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Prof. Dr Beatrice Weder di Mauro

Personal Data

Nationality: Swiss and Italian
Year of Birth: August 3, 1965

Education and Awards

  • University of Basel, Department of Economics
    Lizentiat 1989, Ph.D., 1993, Habilitation 1999
  • World Economic Forum, Geneva
    Named “Young Global Leader” at World Economic Forum at Davos, 2005–present
  • Regierungsrat Basel–Stadt
    Award for Outstanding Research, 1999

Professional career

  • 1993 - 1994:
    University of Basel, Basel
    Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
  • 1994 - 1996:
    International Monetary Fund, Washington D.C.
    Economist
  • 1996 - 1997:
    The World Bank, Washington D.C
    Economist
  • 1997 - 1998:
    United Nations University, Tokyo
    Research Fellow
  • 1998 - 2000:
    University of Basel, Basel
    Assistant Professor of Economics
  • 2000 - 2001:
    University of Basel, Basel
    Associate Professor of Economics
  • since 2001:
    University of Mainz, Mainz
    Professor of Economics
  • since 2004:
    German Council of Economic Experts, Wiesbaden
    Member

Visiting Positions

  • National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge MA.
  • Federal Reserve Board of New York, New York
  • International Monetary Fund, Washington DC.
  • Harvard University, Cambridge MA.

Affiliations and Professional Activities

  • ERGO Insurance Group, Düsseldorf
    Member of the Supervisory Board, since 2005
  • Center For Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London
    - Research Fellow, since 2003
    - Member of the Steering Committee of the Group: The Macroeconomics of Global Interdependence (MGI), since 2005
  • Verein für Socialpolitik, Committee on International Economics
    Member, since 2002
  • Center for Financial Studies, Frankfurt
    Research Fellow, since 1999
  • Board of Macroeconomic Advisors of the Swiss Federation, Bern
    Member from 2002 - 2004
  • Institute for Economic Research (HWWA), Hamburg
    Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, 2001–2004
  • Applied Economics Quarterly, Berlin
    Co-editor, 2003–2004

Research Grants and Consulting

  • Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt
  • OECD Development Center, Paris
  • International Monetary Fund, Washington DC.
  • The World Bank, Washington D.C.
  • United Nations University, Tokyo
  • WWZ Förderverein, Basel
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington, DC.
  • National Science Foundation, Bern
  • Hanover Executives, London
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BAWI), Bern
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Eschborn
  • Medienausbildungszentrum (MAZ), Luzern