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  1. Prof. Wagner gave an invited lecture at a conference of the EU-Studies Institute in Tokyo at Keio University in December 2011
  2. Prof. Wagner gave an invited lecture at the International Economics and Finance Society Conference in China/Beijing, in May 2011; functioning there also as a delegate of the European Economics and Finance Society.
  3. Prof. Wagners textbook "Stabilitätspolitik" was published in its 9th edition in February 2011
  4. 2010, Prof. Wagner had a sabbatical (from March to September). Attached find the research report
  5. Prof. Wagner has been invited to a one-day roundtable conference with his article "Are Uniform Rules an Appropriate Target? Lessons from the Financial Crisis" at Tilburg University in March 2010
  6. Prof. Wagner has been invited by the Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo/ Japan) as a visiting research scholar. He has visited the Institute of Economic Research of the Hitotsubashi University and Keio University (Tokyo) in March/April and December of 2009 and given a series of guest lectures there.
  7. Prof. Wagner has organized two invited sessions at the WEA conference in Vancouver in summer 2009 and also presented several new papers at these and other sessions.
  8. Prof. Wagner has received an invitation from the US Federal Reserve Bank of New York to spend a couple of weeks as a visiting scholar at its research department.
  9. Prof. Wagner has spent one year as visiting professor at the Princeton University's Department of Economics in 2006/07 and twice for several weeks as Visiting Scholar at the US Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in 2008.
  10. Since 2006, Prof. Wagner has lectured at conferences in Hong Kong (China), New York (USA), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Shanghai (China), Berlin, London (GB), Vienna (Austria), Princeton (USA), Beijing (China), Honolulu (USA), Koyoto (Japan), Montréal (Canada), Vancouver (Canada), Tokyo (Japan) et.al.
  11. Prof. Wagner has received the "Emerald Literati Network 2006 Highly Commended Award" for his article: "Globalization and financial instability: Challenges for exchange rate and monetary policy", published in: "International Journal of Social Economics", Vol. 32, Iss. 7, 2005.

New Books and CD-ROMs

  1. „Stabilitätspolitik. Theoretische Grundlagen und institutionelle Alternativen“, München and Wien: Oldenbourg Verlag, 1989, 9. ed. 2011
  2. „Einführung in die Weltwirtschaftspolitik. Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen - Internationale Organisationen - Internationale Politikkoordinierung“, München und Wien: Oldenbourg Verlag, 1991, 6. ed., 2009
  3. „Information and uncertainty in the theory of monetary policy“, in: SUERF Studies, 2007/1, Vienna 2007
  4. „Fiscal Issues in the New EU Member Countries: Prospects and Challenges“, in: SUERF Studies, 2006/1, Vienna 2006
  5. „Übungsbuch Makroökonomie“, München: Vahlen Verlag, 2005

New Articles

  1. "Is harmonization of legal rules an appropriate target? Lessons from global financial crisis" in: European Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 33, 2012 (already available as online publication)
  2. "Monetary Policy and Boom-Bust Cycles: The Role of Central Bank Communication" in: Ekonomia, Vol. 14, January 2011 (Co-author: R. Knuetter)
  3. "Ungleichgewichte und internationale Politikkoordinierung" in: Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter, 3/2011, (58 Jg.), pp. 487-99
  4. "Optimal Monetary Policy during Boom-Bust Cycles: The Impact of Globalization" in: International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 3 (2), May 2011 (Co-author: R. Knuetter)
  5. “Implementation of technological breakthroughs at sector level and the technology-bias”, Hagener Diskussionspapier, September 2011 (Co-author: D. Stijepic)
  6. „A Structural Approach to Financial Stability: On the Beneficial Role of Regulatory Governance“ (mit B. Mohr), Diskussionsbeitrag der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaft der FernUniversität in Hagen, Nr. 467, Mai 2011.
  7. "Optimal Monetary Policy during Boom-Bust Cycles: The Impact of Globalization" in: International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 3 (2), May 2011 (Co-author: R. Knuetter)
  8. "Regulatory Governance and the Framework for Safeguarding Financial Stability", forthcoming in: Tavidze, A. (eds.), Progress in Economics Research, Vol. 23, New York, 2011 (Co-author: B. Mohr)
  9. "The causes of the recent financial crisis and the role of central banks in avoiding the next one", in International Economics and Economic Policy, vol. 7, No. 1, 2010, pp. 63-82
  10. Vertrauensbildung durch Dialog - Im Fokus: Weltwirtschaftsgipfel, in: economag (Wissenschaftsmagazin für Betriebs- und Volkswirtschaftslehre), Nr. 9/2009 [ http://www.economag.de/magazin/2009/9/254+Vertrauensbildung+durch+Dialog ]
  11. „A New Keynesian Model with Endogenous Frictions“, Discussion Paper Series A No. 520, The Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, July 2009
  12. „Globalization and Asset Prices: Which Trade-Offs. Do Central Banks Face in Small Open Economies?“, Discussion Paper No. 433, Department of Economics, University of Hagen, December 2008 (Co-author: R. Knütter). [pdf]
  13. „International Policy Coordination and Simple Monetary Policy Rules“, Discussion Paper No. 434, Department of Economics, University of Hagen, October 2008 (Co-author: W. Berger).
  14. „Dynamic Effects of Offshoring“, Discussion Paper No. 427, Department of Economics, University of Hagen, May 2008 (Co-author: D. Stijepic)
  15. „Wirtschaftspolitische Entscheidungsfindung unter Modellunsicherheit“, in: Bortfeldt, A. et al. (eds.), Intelligente Entscheidungunterstützung: Aktuelle Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze, Gabler-Verlag, May 2008
  16. „Endogenous Uncertainty and Monetary Policy“, Discussion Paper No. 419, Department of Economics, University of Hagen, Sept. 2007 (Co-author: G. Giese)
  17. „Financial Instability and Monetary Risk Management Policy Options- Systemization and an Application“, in: A.N. Kandall (ed.): International Business and Financial Issues. Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2007, S. 169-184
  18. „Graphical Analysis of the New Neoclassical Synthesis“, Discussion Paper No. 411, Department of Economics, University of Hagen, 2007 (Co-author: G. Giese)
  19. „Herausforderungen der Globalisierung für Entwicklungsländer: Unsicherheit und Risikomanagement“, Discussion Paper No. 410, Department of Economics, University of Hagen, 2007
  20. „Beyond Balanced Growth: Some Further Resultsv, Discussion Paper No. 409, Department of Economics, University of Hagen, 2007 (Co-Author: D. Stijepic)
  21. „Monetary Policy and Asset Prices: More Bad News for 'Benign Neglect' “, in International Finance, Vol. 10 No. 1, 2007, pp. 1-20 (Co-Authors: W. Berger, F. Kißmer)
  22. „Globalization, Financial Volatility, and Monetary Rsik Management“, Working Paper, Princeton University, February 2007
  23. „Information and Uncertainty in the Theory of Monetary Policy“, in: SUERF Studies, vol. 2007 (1), [ Societé Universitaire Européenne de Recherches Financières. The European Money and FInance Forum. Vienna], Vienna 2007
  24. „Fiscal Issues in the New EU-Member Countries - Lessons for Asian Economic and Monetary Cooperation?“, (in chinese translation) in: World Economic Papers, Issue 2, 2007
  25. “International Lessons for the Property Price Boom in South Africa“, in: South African Journal of Economics, Vol. 74, Issue 2, 2006(Co-authors: N. Funke and F. Kißmer)
  26. „International Policy Coordination and Simple Monetary Policy Rules“, IMF Working Paper WP/06/164, International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C., 2006 (Co-author: W. Berger)
  27. „Fiscal Issues in the New EU-Member Countries - Prospects and Challenges", in: SUERF Studies, vol. 2006 (1), Vienna 2006
  28. „ 'Human Capital': Determinante der Wirtschaftsentwicklung“, in: Das Personalvermögen, Vol. 2/06, 2006
  29. „Graphical Analysis of the New Neoclassical Synthesis“, (September 17, 2006). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=958382 (Co-author: G. Giese)
  30. „Information Asymmetries, Uncertainty, and Central Bank Communication“, Discussion Paper, Princeton University, September 2006

