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1 Curriculum Vitae STEFANIE WALTER Institute for Political Science University of Zurich Affolternstr Zürich Switzerland Tel: CURRENT POSITION since 2013 Full Professor for International Relations and Political Economy University of Zurich, Department of Political Science EDUCATION ETH Zurich, Switzerland Ph.D. in Political Science Dissertation: Explaining Policy Responses to Speculative Attacks on Exchange Rates: The Political Economy of Currency Crises University of Konstanz, Germany M.A. in Public Policy and Management (Diplom) Vordiplom (B.A.) in Economics RESEARCH INTERESTS International and comparative political economy, crisis politics, exchange-rate politics, policy preferences, distributional conflict, globalization, economic voting, applied quantitative and qualitative research methods PREVIOUS WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE University of Heidelberg, Institute for Political Science Junior Professor for International and Comparative Political Economy 2010 Harvard University, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Visiting Scholar (5 weeks) Harvard University, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Fritz-Thyssen-Fellow (9 months) University of Zurich, Chair of Political Science Methods Researcher / Senior Researcher / Lecturer ETH Zurich, Chair of International Relations/IPE Research Associate 2008 Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Societies Visiting Scholar (3 weeks) 1

2 University of Konstanz, Department of Political and Administrative Sciences Visiting Lecturer 2006 Deutsche Bundesbank, Department for International Relations Research Stay (6 weeks) Claremont Graduate University, School of Politics and Economics, USA Visiting Scholar (7 months) University of Konstanz, Chair of International Relations Research and Teaching Assistant, Managing Editor for European Union Politics ADDITIONAL EDUCATION 2010 Introduction to the use of R (ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques) Multilevel Analysis with HLM (gesis, Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften) University of Heidelberg Management-Program 2009 Advanced Quantitative Research Methodology (Harvard University) Political Institutions and Economic Policy (Harvard University) Teaching Skills -Certificate (Didactical Training, University of Zurich) 2007 Research Design and Qualitative Methods (ETH Zurich) 2005 Advanced Topics in International Money and Finance (Claremont Graduate University) Political Economy of Development (Study Center Gerzensee) Logit and Probit Models (Essex Summer School on Social Science Data Analysis) Advanced Methods in Political Science (University of Zurich) 2004 Understanding Financial Crises (Oslo Summer School in Comparative Social Science) Summer Institute on Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (Duke University) 1999 ERASMUS Exchange Student (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, 5 months) Exchange Student (McGill University, Canada, 9 months) AWARDS Young Researcher Award by the Swiss Political Science Association (2012) Prize for the best paper presented at the 2010 IPES Conference (2011) Elected Member, Die Junge Akademie at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina ( ) Fritz-Thyssen-Fellowship, Weatherhead Center for Intl. Affairs, Harvard University (2008) ETH Zurich Award for Professional Excellence (2006) Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) Best Poster Award (2005) VEUK-Award for best M.A. thesis at the Department of Public Policy and Management (2003) THIRD-PARTY FUNDING 2014 The Political Economy of the Euro Crisis Workshop Co-funding, Hochschulstiftung Zürich (amount: CHF) 2010 The Politics of Delayed Reform and Crisis: Interests, Elections, and Macroeconomic Adjustment Research project funding, Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung (amount: ) The Political Economy of Climate Engineering Research project funding, Marsilius-Kolleg, University of Heidelberg (amount: ) 2

