Helmut Reisen
Helmut Reisen (born 20 July 1950 in Viersen, Germany) has been Head of Research of the OECD Development Centre until 1 October 2012 when he established the Berlin-based consulting firm ShiftingWealth Consulting. He is also Professor of Economics at the University Basel .
Awards
1993: Bronze, Amex Bank Review essay competition in international finance ("Integration with Disinflation")
1994: Bronze, Amex Bank Review essay competition in international finance ("On the Wealth of Nations and Retirees")
Career
During the 1990s, Dr. Reisen became internationally known as a thought leader on the macroeconomics of emerging economies, on sovereign ratings and on international finance.His recent publications have dealt with the role of the renminbi for global imbalances, China's impact on Africa, and on debt sustainability in poor countries. He has developed the core concept of the first OECD Perspectives on Global Development, which was published in 2010 under the title Shifting Wealth, an analysis of the policy implications of the rise of emerging powers.
Much of Dr. Reisen's analysis has been widely read on www.voxeu.org, establishing his reputation as a thought leader on globalisation, the international monetary system and development.
Academic Memberships
Reisen is on the advisory board of Internationale Politik, Journal of Development Finance and Deutsche Bank Research Notes. Reisen is also elected member of the Development Committee of the German Economic Association Verein für Socialpolitik.
Publications
Dr. Reisen has published several books and many articles in academic journals. An up-t-date listing of his publications can be found at Research Papers in Economics. His most recent book was published in 2006: The Rise of China and India - What's in it for Africa?, ISBN 92-64-02441-7, by Andrea Goldstein, Nicolas Pinaud, Helmut Reisen and Xiaobao Chen, Paris, OECD.
Edward Elgar Publishing produced two collected essays of Dr. Reisen's writings: - Debt, Deficits and Exchange Rates, 1994, 256 pp, Hardback, 978 1 85278 930 5 - Pensions, Savings and Capital Flows, 2000, 277 pp, Hardback, 978 1 84064 308 4.
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