Prof. Markus Brueckner

Markus Brueckner is Professor and Head of the Economics Program in the Research School of Economics of the Australian National University. In 2020 he received the Young Economist Award from the Economic Society of Australia. Markus has broad research interests: His primary research field is economic growth; secondary research fields include international economics, development economics, political economy, and macroeconomic policy, in particular, fiscal policy. Markus has published widely in leading international journals. His endeavor is to conduct research that is informative, relevant, and of interest to both academics and policy makers. At the ANU he has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in macroeconomics.
Markus has been engaged in numerous consulting projects for the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. He has advised these institutions on a wide range of issues relating to economic growth. Markus provided advice to these institutions on general issues that were of high policy relevance at the time of writing. He advised the World Bank on country- and region-specific issues relating to the drivers of economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Russian Federation, Middle East and North Africa, East Africa, and South-East Asia.

Markus has also been engaged with Commonwealth agencies in Australia. He was a macroeconomic advisor in the Macroeconomic Modelling and Policy Division of the Australian Treasury. As a member of a team put together by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in a joint project with the IMF, he gave lectures on the macroeconomic management of natural resources at the Africa Training Institute in Mauritius.
Markus holds doctorate and masters degrees in economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra; an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Mannheim; and an ACT Year 12 Certificate from the International School of Lae.
Markus has lived in a number of countries -- some of which are very diverse and at very different stages of development. Long-term stays for periods of at least three years or more include Australia, Germany, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, and Spain. Short-term stays of at least several months but less than a year include the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Greece, Malaysia, Thailand, and the United States. Living in these countries provided Markus with many valuable life experiences.