Brief Biography

Jakob B Madsen was born in Randers, Denmark and did his M.Ec. at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. After working some years in the financial sector as financial analyst and deputy chief economist (Bank of Jutland) he went to Australia to do his PhD. Since completing his PhD he has held lecturing positions at the University of Southampton, University of Western Australia and Flinders University and professorial positions at Brunel University, London, and University of Copenhagen. Since joining Monash University in 2006 he has been the coordinator of the Caulfield Campus.

He has published more than 60 papers in international refereed journals including Economic Journal, Journal of International Economics, Economica, Journal of Economic History, Economics Letters, Journal of International Money and Finance, Southern Economic Journal and Explorations in Economic History. The research areas are in macroeconomics, economic growth, macrofinance, applied econometrics, and the macroeconomics of the Great Depression.

He is ranked as number 949 in the world of the 55000+ economists who published at least one JEL classified article over the period from 1994 to 1998, according a recent study funded by the European Economic Association.[1]

EDUCATION

1990-1991	PhD in Economics, Department of Economics, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. Title of PhD thesis: Unemployment in the OECD: A Macroeconomic Study.

1988-1989	Advanced Studies Program in Economic Policy Research, Kiel Institute of World Economics (Germany).
1983	Master of Economics (cand. oecon), University of Aarhus, Denmark. Title of Masters thesis (translated from Danish): Dynamic Aspects of Bond and Money Financed Fiscal Policies.

EMPLOYMENT

2006 - present Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Monash University

2002-2006 Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen.

2000-2002 Professor of Economics and Finance, Department of Economics and Finance, Brunel University, London.

1997-2000 Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Western Australia.

1995-1996 Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Southampton.

1992-1995 Lecturer, School of Economics, Flinders University of South Australia.

1987-1988 Deputy Chief Economist and Head of Department of Danish and International Economics, Economic Research Department, Bank of Jutland.

1984-1987 Financial Analyst, Economic Research Department, Bank of Jutland, Denmark.

1983-1984 Research Associate, Institute for Regional Studies, Aabenraa, Denmark.

[1] Coupe, Tom, 2001, “Revealed Performances,” http://homepages.ulb.ac.be/~tcoupe/rank1000.html.

EMPLOYMENT
2006 - present	Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Monash University
2002-2006	Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen.
2000-2002	Professor of Economics and Finance, Department of Economics and Finance, Brunel University, London.
1997-2000	Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Western Australia.
1995-1996	Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Southampton.
1992-1995	Lecturer, School of Economics, Flinders University of South Australia.
1987-1988	Deputy Chief Economist and Head of Department of Danish and International Economics, Economic Research Department, Bank of Jutland.
1984-1987	Financial Analyst, Economic Research Department, Bank of Jutland, Denmark.
1983-1984	Research Associate, Institute for Regional Studies, Aabenraa, Denmark.