Prof. Wolfram Berger
After studying Economics in Oldenburg and Münster, Professor Berger earned his doctorate and habilitation at the FernUniversität in Hagen. He subsequently worked in the Economic Policy Division of the Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology before spending several years in France as Professor of Economics and Head of Department (Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Quantitative Methods) at the Catholic University of Lille.
Since 2010, he has held the Chair of Macroeconomics at BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg. During the winter semester of 2012/2013 and the summer semester of 2013, he served as Professor of Economics and Head of Department (Accounting, Finance, Economics) at Oxford Brookes University in the UK. From 2020 to 2023, he was based in Nancy, France, as Directeur académique et recherche (equivalent to Vice President for Research and Academic Development) at ICN Business School.
At BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg, Professor Berger has held several senior roles. From 2016 to 2020, he served as Pro-Dean, was Chairman of the Examination Board for the university’s Bachelor's and Master’s programmes in Business Administration and Chair of the Institute of Business & Economics.
He has also held visiting positions at renowned institutions, including EM Lyon Business School, the Graduate School of Business at the University of Stellenbosch, and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and spent a semester as a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge.
He currently serves as Vice-President for Internationalisation at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.
Contact:
LG 10, Room 416a
T +49 (0) 355 69 3969
Wolfram.Berger(at)b-tu.de
Office hours:
by appointment by e-mail
Selected publications
Nagase, Y. und W. Berger (2025), A landfill tax refund scheme: analysis and simulation for local governments in the UK, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 38, 1-38.
Kreutzer, F. und W. Berger (2022), Does Offshoring Boost Productivity? A Comparison of SMEs and Large Firms for Germany, Economics and Business Letters, 11, 46-52.
Berger, W., S. Hokamp und G. Seibold (2021), Dynamic behavioral changes in an agent-based econophysics tax compliance model. Bomb-crater versus target effects and efficient audit strategies, erscheint in: Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice, 36, 3 – 24.
Dermody, J., Y. Nagase und W. Berger (2020), Theorising self-repairers’ worldview-personhood to advance new thinking on extended product lifetimes, International Journal of Consumer Studies, 44. 435 – 444.
Kreutzer, F. und W. Berger (2018), The Labour Market Effects of Offshoring of Small and Medium-Sized Firms: Micro-Level Evidence for Germany, Applied Economics, 50, 3416-3431.
Berger, W., S. Salotti und J. Sardà (2018), Do fiscal decentralization and income inequality affect the size of the shadow economy? A panel data analysis for OECD countries, Applied Economics Letters, 25, 571 – 575.
Berger, W. und Y. Nagase (2018), Banking union in Europe: How much centralisation is needed?, Bulletin of Economic Research, 70, E50 – E67.
Berger, W. und Y. Nagase (2017), Waste Management Regulation: Policy Solutions and Policy Shortcomings, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 65, 205-223.
Berger, W. und G. De Vita (2015), Forward Guidance: New Monetary Policy Instrument or Esoteric Fad?, Public Money & Management, 35, 289 – 296.
Berger, W., M. Pickhardt, A. Pitsoulis, A. Prinz and J. Sardà (2014), The Hard Shadow of the Greek Economy: New Estimates of the Size of the Underground Economy and Its Fiscal Impact, Applied Economics, 46, 2190 – 2204.
Berger, W. and F. Kissmer (2013), Central Bank Independence and Financial Stability: A Tale of Perfect Harmony?, European Journal of Political Economy, 31, 109 – 118.
Berger, W. and F. Kissmer (2013), Monetary Policy and Asset Prices: When Cleaning Up Hits the Zero Lower Bound, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 149, 291 – 312.
Berger, W. and R. Knuetter (2012), The ECB in an Enlarged Monetary Union: How to Reform the Rotation Scheme, Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 15, 1 – 24.
Berger, W. (2010), International Policy Coordination and Simple Monetary Policy Rules, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 146, 451 – 479.
Berger, W. and F. Kissmer (2009), Why Do Policymakers Lean With the Wind During Asset Price Booms?, Frontiers in Finance and Economics, 6, 155 – 174.
Berger, W. and F. Kissmer (2008), Optimal Interest Rate Policy During Asset Price Booms: The Mirage of 'Benign Neglect', Economics Letters, 101, 265 – 267.
Berger, W. (2008), Monetary Policy Rules for a Small Open Economy, Economic Notes, 37, 1 – 30.
Berger, W. (2008), Monetary Policy Rules and the Exchange Rate, Journal of Macroeconomics, 30, 1064 – 1084.
Battenfeld, D. and W. Berger (2008), Preispolitik und Hedging bei Ungewissheit, Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis, Heft 3/2008.
Berger, W. (2007), Optimal Monetary Policy and Sectoral Shocks: Is International Monetary Cooperation Beneficial?, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 109, 1 – 24.
Battenfeld, D. and W. Berger (2007), Booms und Busts an Aktivamärkten – Implikationen für die Zinspolitik, Bankarchiv, Heft 5/2007, 379–384
Berger, W., F. Kissmer and R. Knuetter (2007), Monetary Policy and Asset Prices: The Impact of Globalization on Monetary Policy Trade-Offs, in: A. Kendall (ed.), International Business and Finance Issues, pp. 133 - 148, New York: Nova Publishers.
Berger, W., F. Kißmer and H. Wagner (2007), Monetary Policy and Asset Prices: More Bad News for Benign Neglect, International Finance, 10, 1 – 20.
Berger, W. and H. Wagner (2006), International Monetary Cooperation and Simple Targeting Rules, IMF Working Paper 06/164, Washington, DC.
Berger, W., (2006), International Interdependence and the Welfare Effects of Monetary Policy, International Review of Economics and Finance, 15, 399-416.
Berger, W. (2006), The Choice between Fixed and Flexible Exchange Rates: Which is Best for a Small Open Economy?, Journal of Policy Modeling, 28, 371 – 385.
Berger, W. and H. Wagner (2005), Interdependent Expectations and the Spread of Currency Crises, IMF Staff Papers, 52, 41 – 54.
Berger, W. and H. Wagner (2004), Globalization, Financial Volatility and Monetary Policy, Empirica, 31, 163 – 184.
Berger, W. (2003), Dollarization of Liabilities, Fear of Floating and Optimal Exchange Rate Volatility, Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, 54, 301 – 322.
Berger, W. and H. Wagner (2002), Financial Globalization and Monetary Policy, DNB Staff Reports No. 95, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam.
Berger, W. and H. Wagner (2002), Spreading Currency Crises: The Role of Economic Interdependence, IMF Working Paper 02/145, Washington, DC.
Berger, W. (2001), Die Ausbreitung von Währungskrisen, Wirtschaftsdienst, 81, 358 – 363.
Berger, W. and H. Wagner (2001), Emerging Market-Krisen: Bekannte Modelle und neue Ansätze, List Forum für Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik, 27, 178 – 193.