3 2010 Politics in Times of Crisis II (co-principal investigator) Workshop funding, Exzellenzinitiative, University of Heidelberg (amount: ) 2009 Politics in Times of Crisis (co-principal investigator) Workshop funding, Exzellenzinitiative, University of Heidelberg (amount: ) Funding for interdisciplinary research projects, Die Junge Akademie (amount: ) Post-Doc-Fellowship at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University Co-sponsored by the Fritz-Thyssen-Foundation and Harvard University (amount: ) Peer-Mentoring Group politikplus (co-principal investigator) Project funding, Equal Opportunity Office, University of Zurich (amount: CHF) Explaining Policy Responses to Speculative Attacks (dissertation project) ETH Research Grant funding, ETH Zurich (amount: CHF) Smaller grants: University of Zurich travel grant (2007) Swiss National Science Foundation travel grants (2004, 2005) American NSF grant for participation in the EITM summer institute (2004) University of Konstanz thesis improvement grant (2002) Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation scholarship for my graduate studies ( ) German Academic Exchange Service travel grants (1999, 2004) TEACHING EXPERIENCE Lectures 2013/14 Fall 2012 Spring 2012 Fall 2011 Fall 2010 Fall 2010 Fall 2009 Spring 2008 Seminars 2013/ /14 Fall 11/12 Fall 11/12 Fall 10/11 Spring 2010 Spring 2010 Spring 2010 Spring 2010 Fall 09/10 Fall 09/10 Fall 2009 Spring 2008 Fall 2007 Spring 2007 Fall 2006 Advanced lecture International Relations (University of Zurich) Empirical Political Science Methods II (University of Heidelberg) Introduction to International Political Economy (University of Heidelberg) Empirical Political Science Methods II (University of Heidelberg) Introduction to International Political Economy (University of Heidelberg) Empirical Political Science Methods II (University of Heidelberg) Introduction to International Political Economy (University of Heidelberg) Advanced Political Science Methods II (University of Zurich) MA research seminar: Theories of justice and distributive conflict in capitalist democracies (University of Zurich, Mit F. Cheneval und S. Häusermann) Specialization in international relations: Globalization (University of Zurich) Modern Distributive Conflict (University of Heidelberg) Brown-Bag research seminar (University of Heidelberg) Brown-Bag research seminar (University of Heidelberg, mit D. Finke) Politics of international money and finance (University of Heidelberg) Theories und Empirics on Economic Voting (University of Heidelberg) Brown-Bag research seminar (Universität Heidelberg, mit D. Finke) Research Design (Academic Swiss Caucasus Net, Tbilisi, with D. Bochsler) Politics of international money and finance (University of Heidelberg) Brown-Bag research seminar (University of Heidelberg, mit D. Finke) Globalization and States Capacity to act (University of Heidelberg) Research Design in political science(university of Zürich) Introduction to Statistics (ETH Zürich) Selected Topics IPE (University of Zürich, with M. Stierli) Causes and Consequences of Globalization (Universität Konstanz) 3

4 SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION Referee Editorial Board Member Discussant Organizer Committees American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, Business & Politics, Economics & Politics, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, European Journal of Political Research, European Union Politics, International Interactions, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Palgrave Macmillan, Review of International Organizations, Socio-Economic Review, Swiss Political Science Review. International Studies Quarterly, Political Science Research and Methods MPSA (2008, 2009), SVPW (2007, 2010) and various smaller seminars and conferences. Political Economy of the Euro Crisis -Workshop 2014, University of Zurich Co-Organizer ECPR Standing Group Political Economy Politics in Times of Crisis -Workshops 2009 and 2010, University of Heidelberg Roundtable on Successful Publishing Strategies, ETH Zurich Commission for Doctoral Studies, IPW, University of Heidelberg Search Committees W3 Modern Political Theory, W3 Comparative Politics (IPW) and W3 International Economics and Development Politics (AWI), University of Heidelberg Teaching Commission Studiengang Berufsoffizier, ETH Zurich, Student representative, Dept. of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Political Science Association German Political Science Association Midwest Political Science Association Swiss Political Science Association INVITED TALKS (last five years) 2012 International Political Economy Society Conference, November Heidelberg Academy of Sciences, October Annual Congress of the German Political Science Association, September The Political Economy of Skills and Inequality-Workshop, Konstanz, July European Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Berlin, June, Chicago, April 2011 Fiscal Governance-Workshop, Hertie School of Governance, September The Future of Democratic Capitalism-Workshop, Zürich, June 2010 Politics in Times of Crisis II-Workshop, Heidelberg, December International Political Economy Society Conference, November 4

