Berensmann, Kathrin

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Photo: Dr. Kathrin Berensmann is an Economist and Senior Researcher in the Department "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems".

Dr. Kathrin Berensmann

Department
Transformation of Economic and Social Systems

Function
Project Lead & Senior Researcher

Specialization
Economy

Work areas

  • Green Finance
  • Debt
  • Development Finance
  • Financial systems development
  • International financial markets
  • Monetary and exchange rate policy

Regional expertise

  • Africa

Responsibilities in education and training

  • Current external courses: Financing for Development University of Aachen and Center for Development Research
  • Previous courses: Development Finance University of Bonn and Center for Development Research;
    Development Economics Goethe University Frankfurt;
    Macroeconomics International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef
  • 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 Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
(until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE))
Senior Researcher, Research Department "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems"
since 2016German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
(until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE))
Head of project of various projects in the field of international economics
2006-12/2017German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Senior Researcher, Department "World Economy and Development Financing"
2000-2006German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik(DIE)
Senior Researcher
Dept. Globalisation: trade, direct investment, monetary policy, development financing;
Region: South and East Asia
2001University of Würzburg
Dr. rer. pol. (Economics)
Ph.D.-thesis on Currency board systems
1998-2000Institute of the German Economy, Cologne
Economist: monetary and exchange rate policies, trade policy and international financial markets
1996-1998Grant of the Volkswagen-Foundation for the Ph.D.-thesis
1995-1996Robert-Bosch-Foundation
Postgraduate Program in International Affairs
(grant)
1995University of Würzburg
Institute for Economics
Chair for Monetary Policy and International Economics
Research Assistant
1991-1994University of Würzburg
Student: University degree as Diplom-Volkswirtin
 Institute for Economics
Chair for Monetary Policy and International Economics
Student research assistant
1990-1991University of Swansea (Wales)
Student of economics (with a grant)
1987-1990University 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@idos-research.de
Phone +49 (0)228 94927-194
Fax +49 (0)228 94927-130

Highlight

Reforming development finance
Berensmann, Kathrin / Yabibal M. Walle / Christoph Sommer / Sabine Laudage Teles (2024)

in: Development & Cooperation, 16.02.2024

Highlight

The international community must finally provide debt relief
Berensmann, Kathrin (2023)

The Current Column of 6 November 2023

Highlight

How could a new universal code of conduct prevent and resolve sovereign debt crises? Proposals for design and implementation
Berensmann, Kathrin (2022)

in: Journal of Economic Surveys, first published 12.06.2022