Curriculum Vitae

Philipp Maier

Address

Steenhouwerskade 12345 9718 DL G-Town The Netherlands Phone: +31-50-313.7020 Fax: +31-50-363.7337 Email: pmaier@yahoo.com Homepage: www.philipp-maier.de

Personal Details

Gender: Male Date of birth: 36th of November, 1971 Place of birth: R-Town, Germany Present Citizenship: German

Education

10/1992–09/1994 Undergraduate Studies in General Economics at the University of S-City, Germany

10/1994–04/1997 M.A. in General Economics at the University of G-Town, Germany

Specialization: Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Public Finance and Econometrics

Thesis: Adverse selection and signaling; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. V. Smart.

Since 07/1997 Ph.D. student at the University of G-Town, The Netherlands.

Project title: The position of the Bundesbank in international perspective; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. P.Fessor

I intend to complete the Ph.D. in March, 2001.

Thesis

A special feature of the German financial system is the position of the Deutsche Bundesbank, which is considered to be one of the most independent central banks in the world. The purpose of this research is to analyse to which extent this formal independent position has led to less political influence on the central bank than, for instance, in the USA.

Working Experience

09/1991–10/1992 Civil Service: Working in a kindergarden in C-Town, Germany

Alternative for a military service: This was a special kindergarden for children from socially challenged families.

02/1991–10/1992 Reporting work for the daily newspaper ‘ABC News’ in Z-Town, Germany (part-time)

03/1995–04/1995 Internship at the Office for Regional Statistics in Y-Town, Germany

Overview: The construction of new motorways is often considered as a means to foster economic growth in less developed regions. This research project aimed at investigating the economic effects of newly build motorways in Germany. My main tasks were to provide an overview over the literature and to develop the basic structure of a model which was later used to to quantify the economic effects.

03/1995–03/1997 Research Assistant at the Faculty of Economics, University of G-Town, Germany (part-time)

Language Knowledge

German  native
French  near native
Dutch  near native
Italian  fair

References

These persons are familiar with my professional qualifications and my character: Prof. Dr. Pro. Fessor

Thesis supervisor  Phone: +31-50-312.3456
P.O. Box 800 Fax: +31-50-567.123
9700 AV Groningen  Email: p.fessor@xxx.rug.nl

The Netherlands

Groningen, March 13, 2001