University of Bern · Department of Economics · Institute for Financial Management
Macro-Finance at the University of Bern
Macro-Finance Bern brings together macroeconomists from the Department of Economics and financial economists from the Institute for Financial Management. The group runs a joint PhD program and hosts the annual External Lecture, an intensive course taught by a leading international scholar.
Activities
External Lectures
Each year the group invites an international scholar to teach an intensive one-week course in Bern, open mainly to PhD students from Swiss universities. Next: Prof. Hanno Lustig, 1 to 5 March 2027.
PhD Program
A four-year doctoral program at the intersection of macroeconomics and finance, with core courses taught by the group’s faculty. Open to PhD students already enrolled at the University of Bern.
Faculty
Macroeconomists at the Department of Economics and financial economists at the Institute for Financial Management.
Prof. Dr. Lukas Altermatt
Department of Economics
Monetary economics, financial economics, macroeconomics
Prof. Dr. Luca Benati
Department of Economics
Macroeconomics, time series analysis, economic history
Prof. Dr. Pierpaolo Benigno
Department of Economics
Monetary economics, international economics
Prof. Dr. Anastasia Burya
Department of Economics
Empirical macroeconomics, monetary economics, household finance
Prof. Dr. Julien Cujean
Institute for Financial Management
Asset pricing, information in financial markets, return predictability
Prof. Dr. Cyril Monnet
Department of Economics
Monetary theory, financial intermediation, macroeconomics
Prof. Dr. Dirk Niepelt
Department of Economics
Macroeconomics, monetary economics, finance
Prof. Dr. Philip Valta
Institute for Financial Management
Corporate finance
Postdoctoral researchers
Dr. Samuel Jäger
Institute for Financial Management
Asset pricing, monetary policy announcements
Dr. Ziqi Qiao
Department of Economics
Macroeconomics, financial and monetary economics, market microstructure
Dr. My Sasson
Department of Economics
Macroeconomics
Dr. Fengfang Xiang
Department of Economics
Macroeconomics, monetary economics, financial economics