Economics Department
In academic teaching and research the economics department of Frankfurt School focuses on current issues of practical relevance in the fields of empirical macroeconomics, monetary and fiscal policies, international economic and monetary relations, development economics, public finance, institutional economics, political economy, and evolutionary economics, respectively.
At present, the main topics include among others problems of economic and monetary integration in Europe, Asia, and Africa, the economic development and stability of emerging and transition countries, especially Russia and China, the performance of international financial centers, causes, patterns and effects of financial crises as well as the dynamics of international financial markets and sovereign debt in mature economies.
The members of the department participate actively in the bachelor and master programs of Frankfurt School, disseminate the findings of their theoretical and empirical studies in various publications, and occasionally act as economic advisors to various domestic and foreign private institutions and public policy-makers.