Expertise

  • Macroeconomics, Time-Series Econometrics, Financial Economics, Statistics

Research Interests

  • Financial Crises, Financial Inclusion, Business Cycle Fluctuations, Productivity Analysis
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Florian Gerth, PhD

Associate Professor


Academic Background

  • PhD in Economics, University of Kent, UK
  • Master of Arts in International Relations (Distinction), Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, UOW, Australia
  • Master of Science in Economics and Econometrics (Distinction), University of Kent, UK
  • Diploma in Economic Analysis (Distinction), University of Kent, UK
  • 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, UAE
  • 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, UK
  • Student Intern, Controlling Department, SEAT, S.A., Barcelona, Spain

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.

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