Ernst Baltensperger Editor & Author

Ernst Baltensperger is Professor Emeritus of macroeconomics at Universität Bern, Switzerland and former director of the study center Gerzensee of the Swiss National Bank. He studied economics at Universität Zürich and received his Ph.D. in economics from The Johns Hopkins University. He was an advisor to the Swiss National Bank and the Swiss Government, and served as an editor of several academic journals. Peter Kugler is Professor Emeritus of monetary economics at Universität Basel, Switzerland. He has held previous positions as Professor of statistics at Universität Basel, Switzerland, of econometrics at Universität Bern, Switzerland and economics at Universität Wien, Austria. He served as member of the scientific advisory board of the Deutsche Bundesbank and was external advisor to the Swiss National Bank and the Swiss Government.