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I am Assistant Professor at CERGE-EI (tenure track, under US permanent charter), a Research Associate at SIAW at the University of St. Gallen and CESifo Research Affiliate. I obtained my Dr. rer. pol. (equivalent to a PhD in Economics) from TU Dresden. During my PhD, I was employed as a Junior Economist at the ifo Institute for Economic Research - Dresden Branch .

My research looks at critical junctures in history and how they matter today.  I use quasi-experimental settings in history and combine econometric techniques and contextualization. My research links development economics, regional economics, political economy and cultural economics.