Michael Kirker

Michael Kirker

Economist

Deutsche Bank

Biography

I work as an Economist for Deutsche Bank in London where I write research on a range of macroeconomic topics that affect the European Central Bank and the countries of the Euro Area.

I completed my Ph.D. in economics at the University of Chicago where my thesis focuses on productivity knowledge spillovers and labour mobility. I also have central-banking experience working at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

Education

  • PhD in Economics

    University of Chicago

  • MA in Economics

    University of Chicago

  • BCA First Class Honours in Economics

    Victoria University of Wellington

  • BCA in Economics, Econometrics, and Money & Finance

    Victoria University of Wellington

Interests

Macroeconomics Productivity Growth Monetary policy