Marcel Fratzscher

Biography

Marcel Fratzscher is a researcher, author, and columnist on economic and socio-political topics, President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), and Professor of Macroeconomics at Humboldt University Berlin. Among other things, he is a member of the United Nations High-level Advisory Board on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a member of the Advisory Board of the German Federal Ministry of Economics, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hertie School of Governance. His work focuses on macroeconomics and financial markets, inequality, and the globalization and integration of Europe. He is a columnist for Zeit Online and regularly publishes commentaries in German and international media such as the Financial Times and Project Syndicate. In March 2022, his book „Geld oder Leben – Wie unser irrationales Verhältnis zum Geld unsere Gesellschaft spaltet“ (Money or Life – How Our Irrational Relationship to Money Divides Our Society) was published, which dispels long-held myths in our dealings with money—with saving, debt, inflation and interest—and presents an analysis for future financial risks, provision, and wealth creation.