Francisco Amaral
I’m an Assistant Professor of Real Estate Finance at the University of Zurich. I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of Bonn.
My research connects financial and urban economics. I study how the structure of housing markets shapes property prices, investment returns and housing affordability.
Affiliations
- Faculty Member, Swiss Finance Institute
- Research Member, CUREM, University of Zurich
- Research Fellow, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
I co-founded the German Real Estate Index (GREIX), a project that produces and provides indicators and policy commentary on the German housing market.
Conference organization
Since 2025, I have been co-organizing:
