prof ahlfeldt - phd students

Prospective PhD students

I am open to supervising PhD students in spatial and urban economics. Candidates should have an interest in applying quantitative spatial models. I recruit students from the PhD programme of the Berlin School of Economics. Intersted candidates will have to apply to this programme. Information about the programme and how to apply is available on the official Berlin School of Economics website. [LINK]

During the summer term, I teach the the PhD-level course Quantitative Spatial Economics offered to Berlin School of Economics PhD students and co-organize the Berlin School of Economic Quantitative Spatial Economics research seminar.

For more information on research and teaching in spatial economics at the Berlin School of Economics, visit the Berlin Quantitative Spatial Economics website. [LINK]

Current PhD students

Andrea Herrera, LSE: Working on quantitative evaluation height restrictions in Chile

Ailin Zhang, LSE: Working on agglomeration economies and intergenerational mobility in China

Natalie Pruett, LSE: Working on contagion effects in housing vacancies

Felix Heuer, RWI: Working on housing, real estate, urban.

Past PhD students placed on academic job market

Dr Lindiwe Rennert, (graduated in 2024), now Senior Research Associate at Urban Institute [LINK]

Dr Lukas Makovsky (graduated in 2023), now Assistant Professor (lecturer) at University of Reading [LINK]

Dr Elisabetta Pietrostefani (graduated in 2019), first job at UCL, now Assistant Professor at University of Liverpool [LINK]

Dr Hayoung Kim (graduated in 2017), first job at UCL, now Assistant Professor at Jeonbuk National University [LINK]

Dr Sevrin Waights (graduated in 2014), first job DIW Berlin, now Guest Professor at Humboldt University Berlin [LINK]