Dr. Matthias S. Hertweck
Contact
Office Hours: during the semester break only on appointment by email
Office: F 226
Phone: +49 7531 88-2605
Email: matthias.hertweck(at)uni-konstanz.de
Mailing Address
Department of Economics
University of Konstanz
Box 145
78457 Konstanz - Germany
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Personal Information
Name: Matthias Sebastian Hertweck
Citizenship: German
Date of Birth: January 14, 1979
Education
European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Doctor of Economics: 2010
Master of Research in Economics: 2005
Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Diplom-Volkswirt (M.Sc. Economics): 2004
Research Interests
Dynamic Macroeconomics
Labor Economics
Current Position
University of Konstanz, Germany
Junior Professor for Macroeconomic Theory (since 2010)
Past Positions
University of Basel, Switzerland
Postdoctoral Research Position (2008-2010)
Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
Research Affiliate (2008-2011)
Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Research Assistant, Chair of Public Finance (2001-2004)
Visiting Positions
University of Basel, Switzerland
Visiting Lecturer (since 2010)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Faculty (Fall 2011)
University of Essex, Colchester, UK
Visiting Researcher (March 2011)
European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Dissertation Intern, DG Economics, EU Countries Division (Spring/Summer 2008)
Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
Visiting Researcher, Monetary Policy under Market Imperfections (January 2008)
KfW Promotional Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Intern, Department of Economics/Research (Autumn 2002)
Halle Institute for Economic Research, Germany
Intern, Department of Regional and Urban Economics (Spring/Summer 2001)
Working Papers
Consolo, A. & Hertweck, M. S. (2010), Shocks and Frictions under Right-to-Manage Wage Bargaining: A Transatlantic Perspective, University of Basel, WWZ Discussion Paper No. 2010/01.
Gubler, M. & Hertweck, M. S. (2011), Commodity Price Shocks and the Business Cycle: Structural Evidence for the U.S., University of Konstanz, Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics No. 2011-03.
Hertweck, M.S. (2010), Endogenous On-the-job Search and Frictional Wage Dispersion,
University of Basel, WWZ Discussion Paper No. 2010/02.
Hertweck, M.S. (2011), Strategic Wage Bargaining, Labor Market Volatility, and Persistence,
University of Konstanz, Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics No. 2011-26.
Work in Progress
di Pace, F. & Hertweck, M. S. (2011), Labor Market Frictions, Monetary Policy, and Durable Goods, University of Konstanz, mimeo.
Hertweck, M. S. & Sigrist, O. (2011), The Ins and Outs of German Unemployment, University of KOnstanz, mimeo.
Monograph
Hertweck, M. S. (2010), Matching in a DSGE Framework, Ph.D. Thesis, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
In the Press
Hertweck, M.S. (2010), Job Search and Matching - Der Nobelpreis in Wirtschaftswissenschaften 2010, CWG Dialog 01/2011, 10-11.
Conferences and Workshop Presentations
2011 JLU Giessen, RGS Dortmund, University of Essex, SOLE Vancouver, LMU Munich, Mainz Workshop in Labour Economics, University of Zurich, ICMAIF Rethymno, FAU/IAB Nuremberg, Bank of England, Cologne Workshop on Macroeconomics, Penn Search and Matching Workshop, Penn Macro Club, Penn Econometrics Lunch
2010 CEF London, EEA Glasgow, VfS Kiel, Chemnitz University of Technology, DIW Berlin, IWH-CIREQ Halle
2009 University of Konstanz
2008 IfW Kiel, University of Basel, Paris School of Economics, European Central Bank, University of Oxford, Bank of England
2007 RES Warwick, SOLE Chicago, University of Osnabrück
2006 VfS Bayreuth, EBIM Bielefeld
Referee Services
European Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Review of Economic Studies, Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2), Spring Meeting of Young Economists (2011, 2012)
Honors and Fellowships
Max Geldner Foundation: Travel Grant (2009)
European University Institute 4th Year Grant (2007-2008)
DAAD Scholarship (2004-2007)
Memberships
American Economic Association, European Economic Association, Society of Labor Economics, Verein für Socialpolitik
Teaching Experience
University of Konstanz, Germany
Lecture: The Labor Market and the Business Cycle
Ph.D. Optional: Winter 2010/11, 2011/12
M.Sc. Optional: Summer 2010
Lecture: Macroeconomics II (Growth Theory)
B.Sc. Optional: Summer 2010, 2011
Seminar: Doctoral Seminar in Macroeconomics
Ph.D. Optional: Winter 2010/11, Summer 2011
Seminar: Job Search and Matching
B.Sc. Optional: Winter 2010/11
University of Basel, Switzerland
Lecture: Equilibrium Unemployment Theory
M.Sc. Optional: Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Lecture: Introduction to Economics (TA)
B.Sc. Compulsory: Winter 2003/2004
Supervision
Petra Marotzke, Ph.D. Student, University of Konstanz (2nd Reader, since 2011)
Rahel Felder, B.Sc. Student, University of Konstanz (2011)
“Frictional Wage Dispersion in the U.S.”
Florian Andree, Diploma Student, University of Konstanz (2011)
“Das Job-Matching Modell mit endogener Kündigungsrate”
Hanny Kosasih, Diploma Student, University of Konstanz (2010)
“The Environmental Kuznets Curve: Theory and Evidence”
Oliver Sigrist, M.Sc. Student, University of Basel (2009)
“European Job Finding Rates: Evidence from the ECHPS”
Administrative Services
University of Konstanz, Germany
Junior Faculty Hiring Committee (since 2011)
B.Sc./Diploma Examination Committee (since 2010)
European University Institute, Florence, Italy
LaTeX Software Assistant (2006 — 2008)
Graduate Admission Committee (2006)
Chemnitz University of Technology
Macroeconomic Hiring Committee (2003-2004)
Undergraduate Council (2002-2004)
Skills
Software: EViews, JMulti, MATLAB, Stata
Languages: English (fluent), German (native), Italian (intermediate)
References
available upon request
