Axel Wieneke

Dr. Axel Wieneke is a Lecturer in the School of Economics within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Queensland. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy, a Doctoral (Research) in Economics, and a Masters (Research) in International Economics and Finance, all obtained from Universität Paderborn, Germany. His research specializations encompass growth theory and bank regulation, fields where he has published several peer-reviewed articles examining the intersections of finance, economic growth, and regulatory frameworks. Wieneke is available for supervision of higher degree research students and actively contributes to the academic community through teaching and seminars.

In his publications, Wieneke has addressed critical issues in financial economics. His 2016 article, 'Better financial innovation via innovative finance of supervisors,' appeared in Economic Papers (volume 35, issue 1, pages 16-23). In 2015, he co-authored 'Bank capital regulation with asymmetric countries' with Damien S. Eldridge and Heajin H. Ryoo, published in the Economic Record (volume 91, issue 292, pages 79-90), which analyzes regulatory impacts across diverse economic contexts. The 2011 paper 'SME performance in transition economies: the financial regulation and firm-level corruption nexus,' co-written with Thomas Gries, was featured in the Journal of Comparative Economics (volume 39, issue 2, pages 221-229), exploring how regulation and corruption influence small and medium enterprises. Earlier contributions include 'Interbank market frictions, international banks and growth' in 2004 with Thomas Gries and Gerhard Sievert in International Economics and Economic Policy (volume 1, issue 2, pages 157-171). He also authored book chapters such as 'Rent a Bureaucrat' (2005) with Thomas Gries and Gerhard Sievert, and 'Zeit ist Geld' (2005) with Winfried Reiss, both in Finanzwissenschaft im Wandel: Festschrift für Bernd Rahmann, edited by Hans-Georg Napp. Additionally, Wieneke teaches courses including Management of Financial Institutions (ECON2200) and Macroeconomic Policy (ECON2022), and has presented seminars on 'Growth with Heterogeneous Risk Aversion' and 'Astrology and Matrimony: Social Reinforcement of Religious Beliefs.' In 2022, he published 'Do we need to grade students’ presentation skills?' in THE Campus.

Professional Email: a.wieneke@uq.edu.au