Prof. Dr. Philipp Harms Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz International Economics Jakob-Welder-Weg 4 D-55128 Mainz Germany

Phone: +49 (0)6131 39 22559 Fax: +49 (0)6131 39 25527 Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.international.economics.uni-mainz.de/

CURRICULUM VITAE October 2012

Date of Birth

December 18, 1966.

Nationality:

German.

Marital Status:

Married, two children.

Languages:

German, English, French, Russian, Italian, Polish.

Present Positions:

Professor of International Economics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. Lecturer, Studienzentrum Gerzensee, Switzerland.

Research Interests:

International Economics, Political Economy, Dynamic Macroeconomics, Development Economics.

Education: 04/99 – 06/03:

Privatdozent (Habilitation), University of Konstanz, Germany.

04/95 – 04/99:

Dr. oec. (Ph.D. in Economics), University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

09/97 – 08/98:

Visiting Graduate Student in Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.

08/95 – 10/96:

Swiss Program for Beginning Doctoral Students in Economics, Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

10/89 – 08/94:

Diplom-Volkswirt (Masters in Economics), University of Konstanz, Germany. 1

Previous Academic Positions: 10/04 – 03/10:

Professor of Macroeconomics, RWTH Aachen University

09/98 – 09/04:

Wissenschaftlicher Assistent (Assistant Professor) at the Chair of Prof. Heinrich Ursprung, University of Konstanz.

04/95 – 08/97:

Teaching and Research Assistant of Prof. Manfred Gärtner, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

10/94 – 03/95:

Teaching and Research Assistant of Prof. Dieter Bös, University of Bonn, Germany.

03/91 – 08/94:

Teaching and Research Assistant of Prof. Heinrich W. Ursprung, University of Konstanz, Germany.

Previous Non-academic Positions: 08/87 - 05/89:

Apprenticeship at Ernst Klett Publishers, Stuttgart, Germany.

Memberships:

European Economic Association, German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik), German Economic Association Research Committee for International Economics. German Economic Association Research Committee for Comparative and Institutional Economics German Economic Association Research Committee Development Economics

Referee for:

American Economic Review, Canadian Journal of Economics, Economica, Economic Systems, Economic Journal, European Economic Review, European Journal of Political Economy, Finanzarchiv, International Economics and Economic Policy, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Economics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Journal of Public Economics, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Review of Economic Dynamics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics.

Prizes and Awards:

1989: Prize of the IHK Stuttgart. 2003: Best Teaching Award, Dept. of Economics, University of Konstanz. 2003: Südwestmetall prize for young researchers.

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PUBLICATIONS

Books: Harms, Philipp (2008): Internationale Makroökonomik, Tübingen (Mohr Siebeck). Harms, Philipp (2000): International investment, political risk, and growth, Boston and Dordrecht (Kluwer Academic Publishers).

Articles in refereed journals: Published or accepted for publication: Harms, Philipp and Philipp an de Meulen (2013): ”Demographic structure and the security of property rights: The role of development and democracy”, European Journal of Political Economy 29, 73-89. Dadasov, Ramin, Philipp Harms, and Oliver Lorz (2012): “Financial integration in autocracies: Greasing the wheel or more to steal?”, forthcoming in Economics of Governance. Harms, Philipp and Philipp an de Meulen (2012): ”The demographics of expropriation risk”, Journal of Population Economics 25, 809-832. Harms, Philipp, Oliver Lorz and Dieter Urban (2012):”Offshoring along the production chain”, Canadian Journal of Economics 45, 93-106. Harms, Philipp und Mathias Hoffmann (2011): “Deciding to peg the exchange rate in developing countries: the role of private-sector debt", Open Economies Review 22, 825-846. Celasun, Oya und Philipp Harms (2011): “Boon or burden? The effect of private-sector debt on the risk of sovereign default in developing countries”, Economic Inquiry 49, 70-88. Celasun, Oya und Philipp Harms (2010): “Financial deregulation, private foreign borrowing and the risk of sovereign default: a political-economic analysis”, Frontiers in Finance and Economics 7, 82-100. Harms, Philipp und Marco Kretschmann (2009): “Deeds, words, and outcomes: a survey of the growth effects of exchange rate regimes”, Journal of Economic Surveys 23, 139164. Harms, Philipp and Matthias Lutz (2006): "Aid, governance, and private foreign investment: some puzzling findings for the 1990s", The Economic Journal 116, 773-790. Harms, Philipp and Stefan Zink (2005):"Growing into and out of social conflict", Economica 72, 267-286.

