Marleau Seminar by Michael Ehrmann (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management)
Feb 6, 2026 — 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Lecture Series enables the Department of Economics at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences to host a Symposium on economic policy featuring a Signature academic lecture by a renowned scholar in the field of economics. The fund also supports three graduate research seminars to be hosted by uOttawa’s Department of Economics on an annual basis. Three academics in the field of economic or monetary policy will be invited to campus to share and discuss their most recent research findings with uOttawa researchers, graduate students and other interested individuals. This seminar is the second research seminar for 2025-2026.
Title to be announced
Michael Ehrmann is Professor of Economics at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. His research focuses on monetary policy, central bank communication, financial markets, and household expectations, with numerous publications in leading academic journals. He previously held senior positions at the Bank of Canada and the European Central Bank, where he contributed to the analysis of monetary transmission and communication strategies. Combining academic expertise with policy experience, he is widely recognized for bridging research and central banking practice.