Presentations at Conferences (selected)



Macroeconometric models and forecasting

Das makrooekonometrische Modell des IWH
Freie Universitaet Berlin, 07/02/1998; Centre for European Economic Research Mannheim, 12/14/1998; University of Kassel, 2/11/1999; University of Lueneburg, 01/12/2000

A macroeconometric model for the Euro area
University of Passau, 03/21/2002; Western Economic Association, Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA, 07/05/ 2002; Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, 09/13/2002, Freie Universitaet Berlin, 11/15/2006

The out-of sample performance of leading indicators for the German business cycle
International Symposium of Forecasting, Merida, 06/16/2003, Southern Economic Association, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, 11/21/2003

Estimating large-scale factor models for economic activity in Germany
Jahrestagung Deutsche Statistische Gesellschaft, Potsdam, 08/23/2003, Verein für Socialpolitik, Annual Meeting, University of Zurich, 09/30/2003

Economic forecasts for the euro area
European School of Management, Berlin, 9/15/2006

Econometric models to study the macroeconomic effects of structural reforms
Conference on macroeconomic effects of structural reforms, Turkish Treasury, Ankara, 10/26/07



Growth and labour market

Schätzung makrooekonomischer Produktionsfunktionen
Humboldt University of Berlin, 05/31/1999; Institute for Economic Research Halle, 11/11/1999

The empirical performance of the Cobb-Douglas production function. Empirical evidence for the Unified Germany
Deutsche Statistische Gesellschaft, Annual Meetng, Nürnberg, 09/27/2000 ; Joanneum Research, Vienna, 05/14/2001

The effects of a reduction in working hours on employment and unemployment
Deutsche Statistische Gesellschaft, Annual Meeting, Hannover, 10/6/1999, Missouri Valley Economic Association, Annual Meeting, St. Louis, 02/26/2000

The impact of institutions on the employment performance in European labour markets
Centre for European Integration Studies, Bonn, 09/04/2004, Institute for Economic Research Halle, 11/15/2004, Western Economic Association, Annual Meeting, San Diego, 07/02/2006, 2006

Panel seasonal unit root tests with an application to unemployment data
EC2 conference, Marseille 12/18/2004

The contribution of wages to macroeconomic performance
European Commission, Brussels, 6/7/2005

The effect of globalization on aggregate labour demand in EU countries
ARGE Annual Meeting, Berlin, 4/27/2006



Business cycles

Die Entwicklung der Unternehmensinvestitionen in Deutschland
Verein für Socialpolitik, Annual Meeting, University of Mainz, 10/01/1999

Consumption and income in the euro area
EC2 conference, London, 12/13/2003, Nationalökonomische Gesellschaft, Annual Meeting, Vienna, 05/21/2004, Verein für Socialpolitik, Annual Meeting, University of Dresden, 09/28/2004; Southern Economic Association, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 11/22/2004

The role of asset prices for private consumption. Evidence from paneleconometric models
Verein für Socialpolitik, Annual Meeting, University of Magdeburg, 9/10/09, Southern Economic Association, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, 11/22/09, Spanish Economic Association, Annual Meeting, Valencia, 11/12/09



Regional economics

Thresholds for employment and unemployment. A spatial analysis of German regional labour markets
European Regional Science Association, Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, 8/25/2005, Conference on Spatial Econometrics, University of Rome, 5/25/2006

On the stability of the German Beveridge curve. A spatial econometric perspective
European Regional Science Association, Annual Meeting, Volos, 8/31/2006, Aachen University of Technology, 12/19/2006, Nordic Econometric Meeting, Tartu, 5/25/2007

European regional convergence in a human capital augmented Solow model
European Regional Science Association, Paris, 8/30/07, Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, 11/19/07, Free University of Berlin, 1/9/09, Spatial Economic Association, World Congress, Barcelona 7/9/09, University of Habana 9/25/09

Measuring the regional dimension of human capital
European Regional Economic Forum, Nova Gorica, Slovenia, 6/8/09



Development economics

Income convergence and rent seeking in Iran
Tehran University, 11/3/2008



Health and pension systems

Umfinanzierung versicherungsfremder Leistungen in der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung
University of Bremen, 01/21/1997

Das System der Altersvorsorge im Zeitalter der Globalisierung
Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Blaue Liste, Annual Meeting, Cologne, 10/29/1997

Beschäftigungseffekte alternativer Finanzierungsformen der Sozialen Sicherung
University of Halle-Wittenberg, 11/14/1997

Health care expenditures in OECD countries: A panel unit root and cointegration analysis
Western Economic Association, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 7/5/2005



Monetary and financial economics

Are real interest rates cointegrated? Empirical evidence for the G7 countries
Economic Society of Australia, Annual Meeting, Gold Coast, 07/03/2000; International Atlantic Economic Conference, Athens, 03/17/2001; University of Kassel, 06/12/2002; University of Bonn, 05/23/2003

Is money demand stable in Europe?
Link Conference, Rhine-Westfalia Institute for Economic Research, Essen, 11/18/2000

Long run money demand in the new EU member states with exchange rate effects
Conference of the Central Banks of the Balkan countries, Varna, 5/17/2005; European Economics and Finance Society, Annual Meeting, Coimbra, 5/21/2005; WHU Koblenz, 6/23/2005, EDGE Conference, Aix-en-Provence, 12/10/2005

Investigating M3 money demand in the euro area
University of Wuerzburg, 5/16//2006, Southern Economic Association, Annual Meeting, Charleston, 11/19/2006, DIW Berlin, 12/1/06, University of Hamburg 1/16/07, Center for European Studies, WHU Koblenz, 5/31/2007

M3 money demand and excess liquidity in the euro area
Spanish Economic Association, Granada, 12/14/07, NOEG Annual Meeting, Vienna, 5/23/08, Economic Society of Australia, Annual Meeting, Gold Coast, 10/2/08, Cardiff University, 02/18/09, Western Economic Association, Annual Meeting, Vancouver, 7/2/09



Exchange rates

What drives heterogeneity in foreign exchange rate expectations? Insights from a new survey
European Economic Association, Budapest, 8/29/07

Does the nominal exchange rate regime affect the long run properties of real exchange rates?
International Economic Association, World Congress, Istanbul, 6/25/08

Drivers of exchange rates in selected CIS countries. Evidence from a FAVAR analysis
Astana Economic Forum: Economic Security in Eurasia in the System of Global Risks, Astana, 3/12/09, Viessmann European Research Center, Allendorf, 10/14/2009


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