I am a Senior Economist at KfW Research, where I specialize in public finances with a focus on German municipalities. Other research interests include topics in applied microeconomics and behavioral economics., such as behavior in organizations and environmental economics.
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Publications
Publications
"Kommunen: Zentrale Akteure für die Modernisierung der Infrastruktur", with Malte Borghorst and Dirk Schumacher, ifo Schnelldienst, 2025, 78, Nr. 07, Pages 34-38.
"Strategic Competition and Self-Confidence", with Simona Grassi, Manuel Grieder and Jonathan F. Schulz, Management Science 70(1), Pages 507-525, published online February 2023.
"Nonprofits In The Field: An Economic Analysis Of Peer Monitoring And Sabotage" with Emmanuelle Auriol, Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 89.1, February 2018, Pages 157-174.
"Job Assignment with Multivariate Skills and the Peter Principle", Labour Economics, 32, January 2015, Pages 112–121.(working paper version)
“Anti-Social Behavior in Profit and Nonprofit Organizations” with Emmanuelle Auriol, Journal of Public Economics, 117, September 2014, Pages 149–161. (working paper version)
You can also find my research on ResearchGate, SSRN and ideas.
KfW Research Publications
KfW Research Publications
"Finanzierungsbedarf für die regionale Energie- und Wärmewende aus Sicht der Energieversorgungsunternehmen", mit Anke Brüggemann, KfW Research Fokus Nr. 519, November 2025.
"Kita-Ausbau in Deutschland: Investitionsrückstand rückläufig, große regionale Unterschiede", mit Malte Borghorst, KfW Research Fokus Nr. 515, September 2025.
"Zur Perspektive von Sustainable Finance und Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung auf kommunaler Ebene", mit Christian Raffer, KfW Research Fokus Nr. 514, September 2025.
"KfW Kommunalpanel 2025", mit Christian Raffer, Henrik Scheller, Frida von Zahn und Malte Borghorst, Juli 2025. (English Summary)
"Rekorddefizit und Zukunftssorgen: zur aktuellen Lage der kommunalen Haushalte", mit Malte Borghorst und Christian Raffer, KfW Research Fokus Nr. 499, Mai 2025.
"Kommunale Sportstätten: große Bedeutung und hoher Investitionsbedarf", mit Christian Raffer und Frida von Zahn, KfW Research Fokus Nr. 482, Januar 2025.
CV
CV
Short CV:
Since November 2024: Senior Economist at KfW Research
October 2022 - September 2024: Acting Professor of Applied Microeconomics at Johannes Guternberg University Mainz
April 2016 - September 2022: Acting Professor of Microeconomics at Philipps University Marburg
Teaching:
Past courses were Introduction to Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Game Theory and Topics in Environmental Economics at the Bachelor level, Microeconomics, Contract Theory, Digital Economics, Environmental Economics and Economic Decision Making and Strategic Interaction at the Master level, as well as seminars on various topics, such as: Internal labor markets; Digitalization; Identity in Economics and Sociology; Organizational Economics; Morality and Economics.
Research:
You can find my research on ResearchGate, SSRN and ideas.
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