Team

To make an appointment, please contact Volker Nitsch.

Current Position

• Professor of Economics, Chair of International Economics, Department of Law and Economics, Darmstadt University of Technology, since 2009

Previous Positions

• Head of Division (2007-2009), KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, Technology, and Economics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Junior Professor of Economics (2003-2009), Department of Economics, Free University Berlin (on leave, 2007-2009)
• Senior Economist (1995-2003), Bankgesellschaft Berlin

Education

• Dr. rer. pol. (equiv. Ph.D. in Economics, 2000), Humboldt University Berlin
• Diplom-Volkswirt (equiv. Master in Economics, 1995), Free University Berlin

Research Affiliations and Memberships

• Fellow (2012-), West Africa Institute
• Advisor (2011-), Urbancontext Institute of Regional and Urban Research
• Deputy Dean (2010-), Graduate School of Economics, Finance and Management
• Research Professor (2009-), KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, Technology, and Economics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Research Fellow (2009-), CESifo Munich
• Member of the Research Committee on Regional Theory and Policy (2008-), German Economic Association
• Research Affiliate (2005-2008), CESifo Munich

Visiting Experience

• Bank of Canada, International Department
• Bank of Namibia, Research Department
• Deutsche Bundesbank, Forschungszentrum
• Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin)
• Freie Universität Bozen
• Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Institute for Monetary Research
• International Monetary Fund, Research Department
• Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Economics Department
• Trinity College Dublin, Institute for International Integration Studies
• Universität Bonn, Zentrum für Europäische Integrationsforschung
• Universität München, Center for Economic Studies

Major Grants

• Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Organized Financial Crime, 2014-17 (with various partners)
• Fritz-Thyssen-Foundation, Changing Preferences as Determinants of Location Decisions of Households, 2010-2011 (with Gabriel Ahlfeldt and Nicolai Wendland)
• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), An Analysis of the Sustainability of the Spatial Urban Structure in Pre-World War II Berlin, 2010-2012 (with Gabriel Ahlfeldt and Nicolai Wendland)
• European Commission, The Euro and Prices: Changeover-Related Inflation and Price Convergence in the Euro Area, 2007-2008 (with Ulrich Fritsche, Michael Graff, Michael Lamla, Sarah Lein, and Jan-Egbert Sturm)
• Fritz-Thyssen-Foundation, On the Persistence of Border Barriers: Evidence from Intra-German Trade, 2006-2007 (with Nikolaus Wolf)
• Fritz-Thyssen-Foundation, An Empirical Analysis of the Optimum Size and the Structure of Monetary Policy Decision-Making Bodies, 2005-2007 (with Helge Berger)
• Fritz-Thyssen-Foundation, Border Barriers in International Trade, 2004-2006

• Economic Geography and International Trade, 2018, Düsseldorf (with Gabriel Felbermayr and Jens Südekum)
• Economic Geography and International Trade, 2017, München (with Gabriel Felbermayr and Jens Südekum)
• Disrupted Economic Relationships, 2016, Venedig (with Tibor Besedeš)
• Economic Geography and International Trade, 2016, Frankfurt (with Gabriel Felbermayr and Jens Südekum)
• Economic Geography and International Trade, 2015, Düsseldorf (with Gabriel Felbermayr and Jens Südekum)
• Economic Geography and International Trade, 2014, München (with Gabriel Felbermayr and Jens Südekum)
• Economic Geography and International Trade, 2013, Berlin (with Gabriel Felbermayr and Jens Südekum)
• Economic Geography and International Trade, 2012, Duisburg (with Gabriel Felbermayr and Jens Südekum)
• Economic Geography and International Trade, 2011, München (with Gabriel Felbermayr and Jens Südekum)
• Measuring Economic Integration, 2011, München (with Nikolaus Wolf)
  