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Harms, Philipp and Carsten Hefeker (2003): "Globalization and unemployment: the role of international diversification", Economics Letters 78, 281-286. Harms, Philipp, Aaditya Mattoo, and Ludger Schuknecht (2003): "Explaining liberalization commitments in financial services trade", Review of World Economics/ Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv 139, 82-113. Harms, Philipp and Stefan Zink (2003): "Eating the rich vs. feeding the poor: borrowing constraints and the reluctance to redistribute", Public Choice 116, 351-366. Harms, Philipp and Stefan Zink (2003): "Limits to redistribution in a democracy: a survey", European Journal of Political Economy 19, 651-668. Harms, Philipp and Heinrich W. Ursprung (2002): "Do civil and political repression really boost foreign direct investments?", Economic Inquiry 40, 651-663. Harms, Philipp (2002): "The persistence of government expenditure shocks and the effect of monopolistic competition on the fiscal multiplier", Oxford Economic Papers 54, 4455. Harms, Philipp (2002): "Poverty and political risk", Review of International Economics 10, 250-62. Harms, Philipp (2002): "Political risk and equity investment in developing countries", Applied Economics Letters 9, 377-80. Harms, Philipp (2001): "International investment in a model of stochastic growth and development traps", Journal of Economics 74, 131-55. Bös, Dieter and Philipp Harms (1997): "Mass privatization, management control and efficiency", Journal of Public Economics 64, 343-357.

Book reviews: Harms, Philipp (2011): “Offshoring in the global economy” (by Robert C. Feenstra), Journal of Economics 102, 291-93. Harms, Philipp (2009): “Institutions and economic performance” (edited by Elhanan Helpman), Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 229, 654-55. Harms, Philipp (2007): "Emerging capital markets in turmoil. bad luck or bad policy? (by Guillermo Calvo)”, Journal of Economics 91, 100-105. Harms, Philipp (2001): "Political economy in macroeconomics (by Allan Drazen)", European Journal of Political Economy 17, 665-68.

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Working papers: Harms, Philipp and Pierre-Guillaume Méon (2011): “An FDI is an FDI is an FDI? The growth effects of greenfield investment and mergers and acquisitions in developing countries”, Study Center Gerzensee Working Paper No. 11.11. Harms, Philipp, Mathias Hoffmann, and Christina Ortseifer (2010): “The Home Bias in Equities and Distribution Costs”, Study Center Gerzensee Working Paper No. 10.03. Dadasov, Ramin, Philipp Harms, and Oliver Lorz (2010): “Financial Integration in Autocracies: Greasing the Wheel or More to Steal?”, MAGKS Discussion Paper No. 14-2010. Harms, Philipp and Mathias Hoffmann (2009): “Deciding to Peg the Exchange Rate in Developing Countries: The Role of Private-Sector Debt", Study Center Gerzensee Working Paper No. 09.06 and Deutsche Bundesbank Discussion Paper (Series 1), No. 34/2009. Harms, Philipp and Philipp an de Meulen (2009):”The Demographics of Expropriation Risk”, Study Center Gerzensee Working Paper No. 09.02. Harms, Philipp, Oliver Lorz and Dieter Urban (2009):”Offshoring along the Production Chain”, Study Center Gerzensee Working Paper No. 09.01 and CESifo Discussion Paper No. 2564. Celasun, Oya and Philipp Harms (2007): "How does private foreign borrowing affect the risk of sovereign default in developing countries?" Study Center Gerzensee Working Paper No. 07.04. Harms, Philipp and Marco Kretschmann (2007): "Deeds, words, and outcomes: a survey of the growth effects of exchange rate regimes", Study Center Gerzensee Working Paper No. 07.03. Harms, Philipp and Stefan Zink (2006): "The POUM hypothesis: A reassessment", mimeo. Harms, Philipp and Michael Rauber (2004): "Foreign aid and developing countries’ creditworthiness", Study Center Gerzensee Working Paper No. 04.05. Harms, Philipp and Matthias Lutz (2004): "The macroeconomic effects of aid: a survey", University of St. Gallen Discussion Paper No. 2004-11. Harms, Philipp and Matthias Lutz (2003): "Aid, governance, and private foreign investment: some puzzling findings and a possible explanation", Study Center Gerzensee Working Paper No. 03.04. Schuknecht, Ludger, Philipp Harms, and Aaditya Mattoo (2003): "Explaining liberalization commitments in financial services trade", World Bank Working Paper No. 2999. Harms, Philipp (2002): "Deregulation and the current account", Study Center Gerzensee Working Paper No. 02.07.

