EMPLOYMENT

  • Since 08/2012: Economist / Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
  • 2008-2012: Assistant Professor / Labour Economics Institute, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)
  • 2008-2009: Economist / Economic Analysis Division, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
  • 2004-2007: Project Associate, Research Assistant, Lecturer / SFB International Tax Coordination, Austrian Science Fund (FWF) & WU

EDUCATION

  • Nov. 07: Dr. rer. soc. oec., Department of Economics, WU
  • Nov. 03: Mag. rer. soc.oec., Department of Economics, University of Vienna
  • Sep. 97: Instrumental Studies degree, University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Labour and public economics

PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

  • August 2011: European Economic Association (EEA), Oslo
  • July 2011: New Directions in Welfare 2011 Congress, OECD Paris
  • May 2011: CESifo Area Conference on Employment and Social Protection, Munich
  • April 2010: CESifo Area Conference on Public Sector Economics, Munich
  • April 2009: CESifo Area Conference on Public Sector Economics, Munich
  • August 2008: European Society of Econometric Modelling (ESEM), Milan
  • August 2008: Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF), Maastricht
  • June 2008: World Congress of the International Economic Association (IEA), Istanbul
  • May 2008: International Trade and Finance Association, Lisbon
  • May 2008: NOeG Conference, Vienna
  • November 2007: Austrian Institute of Economic Research, “WIFO Extern”
  • October 2007: Graduate and staff seminar at the University of Vienna, Department of Economics
  • September 2006: Pan-European Institute, Conference on the International Competitiveness of the EU and its Eastern Neighbours, Turku
  • August 2006: European Association on Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE), Amsterdam
  • July 2006: INFER Workshop on International Economics, Trade, Factor Movement and Convergence in Transition Economics, London
  • May 2006: SFB-Seminar on International Tax Coordination, WU Wien
  • April 2006: Graduate and staff seminar at the University of Vienna, Department of Economics

INVITED RESEARCH VISIT

  • June 2009: Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Economics (Institut für Öffentliche Finanzen und Sozialpolitik)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Labour economics, intermediate macroeconomics, applied microeconomics

REFEREE ACTIVITIES

  • Journal of Public Economic Theory, FinanzArchiv

AWARDS RECEIVED

  • Young Economists’ Award of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG) 2008
  • Klaus Liebscher Award 2008
  • WU Publication Award, 2011