Dr. Kathrin Berensmann

Function: Senior Researcher

Specialization: Economist

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 1/2018German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Senior Researcher, Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems"
2006-12/2017German 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)

Refereed Publications

Non-refereed Publications

Opinion Pieces

Projects

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

Highlight

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

Cover: Development and Cooperation

G2 unterstützt SDGs
Berensmann, Kathrin (2016)
in: Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit 12/2016