Curriculum Vitae
Fields of Interest
Applied labor, population and health economics, policy evaluotion
Education
| 2004 | Ph.D. in Economics (Dr. rer. pol.), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany (Supervisor: Prof. Michael C. Burda, Ph.D., 2nd Reader: Prof. Andrea Ichino, Ph.D.) |
| 1998 | Master of Science in Economics, University College London, UK (Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Stephen Machin, Ph.D.) |
| 1997 | Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, University of Oxford, UK |
Main Professional Positions
| 2013-current | Full Professor of Economics (W3), Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg |
| 2012-2013 | Head of Research Group Migration, RWI-Leibniz Institute for Economic Research |
| 2011-2012 | Visiting Professor, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| 2007-2013 | Post-Doctoral Researcher, RWI-Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (Research Unit Labor Markets, Education, Population) |
| 2004-2007 | Post-Doctoral Researcher, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (German Science Foundation (DFG) research project Temporary help work and its role on the German labor market) |
| 1998-2004 | Research Assistant, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Institute for Economic Theory II - Prof. Michael C. Burda) |
Affiliations
| 2016 – current | Member, Standing Field Committee for Population Economics of the Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS) |
| 2013 – current | Research Fellow, RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research |
| 2010 – current | Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |
| 2004 – current | Member, Berlin Network of Labor Market Research (BeNA) |
| 2011 – 2015 | Research Fellow, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) |
| 2004 – 2013 | Initiator (2004), Founding Chairman of the Managing Board (2008-2012), and Co-organizer (2004-2013) of the Berlin Network of Labor Market Research (BeNA) |
| 2005 – 2007 | Research Affiliate, DFG Collaborative Research Centre 649 Economic Risk, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| 2001 – 2005 | Research Affiliate, EU Commission funded CEPR Research Network A Dynamic Approach to Europe’s Unemployment Problem (DAEUP) |
| 1998 – 2004 | Research Affiliate, DFG Collaborative Research Centre 373 Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
