Martin Wolf receives Latsis Prize for outstanding economic research

Each year, the Fondation Latsis Internationale honours promising early-career researchers at selected Swiss universities. This year, the Latsis Prize of the University of St. Gallen (HSG) was awarded to Assistant Professor Martin Wolf for his outstanding scholarly contributions.
 
The Latsis Prize at HSG is presented annually at the Dies Academicus. It recognises completed, independent research work of exceptional quality that is also of high practical relevance. Martin Wolf’s work stood out in both respects.

"It is a great honour to have received the Latsis price for my research on macroeconomics. I am very grateful to the Fondation Latsis Internationale for this recognition", says Martin Wolf.  

Martin Wolf is an Assistant Professor of Monetary Economics at the University of St. Gallen, where he is affiliated with the Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research (SIAW-HSG). He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Bonn in 2017 and has been a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) since 2019.
 
His research focuses on macroeconomic issues, with particular emphasis on international economics, monetary economics, and economic growth. His work contributes to a better understanding of how different policies, for instance monetary and regulatory policies, shape our economies over time—questions of pressing relevance in today’s global environment.
 
In addition to the Latsis Prize, Professor Wolf recently secured an SNSF Starting Grant for a new research line on the relationship between debt and growth. The four-year project is supported with CHF 1.1 million and will deepen our understanding of how debt may constrain policymakers and hamper long-term economic development. More information on this project can be found here.
 
To learn more about Martin Wolf’s work, please visit his personal website.