Short CV
Hans Peter Grüner studied economics and mathematics at Heidelberg University (Diplom-Volkswirt, 1990). He was a student in the European Doctoral Programme in Quantitative Economics at Bonn University and at DELTA/
Paris. 1994 Docteur de l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris (dissertation on „Central Bank Credibility and Labor Markets in Europe“).
He has worked as an Assistant at Konstanz and Bonn University. In 1999 he completed his post-doctoral Habilitation entitled „The Economics of Distributive Politics“ at Bonn University. Since 1999 he is a Professor of Economics at the University Mannheim. Hans Peter Grüner's research focuses on the design of political and economic institutions. His main fields of interests are the political economy of reforms, mechanism design, (European) economic and monetary policy, capital market theory, labor market reform and the theory of income and wealth distribution.
Grüner has been a consultant to several companies and institutions including the Union Bank of Switzerland, BMW, the European Commission and the European Central Bank. He also advised the German Federal Parliament and the Federal Foreign Office on issues related to policy reforms and European integration. From 2006 to 2022 he has been an adjunct professor at the Hertie School of Governance Berlin. He was awarded fellowships from EU-Commission, the European Central Bank and from DAAD. He is a Research Fellow of CEPR, London, a member of the Economic Society and Verein für Socialpolitik, and a member of the editorial board of the European Journal of Political Economy. Academic visits to the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Oxford University, University of Pennsylvania, London Business School, the Toyota Center at the LSE, University College London, and the Hebrew University Jerusalem.Kurzlebenslauf
Hans Peter Grüner studierte Volkswirtschaftslehre und Mathematik an der Universität Heidelberg (Diplom Volkswirt 1990) und wurde 1994 an der Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris mit einer Arbeit über die Glaubwürdigkeit von Zentralbanken und die Lohnsetzung in Europa promoviert. 1999 Habilitation an der Universität Bonn mit einer Arbeit über (Um-)Verteilungspolitik (insbesondere Vermögensverteilung). Seit 1999 Professor für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Wirtschaftspolitik an der Universität Mannheim. Seine Forschung befasst sich mit Fragen der Europapolitik, der Geld-, Verteilungs- und Fiskalpolitik, wirtschaftspolitischen Reformen und dem Design wirtschaftlicher und politischer Institutionen.
Hans Peter Grüner war Dekan, Prodekan und Studiendekan der Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft und Volkswirtschaftslehre, und wurde dreimal in den Senat der Universität Mannheim gewählt. Er ist Research Fellow des Centre for Economic Policy Research in London.
Grüner beriet unter anderem die Europäische Zentralbank, die Europäische Kommission, die Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) und die BMW AG (zu Fragen der Reformpolitik, der Geldpolitik, der Europäischen Institutionen und zum Design von Auktionen), und er erstellte Expertisen zu Fragen der europäischen Integration (Bankenunion/ Reformpolitik/Next Generation EU) für das Auswärtige Amt und den Europaausschuss des Deutschen Bundestags. Von 2006 bis 2022 war er Adjunct Professor an der Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.
Presseartikel und Interviews zur Finanz- und Eurokrise sind hier zu finden.Current affiliations
- Professor of Economics, University of Mannheim.
- Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London.
University administration
- 2019–2020 Dean, School of Law and Economics, University of Mannheim.
- 2019–2020 Chairman of the Department of Economics, University of Mannheim.
- Since 2019 Member of the board of trustees of the Foundation of the University of Mannheim.
- Since 2019 Member of the academic senate, University of Mannheim.
- 2018–2019 Member of the academic senate, University of Mannheim.
- 2010–2014 Member of the academic senate, University of Mannheim.
- 2010–2011 Board member, German Economic Association.
- 2010 Board member, DFG special research unit 884.
- 2008–2010 Steering committee member for the preparation of DFG special research unit 884.
- 2007–2008 Chairman of the Department of Economics, University of Mannheim.
- 2007–2008 Vice Dean, Faculty of Law and Economics.
- 2006–2007 Dean of Studies (Studiendekan), Faculty of Law and Economics, University of Mannheim.
- 2004–2005 Program Director Economics, CDSEM graduate school, University of Mannheim.
- 2003–2007 Executive board member, European Network for Training in Economic Research.
- 2002–2003 Dean of Studies (Studiendekan), Faculty of Economics, University of Mannheim.
