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Florian Gerth, PhD
Associate Professor
Academic Background
- PhD in Economics, University of Kent
- Master of Arts in International Relations (Distinction), Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Australia
- Master of Science in Economics and Econometrics (Distinction), University of Kent
- Diploma in Economic Analysis (Distinction), University of Kent
- Bachelor of Science in International Management (Magna Cum Laude), University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Bachelor of Science in International Management-University Exchange, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico
Professional and Academic Experience
- Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Wollongong, Dubai
- Non-resident Fellow in Monetary Economics, Centre for the Study of Global Economic Future, UAE
- Managing Director, Researchers Sans Frontiers, UAE
- Economist, Central Bank of Ireland (Financial Stability Division), Ireland
- Research Assistant to Professor Keisuke Otsu, School of Economics, University of Kent
- Student Intern, Controlling Department, SEAT, S.A., Barcelona
Affiliations, Awards, and Honors
- UOWD Excellence in Research Award
- 2020&2023 UOWD Internal Research Grant
- I.S.E.O Institute Summer School Scholarship
- Doctoral Research Scholarship in Economics
- Top Graduating Student in MA in International Relations
- Outstanding Performance Prize in Economics MSc
- European Commission Erasmus Praktika
- Undergraduate Scholarship for Excellent Academic Performances
- State program BW-Tec de Monterrey for Exchange Students
- Member, Econometric Society
- Member, Royal Economic Society
- Member, European Economic Association
- Member, Philippine Economic Society
- Member, Eurasia Business and Economics Society
Peer-Reviewed Journals
- O'Brien, M., Gollan, P., & Gerth, F. (2024). Who’s the boss? Exploring public and private wage growth leadership in state-level education and health industries in Australia. Applied Economics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2024.2334439
- Gerth, F., & Sikora, K. S. (2023). The role of economic development in improvements of Cambodian housing conditions. Journal of Regional Economics, 2(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.58567/jre02010001
- Minhua, Y., Gerth, F., Ramiah, V., & Muschert, G. W. (2023). The impact of the 2019 Australian Bushfire: Financial markets, air pollution, and economic effects. Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, 26(3). https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219091523500200
- Gerth, F., & Bian, Y. (2023). The Fed’s strategy on a targets-based monetary policy framework. Financial Economic Letters, 2(1), 22–29. https://doi.org/10.58567/fel02010003
- Madhou, A., Sewak, T., Moosa, I., Ramiah, V., & Gerth, F. (2021). Towards full-fledged inflation targeting monetary policy regime in Mauritius. Journal of Risk and Financial Management,14(3), 126.https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14030126
- Gerth, F., & Temnov, G. (2021). New ways of modeling loan-to-income distributions and their evolution in time – A probability copula approach. International Review of Economics and Finance, 71, 217-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2020.08.022
- Gerth, F., & Otsu, K. (2018). The post-crisis slump in Europe: A business cycle accounting analysis. B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 18(1), 1-25.
- Gerth, F., & Otsu, K. (2015). A neoclassical analysis of the Great Recession: A historical comparison. Economics Bulletin, 35(4), 2363-2373.
Book Chapters
- Gerth, F. (2023). An anatomy of interest rates: How do interest rates really work? In Encyclopedia of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets and Banking.
- Al-Helo, S., & Gerth, F. (2023). About the coexistence of cryptocurrency and monetary policy – A beginner’s guide to central bank digital currencies. In Encyclopedia of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets and Banking.