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Harms, Philipp and Stefan Zink (2002):"Growing into and out of social conflict", Study Center Gerzensee Working Paper No. 02.06. Harms, Philipp (2001): "Deregulation and the current account", University of Konstanz, Dept. of Economics Discussion Paper No. 315.

Bütler, Monika and Philipp Harms (2001): "Old folks and spoiled brats: Why the baby boomers' saving crisis need not be that bad", Université de Lausanne Cahier de Recherches Economiques no. 01.07. Harms, Philipp and Heinrich W. Ursprung (2001): "Do civil and political repression really boost foreign direct investments?", CESifo Working Paper No. 421. Harms, Philipp and Stefan Zink (2000): "Invest, expropriate, or wait? Expected income and the demand for redistribution", University of Konstanz, Dept. of Economics Discussion Paper No. 305. Harms, Philipp (1996): "How large is the fiscal multiplier in imperfect competition business cycle models?", University of St. Gallen Discussion Paper no. 9710. Bös, Dieter and Philipp Harms (1995): "Mass privatization, management control and efficiency", University of Bonn Discussion Paper A-475.

Contributions to edited volumes: Harms, Philipp und Marco Kretschmann (2009): "Was wissen wir über die Qualität der Institutionen?", in U.Vollmer (ed.): Institutionelle Ursachen des Wohlstands der Nationen (Schriften des Vereins für Socialpolitik Band 323). Berlin (Duncker & Humblot). Harms, Philipp (2008): "Sicherung privater Investitionen – ein geeignetes Instrument der Entwicklungshilfe", Beitrag zum Wirtschaftspolitischen Forum, Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 57, 306-314. Harms, Philipp and Marco Kretschmann (2007): "Die Wahl des Wechselkursregimes: Worte, Taten und Konsequenzen", in U.Vollmer (ed.): Globalisierung und Wandel von Institutionen (Schriften des Vereins für Socialpolitik Band 317). Berlin (Duncker & Humblot). Harms, Philipp and Matthias Lutz (2005): "The macroeconomic effects of foreign aid", in H.Ahrens (ed.): Development Cooperation – Evaluation and New Approaches (Schriften des Vereins für Socialpolitik Band 308). Berlin (Duncker & Humblot). Harms, Philipp and Heinrich W. Ursprung (2001): "Freiheit und ausländische Direktinvestitionen", in S.K. Berninghaus and M. Braulke (eds.): Beiträge zur Mikro- und zur Makroökonomik. Festschrift für Hans Jürgen Ramser. Berlin, Heidelberg und London (Springer).

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PRESENTATIONS

September 2012:

University of St. Gallen

September 2012:

Annual congress of the German Economic Association in Göttingen.

