David Pichler
Former Research Assistant
David was a research assistant at Bruegel focusing on macroeconomic related topics, fiscal and monetary policy. Before joining Bruegel, David worked as a trainee at the European Central Bank as well as at the European Investment Bank. He obtained a Master’s degree in Economics from Warwick University after completing his undergraduate programme in Economics at University of Graz, Austria.
David has been working for the Austrian NGO Childrenplanet which supports projects in education, clean drinking water provision and health care in Cambodia. He is a native German speaker, fluent in English and has good knowledge in Spanish.
Featured work
Whose (fiscal) debt is it anyway?
The authors map how much fiscal debt is in the hands of domestic and foreign holders in the euro area. While the market for debt was much more interna
Analysis of developments in EU capital flows in the global context
The monitoring and analysis of capital movements is essential for policymakers, given that capital flows can have welfare implications. This report, c
Excess liquidity and bank lending risks in the euro area
In this Policy Contribution prepared for the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) as an input to the Monetary Dialo
The macroeconomic implications of healthcare
Health-care systems play a crucial role in supporting human health. They also have major macroeconomic implications, an aspect that is not always prop
All work
Blog post
06 February 2019
Whose (fiscal) debt is it anyway?
The authors map how much fiscal debt is in the hands of domestic and foreign holders in the euro area. While the market for debt was much more interna
External publication
17 January 2019
Analysis of developments in EU capital flows in the global context
The monitoring and analysis of capital movements is essential for policymakers, given that capital flows can have welfare implications. This report, c
Policy Brief
26 September 2018
Excess liquidity and bank lending risks in the euro area
In this Policy Contribution prepared for the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) as an input to the Monetary Dialo
Policy Brief
23 August 2018
The macroeconomic implications of healthcare
Health-care systems play a crucial role in supporting human health. They also have major macroeconomic implications, an aspect that is not always prop
Blog post
15 June 2018
Robots, ICT and EU employment
Disruptive technologies based on ICT, robots, and artificial intelligence have transformed labour markets through their important effects on employmen
Working paper
18 April 2018
The impact of industrial robots on EU employment and wages: A local labour market approach
In theory, robots can directly displace workers from performing specific tasks, but they can also expand labour demand.
Blog post
10 October 2017
An update: sovereign bond holdings in the euro area – the impact of quantitative easing
Since the European Central Bank’s announcement in January 2015 of its quantitative easing programme, national central banks have been buying governmen
Blog post
28 September 2017
Employment in Europe and the US: the EU’s remarkable strength
The common narrative that the US labour market outperforms the EU is not as trustworthy as overall unemployment figures imply. There is a complex inte