Sebastian Doerr

Sebastian Doerr

Senior Economist

Financial Systems and Regulation, Monetary and Economic Department

sebastian.doerr@bis.org

Sebastian Doerr joined the BIS in 2019. His research interests cover financial intermediation and macroeconomics, with a focus on how innovation and the rise of non-bank financial institutions affects the financial sector and the economy. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Zurich. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Munich and his master's degree in economics and finance from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. During his PhD, he visited the University of California, Los Angeles, and worked at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. Sebastian Doerr was awarded the European Economic Association's "Young Economist Award", as well as the "Young Innovators Award" at the Vordenker Forum.

Fields of interest

Financial stability and macro-prudential issues
Financial institutions and micro-prudential issues
International finance

All BIS publications (52)

BIS Working Paper No 1129 16 Oct 2023

Big techs in finance

We explain the business model of big techs and highlight the data-network-activity feedback loop. Building on this framework,…

Sebastian Doerr

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Leonardo Gambacorta

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Vatsala Shreeti

BIS Working Paper No 1103 2 Jun 2023

Privacy regulation and fintech lending

Consumers dislike sharing data with fintechs, but greater access to data can improve loan market outcomes through better…

Sebastian Doerr

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Leonardo Gambacorta

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Marina Sanchez del Villar

BIS Working Paper No 1096 2 May 2023

Money market funds and the pricing of near-money assets

US money market funds (MMFs) play an important role in short-term markets as large investors of Treasury bills (T-bills) and…

Sebastian Doerr

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BIS Bulletin No 72

BIS Bulletin No 72 11 Apr 2023

The tokenisation continuum

Tokenising claims involves transforming them into tokens on a common programmable platform that combine a core layer, which…

Iñaki Aldasoro

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Sebastian Doerr

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Leonardo Gambacorta

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Priscilla Koo Wilkens

BIS Bulletin No 69

BIS Bulletin No 69 20 Feb 2023

Crypto shocks and retail losses

A new data set on retail holdings of cryptoassets reveals that in the wake of the Terra/Luna collapse and the FTX bankruptcy,…

Giulio Cornelli

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Sebastian Doerr

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Leonardo Gambacorta

BIS Working Paper No 1074 16 Feb 2023

Non-bank lending during crises

This paper shows that non-banks curtail their syndicated credit by significantly more than banks during crises, even after…

Iñaki Aldasoro

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Sebastian Doerr

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BIS Working Paper No 1050 15 Nov 2022

Population aging and bank risk-taking

What are the implications of an aging population for financial stability? To examine this question, we exploit geographic…

Sebastian Doerr

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BIS Working Paper No 1049 14 Nov 2022

Crypto trading and Bitcoin prices: evidence from a new database of retail adoption

Prices for cryptocurrencies have undergone multiple boom-bust cycles, together with ongoing entry by retail investors. To…

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Giulio Cornelli

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Sebastian Doerr

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Leonardo Gambacorta

BIS Working Paper No 1039 14 Sep 2022

Cyber risk in central banking

The rising number of cyber attacks in the financial sector poses a threat to financial stability and makes cyber risk a key…

Sebastian Doerr

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Leonardo Gambacorta

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Bertrand Legros

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All external publications (28)

External publication 1 Oct 2018

Credit-supply shocks and firm productivity in Italy

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All videos (1)

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Non-bank lenders in the syndicated loan market

Video 28 Feb 2022

Non-bank lenders in the syndicated loan market

Non-bank lenders have become an important source of global syndicated credit to non-financial firms in most regions and…

By

Iñaki Aldasoro

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Sebastian Doerr

All podcasts (2)

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Podcast 10 May 2024

Gen AI, the economy and consumer expectations

How will the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) affect inflation and the global economy? How do consumers…

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Iñaki Aldasoro

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Sebastian Doerr

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00:14:53

Podcast 23 Jan 2024

Artificial intelligence in central banking

Central banks were early adopters of AI and machine learning. But as the world ramps up efforts to embrace new technologies,…

By

Douglas Kiarelly Godoy de Araujo

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Sebastian Doerr

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