September 2012:

European Trade Study Group, Leuven

July 2012:

Silvaplana Workshop in Political Economy

February 2012

University of Reading

September 2011

Joint GSEFM Workshop in Mainz

September 2011:

Annual conference of the German Economic Association in Frankfurt.

August 2011:

Annual congress of the European Economic Association (EEA) in Oslo.

June 2011:

Verein für Socialpolitik, Committee for Development Economics, DIW Berlin.

May 2011:

Verein für Socialpolitik, Committee for International Economics, University of Heidelberg.

December 2010:

WHU Vallendar

July 2010:

Joint OEI/APB Summer Academy on Central and Eastern Europe, Tutzing (Invited Speaker).

December 2009:

DULBEA, Université Libre de Bruxelles

December 2009:

Brunel University

November 2009:

Deutsche Bundesbank

November 2009:

University of Leipzig

August 2009:

Annual congress of the European Economic Association (EEA) in Barcelona.

Juli 2009:

University of Münster

June 2009:

Verein für Socialpolitik, Committee for Development Economics, University of Frankfurt.

May 2009:

Verein für Socialpolitik, Committee for International Economics, ETH Zürich. 7

April 2009:

Annual congress of the European Public Choice Society (EPCS) in Athens.

February 2009:

University ofTübingen

January 2009:

University of Münster

November 2008:

CES-ifo Workshop on Political Economy, TU Dresden.

June 2008:

World Congress of the International Economic Association (Invited Speaker; Session on Sovereign Risk)

May 2008:

Verein für Socialpolitik, Committee for Development Economics, ETH Zürich.

May 2008:

University of Würzburg

May 2008:

University of Bayreuth

April 2008:

University of Tübingen

January 2008:

Deutsche Bundesbank

January 2008:

Workshop on Country Risk and Foreign Direct Investment, TU Dresden

October 2007:

Annual congress of the German Economic Association in Munich.

August 2007:

Annual congress of the European Economic Association (EEA) in Budapest.

July 2007:

Silvaplana workshop on political economy

July 2007:

University of Dortmund

December 2006:

University of Hamburg

November 2006:

NTNU Trondheim

September 2006:

German Economic Association, Research Committee for Comparative and Institutional Economics.

April 2006:

Annual congress of the EPCS in Turku.

November 2005:

University of Kassel

September 2005:

Annual conference of the German Economic Association in Bonn

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June 2005:

University of Cologne

June 2005:

Free University of Berlin

May 2005:

German Economic Association, Research Committee for International Economics.

July 2004:

University of Marburg.

June 2004:

DIW Berlin.

June 2004:

University of Innsbruck.

April 2004:

Annual congress of the EPCS in Berlin.

January 2004:

University of Lausanne.

January 2004:

University of St. Gallen.

September 2003:

Annual conference of the German Economic Association in Zürich

August 2003:

Annual congress of the EEA in Stockholm.

July 2003:

RWTH Aachen University.

May 2003:

University of St.Gallen.

April 2003:

Annual congress of the EPCS in Aarhus

March 2003:

Passau workshop "International Economic Relations".

December 2002:

Seminar in macroeconomics, Université de Lausanne.

September 2002:

Annual conference of the German Economic Association in Innsbruck.

August 2002:

Annual congress of the EEA in Venice.

August 2002:

European meeting of the Econometric Society (ESEM) in Venice.

July 2002:

Silvaplana workshop on political economy.

May 2002:

Erich Schneider research seminar, University of Kiel.

May 2002:

Conference on dynamics, economic growth, and international trade (DEGIT VII) in Cologne.

April 2002:

Annual congress of the EPCS in Belgirate.

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March 2002:

Passau workshop "International Economic Relations".

September 2001:

Annual conference of the German Economic Association in Magdeburg.

August 2001:

Annual congress of the EEA in Lausanne.

August 2001:

ESEM in Lausanne.

July 2001:

Silvaplana workshop on political economy.

April 2001:

Annual congress of the EPCS in Paris.

March 2001:

Passau workshop "International Economic Relations".

