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Our services for companies and senior decision-makers based or interested in Germany are tailored to deliver the trends and insights that matter the most to you. Whether you are interested in monitoring the latest economic developments, track domestic sector or city performance or wish to speak to a German economic consultant to help with your specific research demand, we customise our service to your individual needs.
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Our local analysts, economic models, databanks and reports provide you with a toolkit to understand key forecasts and gain insight to economic data. We cover all major industries, 2,000 cities and regions across Germany and Europe and of course all relevant national and international economic trends. Use our forecasts and data for risk analysis, opportunity identification, and support for your business and investment strategy.
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Our team in Germany consists of experienced economists ready to help unpack key economic trends, forecast risks and long-term structural economic developments. Our economic consultants assist with bespoke forecasting, risk analysis and support both public and private sector clients in quantifying economic, social and environmental impact.
Our team of highly knowledgeable and supportive client advisors are ready to support you with the ideation and scoping of your initial research or strategic requirements. We understand the trends that matter the most and speak your language.
- Oliver Rakau: Chief German Economist & Deputy-Head Eurozone Forecasting Team
- Dr. Daniel Harenberg: Thematic Economic Research
Meet the team
Oliver Rakau
Deputy Head Europe, Macro
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Oliver Rakau
Deputy Head Europe, Macro
Frankfurt, Germany
Oliver is Oxford Economics’ Chief Germany Economist and Deputy Head of the European Macroeconomics team. He is based in its Frankfurt office and his research is focused on Germany, ECB policy and inflation. Prior to joining the company in 2017, he has been a senior economist for Deutsche Bank Research in Frankfurt for seven years working in its macroeconomic and industry teams. He holds a Master’s degree from London School of Economics.
Johanna Neuhoff
Associate Director of Economic Consulting, Continental Europe
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Johanna Neuhoff
Associate Director of Economic Consulting, Continental Europe
Berlin, Germany
Johanna Neuhoff is Associate Director for economic consulting services in Continental Europe. She is an expert evaluating the impact of policy changes, in forecasting and scenario building as well as in economic impact assessment. Her extensive knowledge in the real estate, housing, mobility/transport, and green economy sector helped her in leading several complex and international consulting projects for public and private clients such as the Ministry of Justice and consumer protection (BMJV), the Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), German Music Industry Association (BVMI), Association of the German Automobile Industry (VDA) and the Association of private building societies (Verband der Privaten Bausparkassen e.V.).
Prior to Oxford Economics, Johanna Neuhoff worked at DIW Econ, the consultancy firm of the German Institute for Economic Research, at GESI Gesellschaft für Systeminnovation mbH – a consultancy firm focused on green transformation projects in the field of mobility – and empirica ag – one of the leading German research and consultancy institute for urban and regional economics. Johanna Neuhoff holds a Diploma with a focus on social and political sciences in Economics from the University of Potsdam, Germany, and a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin, USA, - both degrees with special distinction.
Jens Osterhaus
Senior Director
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Jens Osterhaus
Senior Director
Frankfurt, Germany
Jens is responsible for business development across Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Eastern Europe, where he drives strategic growth initiatives and manages the client business. Within the region he and his team seek to deliver data-driven answers and solutions on economic intelligence matters to clients among all lines of businesses and institutions.
Just prior to joining Oxford Economics, Jens has worked as a consultant in strategy and business development at BMW Group. Holding a Bachelor's degree in Corporate Management and & Economics, He gained international experience working in Mozambique, Brazil and China.
Jan Sun
Senior Economist, Economic Impact
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Jan Sun
Senior Economist, Economic Impact
Berlin, Germany
Jan Sun is a Senior Economist in the Economic Impact Consulting Team in Continental Europe. His work focuses on public economics, finance, policy analysis, applied econometrics, and heterogeneous-agent models.
Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Jan completed a PhD in economics from the University of Mannheim in 2022. His research focused on the field of macroeconomics, in particular household finance and family economics. He also holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Mannheim and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Munich. He has previously worked at the University of Mannheim, the University of Munich and as an intern at the German central bank in the financial stability department.
Hannah Marie Zick
Economist, Economic Impact
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Hannah Marie Zick
Economist, Economic Impact
Frankfurt, Germany
Hannah Zick is part of the Economic Impact Consulting Team in Continental Europe. She is mainly involved in projects in Germany and the DACH region. Her work focuses on public economics, policy analysis, applied econometrics and environmental economics.
Before joining Oxford Economics, Hannah studied economics in Marburg and Mannheim, with periods abroad in the UK and Switzerland. She has previously worked at ZEW Mannheim and the University of Marburg.
Daniel Harenberg
Lead Economist, Global Macro
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Daniel Harenberg
Lead Economist, Global Macro
Frankfurt, Germany
Daniel is a Lead Economist in Oxford Economics’ Global Team. Based in our Frankfurt office, he works on long-term, structural economic questions and provides coverage for the Netherlands. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Daniel was a senior research fellow at the Center for Economic Research of ETH Zurich in Switzerland and at the Research Center SAFE of Goethe University in Frankfurt. Daniel received his PhD in economics from the University of Mannheim and has published in leading international journals such as the International Economic Review and Quantitative Economics.
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