Curriculum Vitae
Alexander Dentler
Applied economic theorist. Research on information economics, political economy, living standards, and policy design.
Education
2010 – 2016
Ph.D. in Economics
Dissertation: “Intermediation in Over-the-Counter Markets.” Advisors: Corbae, Wright, Chang, Gofman, Atalay.
2012
M.S. in Economics
2008 – 2010
M.Sc. in Econometrics & Mathematical Economics
2005 – 2008
M.A. in Quantitative Economics and Finance
2002 – 2005
B.A. in Economics & Social Science
Professional Experience
Oct 2023 – Jun 2025
Senior Economist
Policy evaluation of European securitization regulation for an FSB working group. Near real-time monitoring pipeline for securitization default events. Equity volatility model with narrative interpretation framework. Co-authored the quarterly Surveillance Note.
Aug 2016 – Aug 2023
Professor of Macroeconomics
Teaching and research at a top-ranked public university. Courses in Monetary Theory and Policy, International Trade, and Search Theory. Data-driven teaching formats with visualization projects and peer evaluations. Student placements at Penn State Ph.D., Toulouse Graduate School, MIT Master.
Nov – Dec 2022
Visiting Researcher
Funded research stay on the monetary policy cycle and welfare costs of crime.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016
Project Assistant
Network structures of Too-Big-To-Fail banks; high-throughput computing.
Oct 2007 – Aug 2008
Assistant
Monetary policy preferences, forward guidance, DSGE models, Survey of Professional Forecasters.
Publications
“Do Private Banks Attempt to Influence Presidential Elections?”
“Measuring Residents’ Willingness to Pay to Avoid Crime”
“Public Debt Management Announcements: A Welfare-Theoretic Analysis”
“Price Sensitivity as a Measure of Living Standards in Late-Colonial Mexico City”
“Did the Fed Raise Interest Rates Before Elections?”
“Endogeneity in Threshold Nonlinearity Tests”
Research Areas
- Financial intermediation, OTC markets, and market microstructure
- Political economy of elections, institutions, and appointed policymakers
- Monetary economics, central banking, and sovereign debt management
- Living standards, historical welfare measurement, and economic history
- Econometrics and data science: nonlinear estimation, causal inference, text-as-data
Technical Skills
Programming Python, Matlab, Stata, LLM integration, LaTeX
Computing GPU coding, parallel computing, high-throughput computing
Methods DSGE modeling, synthetic control, regression discontinuity, nonlinear estimation, factor models, text-as-data, causal inference
Workflows Reproducible Python pipelines, automated data collection, data visualization
Languages
German Native
English Fluent
French Basic
Spanish Basic
International Profile
Work and study across five countries: Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, and Mexico. Teaching in German and English. Member of the American Economic Association and European Economic Association.