I am an economist in the Directorate-General for European Economic Policy of Germany's Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (Berlin). Besides that I am also a research fellow at the Institute of Economic History of Humboldt-University of Berlin, and I teach a class on 'Globalization and Germany' at Stanford University's campus in Berlin. Beyond that I am a passionate swimmer and a lifeguard at Plötzensee lido. 

Previous professional experience

• Economist at Berenberg, 2012 to 2019
  I covered Eastern European emerging markets and macroeconomic long-term trends (with frequent media presence). 

• Research Associate at Humboldt-University's Institute of Economic History, 2014 to 2017
  I worked on my PhD and taught (see teaching experience below).

• Internships, 2008 to 2011
  at Bloomberg's Global Data department (London, UK), Berenberg's Macroeconomic Research team (Hamburg, Germany), the Risk Controlling team of Germany's Bank Rescue Fund (Federal Agency for Financial Market Stabilisation; Frankfurt, Germany) and Deutsche Bahn's Corporate Strategy team (Berlin, Germany)

Education

• PhD in economics, Humboldt-University of Berlin (2018)
  (awarded with the Gerhard-Fürst-Preis of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany)

• Research visit at the trade research group, Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London School of Economics and Political Science (2016)

• Coursework in the Berlin Doctoral Program in Economics and Management Science (BDPEMS), the Kiel Advanced Studies Programme as well as various summer schools and other trainings (2012-2016)

• MSc in Economic History, LSE (2010-11)

• BA in Economics, University of Göttingen (2006-10)

• Exchange, Warwick University (2007-08)

Previous teaching experience

• 'Advanced International Trade: Theory and Empirics', Humboldt-University of Berlin

• 'Financial Markets and International Trade for Non-Economists', Humboldt-University of Berlin

• 'Quantitative Methods in Economic History', University of Göttingen