  • Selected papers published in a special issue of CESifo Economic Studies
  • The editorial introduction is available as a pdf file (opens in new tab)
• Economic Geography and International Trade, 2010, Darmstadt (with Gabriel Felbermayr and Jens Südekum)

• Irina Andone, Exchange Rates, Exports, Inflation, and International Monetary Cooperation (Uppsala University, 2018), Opponent
• Laura Lebastard, Three Essays on Currency Union and Trade (Université Paris-Sud, 2017), Rapporteur
• Jan Weidner, The Organization and Structure of Central Banks (TU Darmstadt, 2017), First Supervisor
• Yaqiong Cui, Essays in Empirical International Trade (GSEFM, 2016), First Evaluator
• Johannes Rode, Renewable Energy Adoption in Germany: Drivers, Barriers and Implications (TU Darmstadt, 2014), First Supervisor
• Kristoffer Möller, The Role of Amenities in the Location Decision of Households and Firms (TU Darmstadt, 2014), First Supervisor
• Stephan Hitzschke, Urban Efficiency and Sectoral Structure: Empirical Results for German Cities (TU Darmstadt, 2014), Secondary Supervisor
• Stefan Goldbach, The Impact of Finance on Trade and Determinants of Start-Up Innovations (TU Darmstadt, 2013), First Supervisor
• Christoph Böhm, Risk-Adjusted Performance and Bank Governance Structures (TU Darmstadt, 2012), Secondary Supervisor
• Cathérine Müller, An Econometric Analysis of Concerns about Terrorism (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and DIW Berlin, 2010), Secondary Supervisor
• Sara Johansson, Knowledge, Product Differentiation and Trade (International Business School, Jönköping University, 2010), External Examiner
• Carsten Elmar Roeth, Internationalisierungsstrategien für Logistikdienstleister: Eine ressourcen- und marktbasierte Untersuchung am Beispiel des ungarischen Marktes (TU Darmstadt, 2010), Secondary Supervisor
• Robert Schönberger, Produktion folgt Logistik (TU Darmstadt, 2010), Secondary Supervisor
• Nicolai Wendland, Spatial Transformation in Historical Perspective: Evidence from the Late 19th and Early 20th Century Berlin (TU Darmstadt, 2010), First Supervisor
• Mark Vancauteren, Harmonization of Regulations and Trade in the Manufacturing Sector: Evidence for Europe (Institut de Recherches Économiques et Sociales, Université Catholique de Louvain, 2004), External Examiner

• American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Review, Asian Development Review, Australian Economic Papers, BE Journal of Macroeconomics, Business History, Business & Society, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Canadian Journal of Economics, CESifo Economic Studies, Conflict Management and Peace Science, Contemporary Economic Policy, Defence and Peace Economics, ECB Working Paper Series, Economic Inquiry, Economic Journal, Economic Modelling, Economic Policy, Economic Systems, Economics Bulletin, Économie Internationale, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Empirical Economics, European Economic Review, European Journal of Political Economy, European Review of Economic History, Explorations in Economic History, Finanzarchiv/ Public Finance Analysis, Geography Compass, German Economic Review, Hague Journal of Diplomacy, International Economics and Economic Policy, International Finance, International Regional Science Review, Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, Journal of Applied Economics, Journal of Business Cycle Measurement and Analysis, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of Economic Integration, Journal of Economic Studies, Journal of International Economics, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, Journal of Regional Science, Nature Human Behaviour, Netnomics, Oxford Economic Papers, Public Choice, Region, Regional Studies, Review of Economics and Statistics, Review of International Economics, Review of International Organizations, Review of Regional Research, Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, Review of World Economics/ Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, Small Business Economics, Southern Economic Journal, Spatial Economic Analysis, The World Economy, Urban Studies
• CEPR, Cambridge University Press, Edward Elgar, Elsevier, Oxford University Press
• Czech Science Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, National Science Foundation of the United States, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds, U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation
• Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
• Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik, Jahrestagung der Nationalökonomischen Gesellschaft