5 Politics in Hard Times-Workshop, MZES, Mannheim, November Section Meeting Political Economy, German Political Science Association, September American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, September Section Meeting Elections, German Political Science Association, June Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung (MZES), Mannheim, May Fachbereich für Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaft, University of Konstanz, December. International Political Economy Society Conference, November European Consortium for Political Research General Conference, September American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, September School of Politics and Economics, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, April. Social Science Speaker Series, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, April., April Research Workshop in Political Economy, Harvard University, Cambridge, February. Swiss Political Science Association Annual Conference, January 2008 Research Workshop in Political Economy, Harvard University, Cambridge, December Section Meeting Political Economy, German Political Science Association, April 2008 Credit Suisse Economic Research, Zürich, July Swiss World Value Survey-Workshop, Zürich, March Institut Barcelona d'estudis Internacionals, Barcelona, March Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Societies, Köln, February Financial Markets Social and Political Sciences Perspectives-Workshop, Bamberg, Jan Kaderseminar des Kanton Aargau, Thun, January CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2012 International Political Economy Society Conference Kongress der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft European Political Science Association Conference 2010 International Political Economy Society Conference Section Meeting DVPW-Section Political Economy American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Meeting DVPW-Working Group Elections and Political Behavior 2009 International Political Economy Society Conference European Consortium for Political Research General Conference American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Jahrestagung der Schweizerischen Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft 2008 Section Meeting Political Economy, German Political Science Association 2007 Swiss Political Science Association Annual Conference International Political Economy Society Conference 5

6 European Consortium for Political Research General Conference Section Meeting International Relations, German Political Science Association International Studies Association Annual Convention 2006 International Political Economy Society Meeting 1st Annual GARNET Conference American Political Science Association 2006 Annual Meeting International Studies Association Annual Convention 2005 Section Meeting Political Economy, German Political Science Association American Political Science Association Conference International Studies Association Annual Convention 2003 European Consortium for Political Research General Conference PUBLICATIONS Book Walter, Stefanie (2013). Financial Crises and the Politics of Macroeconomic Adjustments. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Bernauer, Thomas, Detlef Jahn, Patrick Kuhn, and Stefanie Walter (2012). Einführung in die Politikwissenschaft [Introduction to Political Science], 2 nd, revised edition. Baden-Baden: Nomos. Bernauer, Thomas, Detlef Jahn, Patrick Kuhn, and Stefanie Walter (2009). Einführung in die Politikwissenschaft [Introduction to Political Science]. Baden-Baden: Nomos. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Leuffen, Dirk, Susumu Shikano und Stefanie Walter (2012). Measurement and Data Aggregation in Small-n Social Scientific Research. European Political Science. Chiu, Eric, Sirathorn Dechsakulthorn, Stefanie Walter, Joshua Walton, and Thomas Willett (2012). The Discipline Effects of Fixed Exchange Rates: The Distinction Between Hard and Soft Pegs. Global Economic Review. Perspectives on East Asian Economies and Industries 41(1): Walter, Stefanie und Thomas D. Willett (2012). Delaying the Inevitable. A Political Economy Approach to Currency Defenses and Depreciation. Review of International Political Economy 19 (1): Sattler, Thomas and Stefanie Walter (2010). Monetary Credibility vs. Voter Approval: Political Institutions and Exchange-Rate Stabilization during Crises. Economics & Politics. 22(3): Walter, Stefanie (2010). Globalization and the Welfare State. Testing the Microfoundations of the Compensation Hypothesis. International Studies Quarterly 54(2):

