Our mission
The Center for Advanced Studies "Finance and Inequality" (CASFI) at the University of Bonn aims to study the nexus between finance and inequality in a long-term historical and internationally comparative perspective. By integrating insights from financial history, business history, finance and macroeconomics the center seeks to understand how shifts in income and wealth distribution influence financial activities and vice versa. CASFI ist funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) to the tune of several million euros over the next four years.
Latest news
1st CASFI Annual Conference: Fellows host sessions
The Center for Advanced Studies "Finance and Inequality" (CASFI) at the University of Bonn is looking forward to its 1st annual conference to be held on on August 28–29, 2025. CASFI fellows Federica Romei, Sergio de Ferra and John Turner will each chair a dedicated session, guiding discussions on cutting-edge research in finance and inequality.
Short-term Fellowships at CASFI
CASFI invites established scholars in empirical and theoretical macroeconomics to spend a period of time in residence at the University of Bonn.
Two positions for short-term postdoctoral fellows
The Center for Advanced Studies "Finance and Inequality" (CASFI, casfi.uni-bonn.de), sponsored by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), is seeking up to two short-term postdoctoral fellows in economics.
Dirk Krueger visits CASFI
The Center for Advanced Studies "Finance and Inequality" (CASFI) at the University of Bonn hosts its Fellow Dirk Krueger from June 30 to July 4, 2025.
Technological Change and Unions An Intergenerational Conflict with Aggregate Impact
Leon Huetsch published his working paper "Technological Change and Unions An Intergenerational Conflict with Aggregate Impact".
Do Firms Issue More Equity When Markets Become More Liquid? The Case of Imperial Germany, 1898–1913
The authors Prof. Dr. Carsten Burhop and Dr. Sergey Gelman are pleased to announce the publication of their Article "Do Firms Issue More Equity When Markets Become More Liquid? The Case of Imperial Germany, 1898–1913".
Dividend Policy: An Empirical Analysis for Imperial Germany
The authors Prof. Dr. Carsten Burhop and Dr. Felix Selgert are pleased to announce the publication of their Article "Dividend Policy: An Empirical Analysis for Imperial Germany".
Kris Mitchener at the 3rd Workshop of CASFI
The Center for Advanced Studies "Finance and Inequality" (CASFI) at the University of Bonn is looking forward to its 3rd workshop to be held on 12 June, 2025.
John Turner at the 2nd Workshop of CASFI
The Center for Advanced Studies "Finance and Inequality" (CASFI) at the University of Bonn is looking forward to its 2nd workshop to be held on February 13 to February 14, 2025.
DP18610 The Medical Expansion, Life-Expectancy and Endogenous Directed Technical Change
The authors Leon Huetsch, Dirk Krueger and Alexander Ludwig published their discussion paper "The Medical Expansion, Life-Expectancy and Endogenous Directed Technical Change".
Events
Annual Research Conference of CASFI
Universitätsclub Bonn
12:00 PM
The Annual Research Conference of the Center for Advanced Studies "Finance and Inequality" (CASFI) brings together leading scholars in macroeconomics and ...
3rd Workshop of CASFI
Kaiserplatz 7-9
Whole Day
The 3rd Workshop of the Center for Advanced Studies Finance & Inequality (CASFI) brings together scholars to discuss recent advances in the field of economic ...
2nd Workshop of CASFI
Departement of History
01:00 PM
The 2nd Workshop of the Center for Advanced Studies Finance & Inequality (CASFI) brought together scholars to discuss historical and contemporary perspectives ...
1st Workshop of CASFI
Universitätsclub Bonn
12:00 PM
The first Workshop of the Center for Advanced Studies "Finance and Inequality" (CASFI) includes various presentations to discuss the state of the research on ...
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