Lecturer
Phone: (07)
3138
4252
Fax: (07) 3138 1500
E-mail: dirk.bethmann@qut.edu.au
Room: Z826, Level 8, Z Block, GP
Qualifications
PhD (Econ) Humboldt University of Berlin, Diploma (Econ) Humboldt University of Berlin.
Career Summary
Dirk studied at Humboldt University of Berlin and graduated in September 1999. In April 2000 he became a Research and Teaching Assistant while working on his PhD. His supervisor was Michael C. Burda. In October 2005 he obtained his PhD. From January 2006 to June 2008 he was Lecturer at Korea University in Seoul. Dirk joined QUT as a lecturer in finance and macroeconomics in July 2008. Before starting his academic career he gained work experience in the German banking sector.
Research Interests
- Business cycle theory, endogenous growth theory, marriage markets, fertility decisions.
Teaching Interests
- Macroeconomics, Finance, Household and Family Economics.
Refereed Publications
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“The open-loop solution of the Uzawa-Lucas Model of Endogenous Growth with N agents”, Journal of Macroeconomics, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2008, pp. 396-414.
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“A Closed-Form Solution of the Uzawa-Lucas Model of Endogenous Growth”, Journal of Economics - Zeitschrift für Nationalwirtschaft, Vol. 90, No. 1, 2007, pp. 87-107.
Working Papers
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“An Analytical Introduction to Dynamic Optimization: The Robinson Crusoe Economy”, Social Science Research Network Discussion Paper, 2008.
- "World War II, Missing Men, and Out-Of-Wedlock Childbearing”, Institute of Economic Research, Korea University, Discussion Paper 07-30 and Collaborative Research Center 649 Discussion Paper 53, 2007, with Michael Kvasnicka.
- "Homogeneity, Saddle Path Stability, and Logarithmic Preferences in Economic Models”, Institute of Economic Research, Korea University, Discussion Paper 07-02, 2007.
- "Uncertain Paternity, Mating Market Failure, and the Institution of Marriage”, Institute of Economic Research, Korea University, Discussion Paper 07-01 and Collaborative Research Center 649 Discussion Paper 13, 2007, with Michael Kvasnicka.
- "Paternal Uncertainty and the Economics of Mating, Marriage, and Parental Investment in Children”, Collaborative Research Center 649 Discussion Paper 46, 2005, with Michael Kvasnicka.
- "Notes on an Endogenous Growth Model with two Capital Stocks II: The Stochastic Case”, Collaborative Research Center 649 Discussion Paper 33, 2005.
- "The Open-loop Solution of the Uzawa-Lucas Model of Endogenous Growth with N agents”, Center for Applied Statistics and Economics (CASE) Berlin Discussion Paper 42, 2004.
- "A Simple Method to Study the Transitional Dynamics in Endogenous Growth Models”, Weierstraß Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) Berlin Preprint 917, 2004, with Markus Reiß.
- "Transitional Dynamics in the Uzawa-Lucas Model of Endogenous Growth”, Collaborative Research Center 373 Discussion Paper 17, 2003, with Markus Reiß.
- "Notes on an Endogenous Growth Model with two Capital Stocks I: The Deterministic Case”, Collaborative Research Center 373 Discussion Paper 65, 2002.