7 Dreher, Axel and Stefanie Walter (2010). Does the IMF Help or Hurt? The Effect of IMF programs on the Likelihood and Outcome of Currency Crises. World Development 38(1): Walter, Stefanie (2009). The Limits and Rewards of Political Opportunism. How Electoral Timing Affects the Outcome of Currency Crises. European Journal of Political Research 48(3): Sattler, Thomas and Stefanie Walter (2009). Globalization and Government Short-term Room to Maneuver in Economic Policy. An Empirical Analysis of Reactions to Currency Crises. World Political Science Review 5(1): article 16. [English Version of 2008 article in Politische Vierteljahresschrift] Sattler, Thomas and Stefanie Walter (2008). Wirtschaftspolitischer Handlungsspielraum im Zeitalter der Globalisierung. Eine empirische Untersuchung am Beispiel von Währungskrisen. Politische Vierteljahresschrift 49(3): Walter, Stefanie (2008). A New Approach for Determining Exchange-Rate Level Preferences. International Organization 62(3): Articles in Edited Volumes Walter, Stefanie (forthcoming). Private actor preferences about exchange-rate policy in: Handbook of International Monetary Relations, herausgegeben von Thomas Oatley and William Winecoff. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Walter, Stefanie (2013). "Verteilungskonflikte in der Eurokrise und die politische Handlungsfähigkeit von Demokratien." In: Die Versprechen der Demokratie, ed. Hubertus Buchstein. Baden-Baden: Nomos Walter, Stefanie (2013). "The Fiscal Policy Implications of Balance of Payments Imbalances." In: Governance Challenges & Innovations. Financial and Fiscal Governance, ed. Helmut Anheier. Oxford: Oxford University Press Clark, William Roberts, Mark Copelovitch, Mark Hallerberg, Lucia Quaglia, and Stefanie Walter (2013). Challenge in Focus: Financial and Fiscal Governance, in: Anheier, Helmut, Mark Hallerberg, Inge Kaul and Mark Kayser (eds.) The Hertie School Governance Report 2012, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Walter, Stefanie (2013). Internationale Politische Ökonomie, in Schmidt, Manfred, Frieder Wolf and Stefan Wurster (eds.) Studienbuch Politikwissenschaft, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften: Steinberg, David and Stefanie Walter (2013). 'The Political Economy of Exchange Rates. in: Caprio, Gerard (ed.) Handbook of Safeguarding Global Financial Stbility: Political, Social, Cultural, and Economic Theories and Models, Vol. 2. Elsevier: Beckmann, Ruth, Philipp Trein and Stefanie Walter (2011). Dominanz der Ökonomie: Entscheidet die Wirtschaftslage Wahlen? [Economic Dominance: Does the State of the Economy Determine Electoral Outcomes?] in Evelyn Bytzek and Sigrid 7

8 Roßteutscher (eds.) Der deutsche Wähler. Demaskierung eines Mythos. Frankfurt/Main: Campus: Häusermann, Silja and Stefanie Walter (2010). Restructuring Swiss Welfare Politics: Postindustrial Labor Markets, Globalization, and Welfare Values. in Simon Hug and Hanspeter Kriesi (eds.) Value Change in Switzerland. Lanham: Lexington Books: Chiu, Eric, Stefanie Walter, Joshua Walton und Thomas D. Willett (2008). Currency Crises in Ramishken S. Rajan and Kenneth A. Reinert (eds.) Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Bernauer, Thomas and Stefanie Walter (2007). Switzerland in a Global Context in Ulrich Klöti, Peter Knoepfel, Hanspeter Kriesi, Wolf Linder, and Yannis Papadopoulos (eds.) Handbook of Swiss Politics. Zurich: NZZ-Verlag: [English Translation of German chapter]. Bernauer, Thomas and Stefanie Walter (2006). Die Schweiz im globalen Kontext in Ulrich Klöti, Peter Knoepfel, Hanspeter Kriesi, Wolf Linder, and Yannis Papadopoulos (eds.) Handbuch der Schweizer Politik. Zurich: NZZ-Verlag: Other Publications Walter, Stefanie and Linda Maduz (2009). 'How globalization shapes individual risk perceptions and policy preferences. A cross-national analysis of differences between globalization winners and losers.' WCFIA Working Paper Cambridge: Harvard University. Dreher, Axel and Stefanie Walter (2008). Does the IMF Help or Hurt? The Effect of IMF programs on the likelihood and outcome of currency crises. KOF Working Paper 186/2008 Walter, Stefanie (2007). Explaining Policy Responses to Speculative Attacks. The Political Economy of Currency Crises. Dissertation No Zürich: ETH Zürich. Walter, Stefanie (2007). Book review of Hall, Michael Exchange Rate Crises in Developing Countries: The Political Role of the Banking Sector. Burlington VA: Ashgate. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft 13(1), Walter, Stefanie (2006). Speculative Currency Attacks Before and After Elections: Theory and Evidence. CIS Working Paper 19/