I grew up in Hamburg, northern Germany, and have studied and worked in six countries, including South Africa, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Before and during my studies of economics at three different universities I gathered a number of years of work experience in the financial ...more

I grew up in Hamburg, northern Germany, and have studied and worked in six countries, including South Africa, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Before and during my studies of economics at three different universities I gathered a number of years of work experience in the financial services industry (insurance, pension fund, and banking). Degrees B. Com. Hons. (Econ), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa 1991 Diplom-Volkswirt, University of Hamburg, Germany 1992 M. Phil. (Econ), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom 1993 Ph. D. (Econ), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom 1996 Habilitation, University of Hamburg, Germany 2004 My homepage: http://www.skidmore.edu/~jbibow/index.htm My publications: http://www.skidmore.edu/~jbibow/research.htmless