Ansgar Rannenberg is a macroeconomist at the Central Bank of Ireland. He holds a PhD from the University of St. Andrews (United Kingdom). Prior to joining the Central Bank of Ireland, he worked at the Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK) of the Hans-Boeckler Foundation in Düsseldorf (Germany), from which he is currently on leave. He has previously worked at the Deutsche Bundesbank and the National Bank of Belgium.