Externally funded projects/
external research or consultancy projects/ advisory positions Forum Marktwirtschaft, BDA Since 2023 Member of the scientific advisory council Committee on issues related to the European Union, German Bundestag June 2022 Expert Expert opinion on Next Generation EU and EU Funding Members of the CDU/ CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag Since March 2022 Scientific advisor Scientific advice and preparation of an expert opinion (2. Nachtragshaushalt 2021) Foundation of the University of Mannheim Since 2020 Member of the investment advisory council Soxan Rot Foundation 2018 Economic advisor on an M&A transaction DG ECFIN, EU Commission 9/ 2016 – 5/ 2017 Research Fellow Project: The political economy of European integration revisited European Central Bank 2015 Independent Contractor Research Division, project on financial integration and financial stability European Central Bank 2013 Wim Duisenberg Research Fellow Project on fiscal stability Committee on issues related to the European Union, German Bundestag 2013 Expert Expert opinion on the European Banking Union DG ECFIN, EU Commission 9/ 2012 – 05/ 2013 Research Fellow Project on fiscal consolidation and structural reforms Walter Raymond Stiftung 2010 – 2023 Member of the advisory council Universität Mannheim, SFB 884 „The political economy of reforms“ (financed by German Research Foundation, DFG) 2010 – 2022 Principal Investigator Projects A1 “Individual support for political reforms” (2010–2014, with Axel Börsch Supan) --- A2 “The role of information in reform processes” (2010–2017) --- A7 „Experimental analysis of Bayesian voting mechanisms, procedural choices and the acceptance of transfers“ Augusta Vermögensverwaltung 2009 – Member of the advisory council Denkwerk Zukunft, Bonn 2009 – 2013 Member “Denkkreis Funktionsfähigkeit der Gesellschaft” European Central Bank 2008 – 2009 Consultant Fiscal Policies Division, project on fiscal policies during financial crises BMW AG 12/ 2008 Consultant Auction design European Central Bank 2005 – 2006 Consultant, Research Division Project on financial integration and financial stability Deutsche Bundesbank 2004 – 2005 Research project Project on financial integration and financial stability European Central Bank 2002 – 2003 Visiting Expert Project on central bank communication and decision making Mannheim University 1999 – 2005 Member of the interdisciplinary research group on international negotiation systems Research sponsored by German Research Foundation (DFG) Union Bank of Switzerland 1997 Consultant Group Economic Research Refereeing
American Economic Review Social Choice and Welfare Review of Economic Studies Journal of Fiscal Intermediation American Political Science Review Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE) Journal of Economic Theory Public Choice International Economic Review European Journal of Political Economy Journal of the European Economic Association Journal of Economics European Economic Review Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften Journal of Public Economics Empirical Economics Journal of Public Economic Theory Finanzarchiv Economic Journal German Economic Review Berkeley Economics Konjunkturpolitik Scandinavian Journal of Economics Political Studies Economic Letters Research on Economic Inequality Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control The Manchester School Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization and
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft German-Israeli Foundation Schweizerischer Nationalfonds Israel Science Foundation Swiss Society for Financial Market Research Leibnitz Gemeinschaft Member of selection committees of
- various annual meetings of Verein für Socialpolitik (2011 chairman of the selection committee)
- many Silvaplana Workshops on Political Economy,
- the Econometric Society European Meetings (Madrid, 2004).
- the European Economic Association Meetings (Milan, 2008).
- the European Economic Association Meetings (Barcelona, 2009).
- the European Economic Association Meetings (Glasgow, 2010).
- the European Central Bank’s Lamfalussy Fellowships (2010).
- the Gustav Stolper Prize (2010, 2011, 2012).
Daniel Linnenbrink
Bild: Katrin GlücklerMax Riegel
Bild: Alexander MünchHenrik Sauer
Bild: Alexander MünchBenedikt Stelter
Vincent Weber
Former Ph.D. Students and Postdocs
Bild: Katrin GlücklerLukas Mahler
- Dissertation: Essays on Human Capital in Macroeconomics
- Now: Post-Doc, KU Leuven, Belgien
Bild: Linnéa RohdeDr. Linnéa Rohde
- Dissertation: Essays on Individual and Collective Decision Making
- Now: Economic Analyst, NERA Economic Consulting
Marco Reuter
- Now: PhD Student, University of Mannheim and ZEW Mannheim
Bild: Carl-Christian GrohCarl-Christian Groh
- Now: Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Microeconomics, University of Bonn.
Frederik Traut
Bild: PrivatDr. Fabian Greimel
- Dissertation „Essays on the macroeconomics of housing markets“ in 2020.
- Now: Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam.
Bild: Charles Louis-SidoisCharles Louis-Sidois, Ph.D.
