Matthias Thiemann is a sociologist, with close affinities to political economy. On the one hand, he is analyzing the attempts of financial regulators in Europe and the US to control the risk taking behavior of agents in the financial industry, an attempt complicated by the fact that these agentsgain from evading such control. On the other hand, Matthias Thiemann is investigating post-crisis regulatory changes in the US asking why certain ideas that gained prominence post-crisis are translated into policy tools, while others are eschewed by policy makers. Methodologically, he is drawing on expert interviews and document analysis, but also citation network analysis and topic modeling.

CURRENT PROJECTS

KNOWLEGPO - Central banking in hard times: Knowledge, legitimacy, and politics (2023-2026)

EvalEU 2 - Evaluating Blended Finance in the EU (2023-2025)

Latest news

Interview - Pursuing financial stability after the crisis: the unhappy consciousness of central bankers

Video - The European Investor State: when public actors act like investors (with Ulrike Lepont)

Analysis - The EU’s planned reconstruction efforts of Ukraine: A game changer?

Video - Taming the real estate boom in the EU?

To know more

Matthias Thiemann's CV (PDF, 252 Ko)

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