Dr. Kathrin Berensmann
Research programme: Transformation of Economic and Social Systems
Function: Senior Researcher
Specialization: Economy
Work areas:
- Green Finance
- Debt
- Development Finance
- Financial systems development
- International financial markets
- Monetary and exchange rate policy
Responsibilities in education and training:
- Post-graduate course: Global Economic Governance and Development Finance: International Financial Architecture, mobilization of domestic financial resources
- Global Governance School: Global Economic Governance and Development Finance: International Financial Architecture
- Former teaching: Head of the 42nd postgraduate course (2006/2007)
- Financial systems development
- Microfinance
- Monetary and exchange rate policy
- Debt
- International Financial Institutions
Vita
| since 1/2018 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher, Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems" |
| 2006-12/2017 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher, Department "World Economy and Development Financing" |
| 2000-2006 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher Dept. Globalisation: trade, direct investment, monetary policy, development financing; Region: South and East Asia |
| 2001 | University of Würzburg Dr. rer. pol. (Economics) Ph.D.-thesis on Currency board systems |
| 1998-2000 | Institute of the German Economy, Cologne Economist: monetary and exchange rate policies, trade policy and international financial markets |
| 1996-1998 | Grant of the Volkswagen-Foundation for the Ph.D.-thesis |
| 1995-1996 | Robert-Bosch-Foundation Postgraduate Program in International Affairs (grant) |
| 1995 | University of Würzburg Institute for Economics Chair for Monetary Policy and International Economics Research Assistant |
| 1991-1994 | University of Würzburg Student: University degree as Diplom-Volkswirtin |
| Institute for Economics Chair for Monetary Policy and International Economics Student research assistant | |
| 1990-1991 | University of Swansea (Wales) Student of economics (with a grant) |
| 1987-1990 | University of Würzburg Student of economics RUSSICUM: Diploma in Russian language (two years intensive course in Russian language and culture) |
Contact
E-mail Kathrin.Berensmann@die-gdi.de
Phone +49 (0)228 94927-194
Fax +49 (0)228 94927-130
Highlight
Upscaling Green Bond Markets: The Need for Harmonised Green Bond Standards
Berensmann, Kathrin (2017)
Briefing Paper 10/2017
Highlight
Developing local currency bond markets for long-term development financing in Sub-Saharan Africa
Berensmann, Kathrin / Florence Dafe / Ulrich Volz (2015)
in: Oxford Review of Economic Policy 31 (3-4), 350-378
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Chancen und Risiken der neuen multilateralen Entwicklungsbanken
Berensmann, Kathrin (2016)
in: Diplomatisches Magazin 4/2016, 40-43
In the media
Versprechen einhalten
Berensmann, Kathrin (2015)
Frankfurter Rundschau, 4 June 2015
Highlight
G2 unterstützt SDGs
Berensmann, Kathrin (2016)
in: Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit 12/2016