ESMT Bites: a taste of the ESMT learning experience
ESMT Bites is a series of bite-sized online lectures designed to give you an authentic preview of the ESMT classroom experience. Each session features one of our distinguished faculty members introducing a core idea from their field, sharing practical insights, and engaging participants in the kind of discussion that defines our degree programs.
Whether you are exploring an MBA or a master's degree, ESMT Bites gives you a meaningful introduction to our faculty, our academic approach, and our community.
ESMT Bites: October edition
This month's edition features the lecture by Michael Weber, Recipient of Alexander von Humboldt Professorship and Professor of Finance.
About Michael Weber
Michael Weber joined ESMT in 2026 as Professor of Finance, Alexander von Humboldt Professor, and head of the newly established European Expectations Center. He is also a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research in the Monetary Economics and Asset Pricing groups, Research Affiliate in the Monetary Economics and Fluctuations programme of CEPR, a member of the Macro Finance Society, a Research Professor at Ifo Institute, a research affiliate at the CESifo Research Network, and Professor of Finance at the Daniels School of Business at Purdue University. He is also academic consultant for the Bundesbank, the Colombian Central Bank, the Federal Reserve Banks of Cleveland and Dallas, the Bank of Finland, the Bank for International Settlements, and several other central banks. Previously, he was on the faculty of the University of Chicago Booth School Of Business for 11 years.