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
Federica Romei and Sergio de Ferra (University of Oxford) revisit CASFI in May 2026
CASFI welcomes back its Fellows Federica Romei and Sergio de Ferra from the University of Oxford in May 2026.
CASFI welcomes its current fellows Coşkun Tunçer (UCL) and Lovisa Reiche (BI Norwegian Business School)
The Center for Advanced Studies: Finance and Inequality (CASFI) at the University of Bonn host its fellows Coşkun Tunçer (UCL) and Lovisa Reiche (BI Norwegian Business School) from May to July 2026.
CASFI Fellow Dirk Krüger (University of Pennsylvania) revisits CASFI
CASFI is delighted to welcome back its Fellow Dirk Krüger from University of Pennsylvania to Bonn for two research stays this summer. He will be in Bonn from 11-13 May and again from 8-11 June.
Fellow John Turner revisits CASFI to continue his research
The Center for Advanced Studies: Finance and Inequality (CASFI) at the University of Bonn welcomes back its Fellow John Turner from Queen's University Belfast. Following two previous stays, he returns to the Center for a third visit in April 2026.
CASFI Principal Investigator Carsten Burhop Elected Chair of Economic History Committee of Verein für Socialpolitik
Carsten Burhop, Principal Investigator of CASFI and Professor of Constitutional, Social and Economic History, has been elected Chair of the Economic History Committee of the Verein für Socialpolitik.
Valerio Pieroni presents at MEF-Seminar on “The Redistribution Channel of Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy”
We are very pleased to welcome economist Valerio Pieroni (University of Essex) at short notice as CASFI guest and speaker at our CASFI/MEF-Seminar on Wednesday, March 4.
Welcoming our current fellow: Mark Edward Hay
The Center for Advanced Studies: Finance & Inequality (CASFI) at the University of Bonn host its fellow Mark Edward Hay in Bonn, February to July 2026.
Federica Romei and Sergio de Ferra revisit CASFI to continue their research
The Center for Advanced Studies: Finance and Inequality (CASFI) at the University of Bonn welcomes back its Fellows Federica Romei and Sergio de Ferra from the University of Oxford. Following two previous stays, they return to the Center for a third visit in February 2026.
Events
2nd Annual Research Conference of CASFI
Universitätsclub Bonn
12:00 PM
The 2nd Annual Research Conference of the Center for Advanced Studies: Finance and Inequality (CASFI) brings together leading scholars in macroeconomics and ...
6th European Macrohistory Conference
Universitätsclub
Whole Day
The Center for Advanced Studies: Finance and Inequality (CASFI) in cooperation with with Rui Estevez (Geneva), Eric Monnet (Paris), Matthias Morys (York) and ...
5th Workshop of CASFI
Kaiserplatz 7-9
Whole Day
The 5th Workshop of the Center for Advanced Studies: Finance & Inequality (CASFI) brings together fellows and invited speakers to present and discuss current ...
Schumpeter@100: Firm Dynamics, Growth, and Heterogeneity
Universitätsclub
Whole Day
To mark 100 years since Joseph A. Schumpeter joined the University of Bonn, the Center for Advanced Studies: Finance and Inequality (CASFI) will host the ...
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 ...
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