- Now: Assistant Professor, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Bild: Inken TöweInken Töwe
- Now: PhD Student, University of Mannheim
- Now: Economist, Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein
Bild: PrivatLukas Neuhauser
- Now: Data Scientist at Telenor Sweden.
Bild: PrivatDr. Tobias Etzel
- Dissertation „Essays in local public finance and political economy“ in 2018.
- Now: Economist at Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany.
Bild: PrivatDr. Johannes Bubeck
- Dissertation „Essays on Monetary Policy, Investors and Elections“ in 2018.
- Published parts of his dissertation in the American Political Science Review and the Journal of International Money and Finance.
- Now: Economist at Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany.
Bild: PrivatDr. Marcel Preuß
- Dissertation „Essays in Microeconomics“ in 2018.
- Now: Assistant Professor of Economics, SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Bild: Privat- Doctoral and Postdoctoral researcher in 2010–2016.
- Published parts of his dissertation in the European Economic Review and in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society.
- Now: Assistant Professor, University of Munich.
Bild: PrivatSander Renes, Ph.D., LL.M.
- Postdoctoral researcher in 2014–2016.
- Now: Assistant Professor, Technical University of Delft.
Bild: PrivatDr. Felix Jarman
- Dissertation „Essays in Collective Decision Making“ in 2016.
- Published part of his dissertation in the Journal of Economic Theory.
- Now: Economist at the Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany.
Bild: Privat- Dissertation „On information aggregation in financial markets“ in 2015.
- Published part of his dissertation in Games and Economic Behavior and the Journal of the European Economic Association.
- 2016 Doctoral Dissertation Award, Karin-Islinger-Foundation.
- 2015 Unicredit Econ Job Market Best Paper Award.
- Now: Senior Lecturer, University of Essex.
Bild: Privat- Dissertation „Essays in Empirical Public Economics“ in 2012.
- Published part of his dissertation in Games and Economic Behavior and in the European Journal of Political Economy.
- Now: Co-Founder von 20squares, Research Director bei Metagov und Co-Founder von CyberCat Institute.
- Dissertation „Social Motivations in Markets and the Public Sphere“ in 2013.
- Published part of his dissertation in the European Journal of Political Economy.
- 2014 Doctoral Dissertation Award, Karin-Islinger-Foundation.
- Now: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.
Prof. Dr. Zohal Hessami
- Postdoctoral researcher in 2012.
- Now: Professor, Faculty of Social Science, Ruhr-University Bochum.
Prof. Pierre Boyer, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral researcher in 2010–2012.
- Juniorprofessor Universität Mannheim, Department of Economics, in 2012–2015.
- Now: Professor CREST-Department of Economics, École Polytechnique, Paris.
Dr. Christina Kolerus
- Dissertation „On Governments, Markets and Public Finance“ in 2012.
- Now: International Monetary Fund, Washington.
Dr. Evguenia Winschel
- Dissertation „Essays on Coalition Formation“ in 2007.
- Now: Postdoctoral researcher, Universität Mannheim.
Dr. Kerstin Gerling
- Dissertation „The Impact of Wealth Inequality on Imperfect Capital Markets“ in 2008.
- 2008 Klaus Liebscher Award, Oesterreichische Nationalbank.
- 2008 Doctoral Dissertation Award, Karin-Islinger-Foundation.
- Now: International Monetary Fund, Washington.
- Dissertation „Information Aggregation in Organizations“ in 2006.
- Published part of her dissertation in the Journal of Economic Theory.
- 2007 Doctoral Dissertation Award, Karin-Islinger-Foundation.
- Now: Professor of Economics, University of Marburg.
Dr. Thomas Gall
- Dissertation „Aggregate Consequences of Market Imperfections“ in 2004.
- Published part of his dissertation in Economic Theory, the Journal of the European Economic Association and the International Economic Review.
- First employment as a Postdoc at Bonn Universtiy.
- Now: Lecturer at the University of Southampton.
Dr. Mike Felgenhauer
- Dissertation „Essays on Efficiancy and Private Information“ in 2003.
- Published part of his dissertation in Journal of Public Economic Theory and Public Choice.
- Now: Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Economics, School of Management (Plymouth Business School).
Dr. Alexandra Kiel
- Dissertation „Decision Making in the European Union: Externalities and Incomplete Information“ in 2003.
- Published part of her dissertation in the European Economic Review.
- Now working for the EU Commission.
Sekretariat
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Bild: v. l. n. r.: 1. Julian Beekmann, 2., 4.+5. Alexander Münch, 3. Katrin Glückler