Research Interests
Applied Microeconometrics, Health, Labor and Demographic Economics.
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, 2007.
M.A. in Economics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, 2006.
Diplom-Volkswirt, Freie Universität Berlin, 2003
Fellowships and Awards
Bruce Hamilton Research Seminar Award, 2007.
Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, 2003-2007.
Stipend, Berlin Consortium for German Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2001-2002.
Fulbright Travel Grant, Johns Hopkins University, 2001-2002.
Prize for the Best Intermediate Exam in Class, Freie Universität Berlin, 2000.
Work Experience
Research Assistant to Prof. Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University, Aug 2005- Aug 2007.
Research Assistant to Dr. Caroline Fohlin, Johns Hopkins University, Aug 2003- Dec 2003.
Research Assistent, DIW, May 2000-June 2001.
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Econometrics, Fall 2007-Spring 2008.
Instructor, Data Analysis with Stata, 2006.
Instructor, Economics of Gender, Winter Intersession 2006.
Teaching Assistant, Elements of Microeconomics, Johns Hopkins University, Spring 2004 and 2005.
Teaching Assistant, Game Theory and Economic Behavior, Johns Hopkins University, Fall 2004.
Refereeing
American Economic Review, International Economic Review, Review of Income and Wealth, Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, Contemporary Economic Policy, Economics and Human Biology.
Conference Presentations
ESPE 2009, Sevilla
Effects of Migration on Population Structures in Europe, Vienna Institute of Demography, December 2008.
Verein für Socialpolitik, Graz, September 2008.
International Economic Association, Istanbul, June 2008.
Society of Labor Economists, New York, May 2008.
Causal Analysis in Population Studies, Vienna Institute of Demography, 2006
Annual Meeting, Allied Social Science Association, 2005.
