I am a senior researcher at the Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn. I received my PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) at the Leibniz Universität Hannover and earned my diploma (Diplom Volkswirt) at the University of Regensburg.
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My research covers various aspects of applied economics at the intersection of entrepreneurship, labor economics, and economics of the household. My articles have been cited more than 500 times (Google Scholar), and my work has been presented, among others, at the ASSA|AEA Annual Meeting and the EEA|ESEM conference (full list).
Selected publications
Why the self-employed are happier: Evidence from 25 European countries, Journal of Business Research.
A replication study on growth paths of young firms: Evidence from German administrative data, Journal of Business Venturing Insights (with Arndt Werner and Hans-Jürgen Wolter).
Interference in children’s affairs: An exploratory study about the role of self-employed parents, Journal of Business Venturing Insights.
Relative Wage Positions and Quit Behavior: New Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data, Industrial and Labor Relations Review (with Christian Pfeifer).
Honors and Awards
Journal of Industry, Competition & Trade: Lead article of volume 20 (2020).
8th annual Diana Project International Research Conference: Junior Scholar Paper Award - Finalist (with Rosemarie Kay and Olga Suprinovič, 2015).
Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship: Outstanding Paper Award (2014).
Affilitations
IfM Bonn.
Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES).
Global Labor Organization (GLO).
