Prof. Ph.D. Frank Pisch

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Current Position

• Professor of Economics (W2, tenure track), Chair of Microeconomics, Department of Law and Economics, Technical University of Darmstadt, since 2021

Previous Positions

• Assistant Professor of Economics, University of St. Gallen (2018-2021)

Education

• Ph.D Economics, London School of Economics(2017)
• M.Res. Economics, London School of Economics (2012)
• M.Phil. Economic Research, University of Cambridge (2011)
• B.Sc. Economics, University of Bayreuth (2010)
• B.A. Philosophy and Economics, University of Bayreuth (2010)

Research Affiliations and Memberships

• Associate, Centre for Economic Performance
• Associate, Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research
• Associate, Centre for Economic Policy Research

Visiting Experience

• Visiting student at Harvard Economics Department (2016-2017)

Research Grants

• 2024 DFG Project Grant (No 542757200) – Principal Investigator (app. 290k EUR)
• 2021 SNF Project Grant – Principle Investigator, with Sarah Lein (app. 460k CHF)
• 2020 Start-up Research Grant, Uni St. Gallen (app. 20k CHF)
• 2018 Grant by the Wachter-Foundation (15k CHF)
• 2014 Data Without Boundaries “TransNational Access” (bursary)

• 2026: Workshop “International Economics in Times of Geoeconomic Challenges” joint with U Mannheim, U Göttingen (scheduled)
• 2023 – 2025: Economics Research Seminar, TU Darmstadt (various dates)
• 2023: Workshop “Trade, Firms, and Economic Development” joint with U Mannheim
• 2018 – 2022: Joint Workshop in International Economics (U Zurich – St. Gallen, annual)
• 2018 – 2022: Joint Workshop in Applied Micro (Constance – St. Gallen, annual)
• 2018 – 2020: St. Gallen Research Seminar, HSG-SIAW Internal seminar (weekly)

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Economica, Management Science, The Economic Journal, European Economic Review, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Economic Behaviour & Organization, Journal of Development Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, Resource and Energy Economics, Review of International Economics, Review of World Economics, German Research Foundation, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Frank Pisch's interests lie in how firms organise and manage modern production networks, why they do so, and what their decisions imply for welfare.

Find recent work and refereed publications here