Some lectures recently given

  1. On "The third IEFS China Conference" at European Economics and Financial Society in Beijng 2011
  2. On "Computational and Financial Econometrics" at European Economics and Financial Society in London 2011
  3. On "Central Bank Communication and Boom-Bust-Cycles" at the European Economic Association Conference in Glasgow 2010
  4. On "Implications of the Global Financial Crisis for EMU-Integration and Real Convergence in the EU" at the conference at Keio University in Tokyo (Japan)
  5. On "Are Uniform Rules an Appropriate Target? Lessons from the Financial Crisis" at the roundtable conference at Tilburg University
  6. On „A New Keynesian Model with Endogeneous Frictions“ at the Western Economic Association Conference in Vancouver (Canada)
  7. On „Globalization and Financial Stability" at the Pacific-Rim-Conference in Kyoto (Japan)
  8. On „Dynamic Effects of Offshoring", at the Western Economic Association Conference in Honolulu (Hawaii)
  9. On „Financial Instability and Monetary Risk Management“, at the Pacific-Rim Conference of the Western Economic Association, Beijing
  10. On „Central Banking under Uncertainty: The Role of Communication“, Key-lecture at INFER-Conference in London
  11. On „Lessons from European Monetary Integration for Asian monetary policy cooperation“, in Shanghai (at Fundan University)
  12. On „Asset price bubbles“, in Rio de Janeiro (Global Finance- Conference)
  13. On „Monetary policy and asset prices“, in New York (AEA- Conference)
  14. On „Monetary policy and asset prices“, in Vienna (EEA- Conference)
  15. On „EMU-enlargement“ at the Atlantic Economic Association Conferene in London
  16. On „Fiscal Issues in the New EU Member Countries“, at the Pacific Rim Conference in Hongkong

Current/recent research projects

  1. Financial Crisis and the Role of Central Banks
  2. Euro Crisis and European Integration
  3. Balanced growth and structural change
  4. Economic analysis of offshoring
  5. Macroeconomic crisis management
  6. Asian Monetary Cooperation - prospects and challenges
  7. Fiscal issues in EU acceding countries: Prospects and challenges
  8. Challenges by globalization

Current book projects

  1. Globalisation and Asset Prices (for Routledge Publishing House)

Former Informations

  • From March to September 2010 I had a sabbatical (see research report)
  • From March to April 2009 I have been a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Economic Research of the Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo (Japan)
  • From May 2008 until January 2009 I have been a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Research Department)
  • From Sept. 2006 until June 2007, I have been a Visiting Fellow at Princeton University (Dept. of Economics)
  • From 2001 to 2003, I have been dean and, afterwards, until April 2005, vice-dean of the faculty of economics of the University of Hagen
  • From February to August 2004 I have been counselor and visiting scholar at the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department. During October 2003, I have spent 4 weeks as a Visiting Scholar at IMF Institute and IMF Research Department in Washington, D.C.
17.04.2012
FernUni-Logo FernUniversität in Hagen, Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Prof. Dr. Helmut Wagner