Education
1996, Master in Economics - University of Linz, Austria
2001, PhD in Economics - University of Linz, Austria
2002, Habilitation, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Current Positions
Senior Fellow at the CFDS since 11/2017
Professor of Applied Economics at KOF, the Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research and Head of the Division Structural Change and Innovation at KOF since 2009
Research Interests
- Applied and Theoretical Panel econometrics (time-invariant variables, long- and short-run estimates, spatial econometrics)
- Applied and Theoretical international and regional economics (outsourcing, multinational firms, trade volumes; economic integration, new economic geography)
- Industrial organization and multinational firms