Paula Patzelt

About
Paula is a PhD candidate in the Department of Economics. Her research interests lie at the intersection of macroeconomics, energy and environmental economics.
Paula is on the job market in 2026/27.
She is currently working on inflation expectations, commodity shocks, and risk transmission in financial networks. During her PhD studies, she has visited both Norges Bank and the Bank for International Settlements for as a research intern.
She is currently working on electricity market integration, inflation expectations, commodity shocks, and risk transmission in financial networks. During her PhD studies, she has visited both Norges Bank and the Bank for International Settlements as a research intern.
Before joining the programme, Paula worked on monetary analysis at the European Central Bank, and on financial stability at the Deutsche Bundesbank.
Paula holds an MSc in Quantitative Economics from the University of Munich (LMU) and a BA in Economics from the University of St. Gallen.
Supervisors
Ricardo Reis
Jonathon Hazell
Maarten De Ridder
Research
Find out about Paula's research on her personal website.