Academic Education
2000	Habilitation, Univetsity of Essen
1995	Ph.D. (Economics), University of Toronto
1990	University Degree (Diplom) in Economics, University of Essen
Work Experience
since 2008	Director, Institute for International Economics, University of Muenster
2006 - 2008	Holder of the Chair for Macroeconomics, Europen University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
2001 - 2006	Assistant and Interim Professor at the Chair for Macroeconomics, University of Duisburg-Essen, with Interim Professorships at the Universities of Köln, Konstanz and Frankfurt (Oder)
1998 - 2001	Assistant, Chair for Macroeconomics, University of Essen
1994 - 1998	Assistant at the Chair for International Economics, University of Essen
1990 - 1994	Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto
Appointments
2007	Offer to a Professorship for Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Internationale Ökonomie (W3) , University of Münster (accepted)
2007	Offer to a Professorship for Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Außenwirtschaft (W3) , University of Hohenheim (rejected)
2006	Offer to a Professorship for Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Wirtschaftstheorie (Makroökonomie) (W3) , European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (accepted)

Real exchange rate convergence in the euro area: Evidence from a dynamic factor model Börger, Carina; Kempa, Bernd (2024) In: International Review of Economics and Finance, 89 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Nowcasting the output gap with shadow rates Dubbert, Tore; Kempa, Bernd (2024) In: Economics Letters, 236 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Inflation targeting and inflation communication of the Federal Reserve: Words and deeds Hüpper, Florian; Kempa, Bernd (2023) In: Journal of Macroeconomics, 75 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
The role of macroeconomic uncertainty in the determination of the natural rate of interest Berger, Tino; Kempa, Bernd; Zou, Feina (2023) In: Economics Letters, 229 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Modelling time-varying heterogeneity in panel data as regime-switching Beccarini, Andrea; Kempa, Bernd (2023) In: Annals of Economics and Statistics, 151 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)

Real exchange rate dynamics in the European monetary union Duration: since 01/04/2021 Type of project: Own resources project
The Fed's switch to an explicit inflation target: Communication and policy consequences Duration: since 01/10/2020 Type of project: Own resources project
The natural interest rate in semi-structural unobserved components models Duration: 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2022 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project

Analyzing Central Bank Communication with Machine Learning: Empirical Evidence for Monetary Policy Candidate: Kanelis, Dimitrios \| Supervisors: Bohl, Martin T. \| Reviewers: Bohl, Martin; Kempa, Bernd; Ehrmann, Thomas Period of time: 01/12/2020 - 28/02/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Managing Health in Times of Digitalization Candidate: Kuen, Leonie \| Supervisors: Schewe, Gerhard \| Reviewers: Schewe, Gerhard; Backmann, Julia; Kempa, Bernd Period of time: 01/01/2020 - 30/10/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
External shocks in South America and their implications for monetary union Candidate: Rohe, Christian \| Supervisors: Kempa, Bernd Period of time: until 14/11/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Empirical Evidence on the Effects and Transmission Channels of Macroeconomic Shocks Candidate: Hanisch, Max \| Supervisors: Kempa, Bernd; Belke, Ansgar; Branger, Nicole Period of time: 01/06/2012 - 11/11/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
On the interactions of government spending, public debt and economic growth Candidate: Khan, Nazmus Sadat \| Supervisors: Kempa, Bernd Period of time: until 18/07/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster

Analyzing Central Bank Communication with Machine Learning: Empirical Evidence for Monetary Policy Candidate: Kanelis, Dimitrios \| Supervisors: Bohl, Martin T. \| Reviewers: Bohl, Martin; Kempa, Bernd; Ehrmann, Thomas Period of time: 01/12/2020 - 28/02/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Managing Health in Times of Digitalization Candidate: Kuen, Leonie \| Supervisors: Schewe, Gerhard \| Reviewers: Schewe, Gerhard; Backmann, Julia; Kempa, Bernd Period of time: 01/01/2020 - 30/10/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
External shocks in South America and their implications for monetary union Candidate: Rohe, Christian \| Supervisors: Kempa, Bernd Period of time: until 14/11/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Empirical Evidence on the Effects and Transmission Channels of Macroeconomic Shocks Candidate: Hanisch, Max \| Supervisors: Kempa, Bernd; Belke, Ansgar; Branger, Nicole Period of time: 01/06/2012 - 11/11/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
On the interactions of government spending, public debt and economic growth Candidate: Khan, Nazmus Sadat \| Supervisors: Kempa, Bernd Period of time: until 18/07/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster