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
CASFI congratulates former Postdoctoral Researcher Leon Huetsch
Former CASFI Postdoctoral Researcher Leon Huetsch becomes Assistant Professor at the University of Lausanne.
CASFI welcomes its current fellows Dimitris Sotiropoulos and Amaury De Vicq
The Center for Advanced Studies "Finance and Inequality" (CASFI) at the University of Bonn host its fellows Dimitris Sotiropoulos and Amaury De Vicq from October until December 2025.
CASFI welcomes its current fellows Catherine Schenk and Per H. Hansen
The Center for Advanced Studies "Finance and Inequality" (CASFI) at the University of Bonn host its fellows Catherine Schenk and Per H. Hansen from September until December 2025.
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.
Federica Romei and Sergio de Ferra visit CASFI
The Center for Advanced Studies "Finance and Inequality" (CASFI) at the University of Bonn host its Fellows Federica Romei and Sergio de Ferra from 25th - 31st August 2025.
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".
Events
4th Workshop of CASFI
Kaiserplatz 7-9
Whole Day
The 4th Workshop of the Center for Advanced Studies Finance & Inequality (CASFI) brings together fellows and invited speakers to present and discuss current ...
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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