Curriculum Vitae Mark Weder
office address Department of Economics home address Puderstrasse 3 Humboldt University Berlin 12435 Berlin 10178 Berlin, Germany Germany citizenship German, U.S. permanent resident email [email protected] Education
2001 Habilitation
Department of Economics, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
1996 Ph.D. in Economics
Department of Economics, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
1990- Visiting Graduate Student
1991 Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, U.S.A.
1990 M.A. in Economics
Department of Economics, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
1988 B.A. in Economics
Department of Economics, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
1985 Abitur
Kant Gymnasium, Berlin, Germany Employment
2001- Visiting Full Professor (C4)
2002 Department of Economics, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Germany
1998- Assistant Professor (C1)
present Department of Economics, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
1993- Instructor
1997 Department of Economics, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
1993 Visiting Lecturer
Duke University, Duke in Berlin program
1991- Graduate Teaching Assistant
1992 Department of Economics, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
1988- Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
1990 Department of Economics, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany Other Professional Positions
2000- Research Affiliate
present CEPR International Macroeconomics Programme, London, U.K.
1996- Research Fellow
1988- Research Assistant
1989 Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin, Germany Visiting Positions
2001 Visiting Scholar
Department of Economics, Barnard College of Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.
1999 Research Associate
Department of Economics, Barnard College of Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.
1998 Visiting Scholar
Department of Economics, New York University, New York, U.S.A.
1998 Visiting Scholar
Department of Economics, University of California at Los Angeles, U.S.A. Fields of Specialization
Macroeconomics: Business Cycles, Growth, Open Economies
Stochastic dynamic general equilibrium models, Expectations formation and self-fulfilling prophecies, Great Depression, Monetary theory, European unemployment and the role of labor market institutions, Political economy
Publications
“Tracing Externalities as Sources of Indeterminacy”, with Sharon G. Harrison, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, forthcoming.
“On Forecasting Heterogeneity, Irrational Exuberance and the Multiplicity of Rational Expectations Equilibria”, Journal of Economics, forthcoming.
“Complementarity of Labor Market Institutions, Equilibrium Unemployment and the Persistence of Business Cycles”, mit Michael C. Burda, German Economic Review, forthcoming.
“Indeterminacy in a Small Open Economy Ramsey Growth Model”, Journal of Economic Theory98, 339-356, 2001.
“Can Habit Formation Solve the Consumption Anomaly in the Two Sector Business Cycle Model?”, Journal of Macroeconomics 22, 433-444, 2000.
“Aggregate and Sector-Specific Externalities in a Model of Indeterminacy”, with Sharon G. Harrison, Economics Letters 69, 173-179, 2000.
“Animal Spirits, Technology Shocks and the Business Cycle”, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 24, 273-295, 2000.
“Consumption Externalities, Production Externalities and Indeterminacy“, Metroeconomica 51, 435-453, 2000. “Self-fulfilling Prophecies, Demand Composition Effects and Economic Fluctuations”, Zeitschrift für
“The Macroeconomics of Indeterminacy: Some (technical) notes on an equilibrium interpretation of Keynes”, Konjunkturpolitik 45 (Proceedings of New Keynesian Approaches for Business Cycle Research), 137-152, 1999. “Fickle Consumers, Durable Goods and Business Cycles”, Journal of Economic Theory 81, 37-57, 1998. Books, Contribution to Books, and Miscellany
Essays in Dynamic Macroeconomics, unpublished Habilitation, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 2000. “Endogenes Wachstum, Gleichgewichtige Arbeitslosigkeit und Persistente Konjunkturzyklen“ („Endogenous Growth, Equilibrium Unemployment and Persistent Business Cycles“), with Michael C. Burda in: Wolfgang Franz, Helmut Hesse, Hans Jürgen Ramser und Manfred Stadler (Editors): Trend und
Zyklus: Zyklisches Wachstum aus der Sicht moderner Konjunktur- und Wachstumstheorie (Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Seminar Ottobeuren 28), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 1999.
“Korreferat zu Bernd Lucke: Output-Dynamik und Schockfortpflanzung in Real-Business-Cycle-Modellen mit endogenem Wachstum“ („Comment on Bernd Lucke: Output Dynamics and Propagation Mechanisms in Real Business Cycle Models with Endogenous Growth“) in: Wolfgang Franz, Helmut Hesse, Hans Jürgen Ramser und Manfred Stadler (Editors): Trend und Zyklus: Zyklisches Wachstum aus der Sicht moderner Konjunktur- und Wachstumstheorie (Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Seminar Ottobeuren 28), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 1999. Business Cycle Models with Indeterminacy, Physica Verlag, Heidelberg, 1998.
