Ph.D. Chair of Economic History, University of Mannheim
Visiting PhD. in Department of Economics and Business at University Pompeu Fabra
M.A. in History & Economics at University of Bayreuth
D.B.A. in History and Social Anthropology at University of Cologne
Macro-finance and financial history.
Lukas is currently an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), where he researches on the economic and social consequences of macro-financial developments. His work is historically oriented and based on long-run panel studies of financial and national accounts for most of the developed world, over the course of the 20th century up until today.
Lukas received his doctorate from the University of Mannheim in 2024 (summa cum laude), his master's degree from the University of Bayreuth and his bachelor's degree from the University of Cologne. In the spring of 2022, he was a visiting PhD student at the University Pompeu Fabra.
- When Two Become One: Foreign Capital and Household Credit Expansion (with Björn Richter).
Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3817595
- Golden Fetters or Credit Boom Gone Bust? A Reassessment of Capital Flows in the Interwar Period.
Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4316384
- Financial Deregulation and Fertility Decisions: The Unintended Consequences of Banking Legislation (with Julian Soriano-Harris).
Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4544847