December 2000:

Research seminar, University of Münster.

April 2000:

Passau workshop "International Economic Relations".

March 2000:

Advanced seminars in economics, Université de Lausanne.

September 1999:

Annual conference of the German Economic Association in Mainz.

September 1999:

Annual congress of the EEA in Santiago de Compostela.

July 1999:

Silvaplana workshop on political economy.

September 1998:

Annual congress of the EEA in Berlin.

April 1998:

University of Maryland, Seminar in macroeconomics.

February 1998:

University of Maryland, Brown bag seminar.

December 1997:

University of Virginia, Seminar in macroeconomics.

October 1997:

University of Maryland, Brown bag seminar.

August 1997:

Annual congress of the EEA in Toulouse.

July 1997:

Silvaplana workshop on political economy.

September 1995:

Annual conference of the German Economic Association in Linz.

August 1995:

Annual congress of the EEA in Prague.

July 1995:

Silvaplana workshop on political economy.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Winter terms 2010/11: 2011/12:

Lecture “Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre” (Intermediate Economics), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Winter terms 2010/11: 2011/12:

Lecture “International Trade” (in English), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

Winter term 2008/09:

Lecture and Tutorial "Econometrics", RWTH Aachen University.

Winter terms 2008/09, 2007/08:

Lecture "Economic Growth – Theory and Evidence" (in English), RWTH Aachen University.

Winter terms 2008/09, Lecture and Tutorial "Makroökonomie II (Intermediate 2007/08, 2006/07, 2005/06, Macroeconomics)", RWTH Aachen University. 2004/05. May 2008:

Lectures "Balance of Payments Accounting", "Current Account Dynamics","The Real Exchange Rate", "Regression II", "The Nominal Exchange Rate" and "Exchange Rate Regimes: Theory and Evidence" as part of the central bankers’ course "Monetary Policy and Financial Stability in Countries with Opening-Up Capital Accounts", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

Summer terms 2008 and 2007:

Seminar "Das Gutachten des Sachverständigenrats“, RWTH Aachen University.

Summer terms 2009, and 2008:

Lecture and Tutorial "Makroökonomie I (Intermediate Macroeconomics)", RWTH Aachen University.

Summer terms 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006:

Lecture and Tutorial "Exchange Rates and International Capital Markets" (in English), RWTH Aachen University.

February 2008:

Lectures "Balance of Payments Accounting", "Current Account Dynamics","The Real Exchange Rate", "Regression II", "The Nominal Exchange Rate" und "Exchange Rate Regimes: Theory and Evidence" as part of the central bankers’ course "Monetary Policy, Exchange Rates, and Capital Flows", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

Winter term 2007/08:

Seminar: "Global Imbalances", RWTH Aachen University.

August 2007:

Lectures "National Accounting", "The Economics of Growth", "The Balance of Payments", "The Real Exchange Rate", "Current Account Dynamics" as part of the central bankers’ course "Monetary Policy in Developing Countries", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

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Summer term 2007:

Seminar "Macroeconomic Developments in Central and Eastern Europe"

Summer term 2007:

Lecture “Macroeconomics”, RWTH Aachen University.

April 2007:

Lectures "The Real Exchange Rate", "Balance of Payments Accounting and Current Account Dynamics", and "Exchange Rate Regimes: Theory and Evidence”, as part of the central bankers’ course "Monetary Policy, Exchange Rates, and Capital Flows", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

Winter terms 2006/07 2005/06, 2004/05:

Lecture and Tutorial in Advanced Macroeconomics, RWTH Aachen University.

Winter term 2006/07:

Seminar “Financial Crises”, RWTH Aachen University.

Summer term 2006:

Seminar: “Budget Deficits and Government Debt”, RWTH Aachen University.

Summer term 2006:

Seminar: “Choosing the Exchange Rate Regime”, RWTH Aachen University.

