Experience

European Central Bank

• Germany
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Economist / Economist

  • Dec 2013 - Present

  DG Economics - Fiscal Policies Division - Work on the ESM adjustment programme for Greece (2014-2016) and post-programme surveillance of Cyprus (since 2017): participation in EU/IMF missions, preparation of fiscal projections, design and monitoring of fiscal measures and fiscal structural reforms - Country surveillance of euro and non-euro area countries (currently Cyprus and Bulgaria; previously Estonia, Denmark, Sweden, Austria and Croatia): preparation and coordination of quarterly fiscal projections, drafting of notes and reports on fiscal policy and budgetary developments - Preparation of briefings on fiscal policy issues for the members of the Executive Board of the ECB, as well as for senior management attending European and international fora - Conducting analytical studies and drafting of internal notes on public finance issues, in particular tax policy Show less



German Council of Economic Experts (Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirt Entwicklung)

• Wiesbaden und Umgebung, Deutschland

• Economist

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2013

  Economist (European economic policy) - Economist in the scientific staff with a special focus on European economic policy - Analysis of current economic and political developments in the euro area, briefings of the Council members and preparation of opinions, e.g. for expert hearings at the parliamentary or government level - Drafting of internal background studies on topics such as EU economic governance, reform progress in the member states, crisis management measures and European sovereign bond markets - Substantial contributions to the Annual Economic Report and Special Reports of the German Council of Economic Experts, in particular drafting of sections related to European economic policy Show less



ZEW (Centre for European Economic Research)

• Mannheim und Umgebung, Deutschland

• Researcher

  • Oct 2006 - Mar 2012

  Research Department "Corporate Taxation and Public Finance" - Full-time work in the Research Department "Corporate Taxation and Public Finance" - Economic policy advising: Drafting of several reports on economic policy topics which were commissioned by third parties (mainly German federal ministries); topics included inter alia EU budgetary policies, EU cohesion policy, reform of national fiscal frameworks and macroeconomic consequences of demographic change in European regions - Economic research: mostly empirical research, research findings have been published in peer-reviewed academic journals (e.g., Journal of Public Economics, Journal of International Money and Finance) and non-technical journals for the general public - Organisational duties: acquisition of third-party funded projects; organisation of conferences and workshops; editor of "ZEW Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen" (quarterly publication with a focus on macroeconomic issues); teaching on EU issues within the context of German development policy Show less