Solutions Manual to accompany Michael C. Burda and Charles Wyplosz: Macroeconomics: A European Text 2nd edition, with Stefan Profit and Antje Mertens, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1997.
“Fiscal Policy in a Future European Monetary Union“, with Charles B. Blankart, in: Vorträge, Reden und Berichte 23 des Europa-Instituts der Universität des Saarlandes, 1993.
Selected Working Papers
“The Great Demand Depression”, 2001.
“Did Sunspot Forces Cause the Great Depression?”, with Sharon G. Harrison, 2001. “On the Plausibility of Sunspot Equilibria”, 2001.
“Near-Rational Expectations in Animal Spirits Models of Aggregate Fluctuations”, 2000. “Sticky Prices, Liquidity Effects and Irregular General Equilibrium Dynamics”, 2000. Referee
Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Economic Modelling, Konjunkturpolitik, Verein für Socialpolitik
Grants
2001 Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Gesellschaft an der Humboldt Universität Research Grant
1998- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
1998 German Marshall Fund of the United States Research Grant
Scholarships
1996 Summer School of the European Economic Association
Travel Grant
1990- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
1991 Scholarship
1988- Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
1990 Scholarship
Conference Presentations
2001 Stochastic Dynamic General Equilibrium Models and Their Use in Monetary Policy, European Central Bank, Frankfurt
European Economic Association, Lausanne
2000 Econometric Society European Winter Meeting, London Théories et Méthodes de la Macroéconomie, Paris European Economy and the Labor Market, Bielefeld
1999 Expectations, Economic Theory and Economic Policy, CEPR, Perugia New Keynesian Approaches for Business Cycle Research, DIW, Berlin New Approaches to the Study of Economic Fluctuations, CEPR, Hydra Verein für Socialpolitik, Mainz
1998 Society of Economic Dynamics, Philadelphia Econometric Society European Meeting, Berlin European Economic Association, Berlin
Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Seminar Ottobeuren, Ottobeuren 1997 Indeterminacy and Sunspots Conference, New York
European Economic Association, Toulouse 1996 European Economic Association, Istanbul
Summer School of the European Economic Association, European University Institute, Florenz
1995 Verein für Socialpolitik, Linz
Invited Seminars
Université des Sciences Sociales Toulouse, European Central Bank, Bundesbank, Center for Financial Studies Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Universität Wien, University of California at Los Angeles, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Institut für Höhere Studien Wien, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Glasgow, HWWA, Universität des Saarlandes, Universität Hamburg, Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft Schwerpunktprogramm Industrieökonomik und Outputmärkte, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Teaching Undergraduate (Humboldt University Berlin unless otherwise noted): Macroeconomics I
Macroeconomics II
The Economics of the United Europe (Duke University – Duke in Berlin Program)
Graduate:
Applied Monetary Theory (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University Frankfurt) Topics in Business Cycles and Monetary Theory (Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University Frankfurt)
Business Cycles and Employment Theory I Business Cycles and Employment Theory II Growth Theory
Methods of Modern Macroeconomics Macroeconomics Seminar
Macro-Labor-Brown-Bag
Visitors‘ Course (University of California at Los Angeles): Affiliations Verein für Socialpolitik
American Economic Association Deutscher Hochschulverband References
Professor Jess Benhabib Department of Economics New York University New York, NY 10003 U. S. A. Telephone + (212) 998 8066 Telephone + (212) 998 8020 Fax + (212) 995 4824 Email [email protected]
Professor Michael C. Burda Department of Economics Humboldt Universität zu Berlin Spandauer Strasse 1 10178 Berlin Germany Telephone + (030) 2093 5650 Fax + (030) 2093 5696 Email [email protected] Professor Roger E. A. Farmer
Department of Economics Bunche Hall 8345
University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095-1477 U. S. A. Telephone + (310) 825 6547 Telephone + (310) 825 1011 (Department) Fax + (310) 825 9528 Email [email protected]
Professor Jang-Ting Guo Department of Economics
University of California at Riverside 1150 University Avenue Riverside, CA 92521-0247 U. S. A. Telephone + (909) 787 5037 ext. 1588 Fax + (909) 787 5685 Email [email protected]
Professor Sharon G. Harrison Department of Economics
Barnard College of Columbia University 3009 Broadway New York, NY 10027 U. S. A. Telephone + (212) 854 3333 Fax + (212) 854 8947 Email [email protected]
Professor Harald Uhlig Department of Economics Humboldt Universität zu Berlin Spandauer Strasse 1 10178 Berlin Germany Telephone + (030) 2093 5926 Fax + (030) 2093 5727 Email [email protected]
