Education:

Dr. oec. at the University of Lucerne with a cumulative dissertation entitled “Essays in Public Finance” (2021); MA in economics from the University of St. Gallen (2013); BA in economics from the University of St. Gallen (2008).

Professional experience:

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, economic development, macroeconomic support program manager (2020); research assistant with Professor Christoph Schaltegger, Chair of Political Economics, University of Lucerne (2015-20); SBB business trainee (2013-15).

Selected external publications:

Fiscal Federalism and Income Inequality: An Empirical Analysis for Switzerland (2021), mit Lars P. Feld, Christian Frey und Christoph A. Schaltegger.

Fiscal Federalism and Income Inequality: An Empirical Analysis for Switzerland (2019), in co-operation with Lars P. Feld, Christian Frey and Christoph A. Schaltegger.

Public perceptions and bond markets during the Great War: the case of a neutral country (2019), Public Choice, in co-operation with Christoph A. Schaltegger.

Föderalismus stärkt die Leistungsfähigkeit der Schweiz (2018-6), Die Volkswirtschaft, P. 8-11, in co-operation with Heiko Burret.

Wo die Sozialwerke die Arbeitsanreize hemmen (2018-3), Die Volkswirtschaft, P. 33-35, in co-operation with Patrick Leisibach and Christoph A. Schaltegger.

“Der Anleihenmarkt als Spiegel der Franken-Abwertung von 1936” (2017), Monetary Economic Issues Today – Festschrift der Schweizerischen Nationalbank zu Ehren von Ernst Baltensperger, P. 453-474, in co-operation with Christoph A. Schaltegger.