Dr. Alexander Reisenbichler is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto and Research Director of the Joint Initiative in German and European Studies (JIGES) at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. His work explores the politics of housing, financial, and labor markets in Germany and the United States. His articles have appeared in leading academic journals such as Comparative Political Studies and policy outlets such as Foreign Affairs.
Dr. Reisenbichler is a former John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow at Harvard University’s Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Dr. Reisenbichler holds a PhD and Master of Arts from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Leipzig.
Alexander Reisenbichler was a DAAD/AGI Fellow in July and August 2014. He was a 2016-2017 participant in AGI’s project “A German-American Dialogue of the Next Generation: Global Responsibility, Joint Engagement,” sponsored by the Transatlantik-Programm der Bundesrepublik Deutschland aus Mitteln des European Recovery Program (ERP) des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi).
AGI Asks: Assessing the First Year of the Merz Government
Friedrich Merz was sworn in as Germany’s chancellor on May 6, 2025. The country faces its biggest challenges in a generation: a sluggish economy, Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine, a …
A Failed Nation of Homeowners: Why Germany Eliminated Large-Scale Subsidies for Homeowners
For most Germans, renting their homes is nothing unusual. The country has developed an affordable, well-functioning rental market and a longstanding reputation as a nation of renters, as the rate …
Safe as Houses: Comparing Housing Finance Policies in the U.S. and Germany
The recent financial crisis demonstrated that housing is a key sector of the U.S. economy, with the potential to bring down the entire global economy. The crisis also recast the …
