Current Position

02/2026 – Today: KU Leuven, Department of Economics, Associate Professor

Past Positions

03/2023 – 01/2026: University of Sankt Gallen, Department of Economics, SNSF Ambizione fellow

05/2022 – 02/2023: University of Bern, Wyss Academy for Nature, Post-Doctoral Researcher

02/2020 – 01/2026: University of Sankt Gallen, Lecturer & Research Associate

05/2019 – 04/2022: University of Sankt Gallen, Department of Economics, Post-Doctoral Researcher

Education

04/2015 – 05/2019: University of Hanover, Ph.D. in Economics

04/2015 – 05/2019: University of Hanover and University of Goettingen, RTG 1723 ‘Globalization and Development’ (GLAD) Graduate Program

09/2012 – 02/2015: University of Heidelberg, M.A. Political Science (Major), Economics (Minor)

08/2013 – 02/2014: San Diego State University, Graduate Studies, Political Science and Economics

04/2010 – 09/2012: University of Heidelberg, B.A. Political Science (Major), Economics (Minor)