Adrian Wende has been a Researcher at IHS in the research group Business Cycles, Growth and Public Finances since December 2022. He received his doctorate from the University of Hamburg in 2023 and holds a Master's degree from LMU Munich. Before he joined IHS, he worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Hamburg.

Adrian's research interests include international economics, in particular the application and extension of dynamic general equilibrium models to current trade policy issues such as tariff changes, sanctions or trade agreements. Another focus of his research is the modeling of business cycle and monetary policy issues using dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models. His work contributes to a better understanding of how trade policy decisions and external shocks affect the economy offering insights relevant for policy makers and institutions.