I am a quantitative macroeconomist and acting full professor at the Karlsruher Institute of Technology (KIT).
My primary research field is macroeconomics with incomplete markets and in particular
Furthermore, I have research projects in the field of computational economics.
In addition to my academic research, I have been working on several consultancy projects on structural reforms and public investment programs for, amongst others, the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, and the Bertelsmann Foundation.
10/2018 - present Acting Full Professor, Macroeconomics, Karlsruher Institute of Technology (KIT)
06/2018 - 07/2018 Visiting Fellow, University of Edinburgh (MacCaLM)
08/2017 - 07/2018 Acting Full Professor, Applied Political Economy, University of Mannheim
10/2013 - 08/2018 Assistant Professor, University of Cologne
10/2011 - 09/2013 Postdoc, Chair of Macroeconomics, Hans Gersbach, ETH Zurich
01/2008 - 09/2011 Researcher, Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) Mannheim
10/2006 - 09/2011 Ph.D. in Economics, University of Mannheim
09/2005 - 05/2006 A.M. (Master of Arts) in Economics, Brown University
10/2000 - 03/2005 Master in Economics, University of Heidelberg