Berensmann, Kathrin

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Photo: Dr. Kathrin Berensmann is a Project Lead and Senior Researcher in the Research programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems" at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).

Dr. Kathrin Berensmann

Research programme
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 Programme "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