Wolfgang Lemke – Economist

Welcome to my website! I am an economist working as Senior Adviser in the Directorate General Research of the European Central Bank. Until April 2026, I have been in the ECB’s Directorate General Monetary Policy, lately as Head of the Capital Markets/Financial Structure Division. Prior to joining the ECB, I have been an Economist in the Economics department of Deutsche Bundesbank.

I hold a PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) and an MA (Dipl.-Volkswirt) in economics from Bielefeld University. My research focuses on financial markets, monetary macroeconomics and applied econometrics, and my work has been published in refereed journals.

NEWS

  • 1 May 2026 – New position at ECB. After several years in the ECB’s Monetary Policy Department, most recently as Head of the Capital Markets/Financial Structure Division, I moved to the Research Department as Senior Adviser

This is my private website. The views expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Central Bank or the Eurosystem.

Last update: 19 August 2026