Niklas Gadatsch works as economist at the German Council of Economic Experts’ staff (Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung) where he is responsible for financial market policy and macroeconomic analysis. He received his doctorate from WHU in Germany. He studied at University of Konstanz, where he obtained a diploma in Economics, at University of Mainz as well as Lund University in Sweden. His research interests include financial markets and applied macroeconomics.