Curriculum Vitae Bettina Bökemeier Affiliation: Research Assistant, Dr. rer. pol. Bielefeld University, Department of Business Administration and Economics P.O. Box 10 01 31, D - 33501 Bielefeld, Germany. Tel.: +49 521- 106 4858, E-Mail: [email protected] Personal Information: Year of Birth: 1982 Family Status: married, two children Birth Name: Fincke Working experience: Since 2007 Research Assistant, Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University, Germany. Since 2020 Lecturer, Teaching assignment for International Economics, FH Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld, Germany. 2014 - 2016 Lecturer, Teaching assignment for Economics, University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration, North Rhine-Westphalia. Education: 2007 - 2013 Doctoral candidate in Economics, Department of Business Administration and Eco- nomics, Bielefeld. University, Germany. Topic: Public Debt Sustainability. 2002 - 2007 Academic studies in Economics, Department of Business Administration and Eco- nomics, Bielefeld University. Research Areas: Public Finances (esp. Public Debt), Fiscal Policy, Economic Growth, Sustainability, Fiscal Equalization Schemes, Inequality, Economics of Central and Eastern Europe. Membership: International Network for Economic Research (INFER), Movement mentoring program Recent International Presentations: 2012 - 2020 INFER Annual Conference, December 2020, Sorbonne Paris Nord University. 2012 - 2019 Workshop on Monetary and Financial Macroeconomics, Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg, Deutsche Bundesbank, Regional Office in Hamburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein. 2012 - 2018 INFER Annual Conference, September 2018, University of Göttingen. 2012 - VW Conference Regional Inequalities - Patterns, Causes, Effects and Policies, Philipps University, Marburg. Grants/Awards/Scholarships: 2012 - 2016 ERASMUS+ guest lecturer, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Ro- mania (1 week). 2015 - 2018 Five Publication Awards for Junior Scientists (Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld University). Projects: 2017 - 2019 DAAD Project: ’Indebtedness, Economic Growth and Sustainability of Public Finances - A comparative analysis for Slovenia and Germany’ (Applicant & Principal Investigator). 2015 - 2016 Participation in DFG Seed Funds Project: ’Inequality in Germany and the United States: Trends, Policies and Macroeconomic Implications’ (Junior researcher). As of April 20, 2021.