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I am an Associate Professor with Tenure at CERGE-EI, a joint workplace of Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences. I am also a Research Associate at SIAW at the University of St. Gallen, a CESifo Research Affiliate, and an external lecturer at the University of St. Gallen, the University of Zurich, and the  University of Lucerne. 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 for subsequent socio-economic outcomes, including their effects until the present day.  I use quasi-experimental settings in history and combine econometric techniques and contextualization. My research links development economics, regional economics, political economy and health economics.

I am teaching courses in Applied Microeconomics and (Quantitative) Economic History from the undergraduate to the PhD level.