April 2006:

Lectures "Balance of Payments Accounting and Current Account Dynamics", and "Exchange Rate Regimes: Theory and Evidence”, as part of the central bankers’ course "Monetary Policy, Exchange Rates, and Capital Flows", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

March 2006:

Lectures "National Accounting", "The Economics of Growth", and " Open Economy Macroeconomics" as part of the central bankers’ course "Monetary Theory and Policy", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

Winter term 2005/06:

Seminar: The Real Exchange Rate, RWTH Aachen University

Winter term 2005/06:

Seminar: “The Exchange Rate Regime”, RWTH Aachen University.

August 2005:

Lectures "National Accounting", "The Economics of Growth", and " Open Economy Macroeconomics" as part of the central bankers’ course "Monetary Policy in Developing Countries", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

Summer term 2005:

Lecture and Tutorial “International Macroeconomics”, RWTH Aachen University.

Summer term 2005:

Seminar: “Problems and Perspectives of the European Economy”, RWTH Aachen University.

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Summer term 2005:

Seminar: “Governance Matters: On the Relationship Between Institutions and Economic Performance”, RWTH Aachen University.

April 2005:

Lectures "National Accounting", "The Economics of Growth", "The Exchange Rate", "The Term Structure of Interest Rates", as part of the central bankers’ course "Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

Winter term 2004/05:

Seminar: “Political Economy and Macroeconomics”, RWTH Aachen University.

October 2004:

Lecture "The Economics of Growth", "National Accounting" as part of the central bankers' course "Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy –Special Course for the Swiss IMF/World Bank Constituency Group", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

September 2004:

Lectures "The Liquidity Effect", "The Term Structure of Interest Rates" as part of the central bankers’ course "Instruments of Financial Markets", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

Summer term 2004:

Lecture "Advanced Macroeconomics", University of Lausanne.

March 2004:

Lectures "National Accounting", "The Economics of Growth", "Topics in Open Economy Macroeconomics", "Predicting Financial Crises", as part of the central bankers’ course "Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

Winter term 2003/04:

Lecture and Tutorial "International Economics", University of Konstanz.

Winter terms 2003/04 and 2002/03:

Lecture "Money, Credit, and Capital" University of St. Gallen

September 2003:

Lectures "The Liquidity Effect", "The Term Structure of Interest Rates" as part of the central bankers’ course "Instruments of Financial Markets", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

August 2003:

Lectures "National Accounting", "The Economics of Growth", "Inflation and the New Neoclassical Synthesis" and "Topics in Open Economy Macroeconomics" as part of the central bankers’ course "Monetary Policy in Developing Countries", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

May 2003:

Lectures "The Term Structure of Interest Rates", "The Exchange Rate" as part of the central bankers’ course "Banking Regulation and Supervision", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

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February 2003:

Lectures "Money Demand", "The Mechanics of Money Supply", "The Economics of Growth" as part of the central bankers’ course "Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

Winter terms 2002/03 and 2001/02:

Lecture and Tutorial "International Monetary Economics", University of Konstanz.

October 2002:

Lecture "The Economics of Growth" as part of the central bankers' course "Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy – Special Course for the Swiss IMF/World Bank Constituency Group", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

Academic year 2001/2002: Best Teaching Award at the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz. Summer terms 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999:

Lecture and Tutorial "International Macroeconomics", University of Konstanz.

April 2001:

Lecture "The Economics of Growth" at the Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow.

Winter terms 2000/01, 1999/2000, and 1998/99:

Introductory course "Mathematics for Economists, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics" for the Masters Program in International Economics, University of Konstanz.

August 1999 and 2001:

Lecture "The Economics of Growth" as part of the central bankers' course "Monetary Policy in Developing Countries", Studienzentrum Gerzensee.

Winter term 1998/99:

Seminar "Globalization", University of Konstanz.

Winter terms 1996/97 and 1995/96

Tutorials in Macroeconomics, University of St. Gallen.

Winter term 1994/95:

Seminar "Privatization", University of Bonn.

Summer terms 1992 and 1991:

Tutorials in Descriptive Statistics, University of Konstanz.

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