Research Interests

• Theoretical and empirical analysis of banking regulation
• Quantitative macroeconomics and incomplete markets
• Fiscal policy and political economics

Presentations

• 2014: 8. Mikrozensus-Nutzer-Konferenz "Analysen zur Sozialstruktur und zum sozi-alen Wandel", Mannheim; Society of Economic Dynamics Annual Meeting, Toronto; North American Econometric Society Meeting, Minneapolis; European Public Choice Society Meeting, Cambridge; Universität Münster; Bundesbank Workshop "Fiscal Pol-icy and Macroeconomic Performance", Frankfurt (Paper Discussion)
• 2013: Universität Bayreuth; Universität Gießen
• 2012: Frankfurt-Mannheim Workshop, Mannheim (Paper Discussion); DIW, Berlin
• 2011: VI Research in Economic Dynamics Group Workshop, Barcelona; Frankfurt-Mannheim Workshop, Frankfurt; Econometric Society in Europe Annual Meeting, Os-lo; Cologne Macroeconomic Research Group Workshop on Macroeconomics, Köln; University of Konstanz
• 2010: European Economic Association Annual Meeting, Glasgow; Doctoral Workshop on "Dynamic Macroeconomics", Strasbourg; Swiss Banking Institute, Zürich; ETH Zürich; Goethe-Universität Frankfurt; Universität Fribourg; Studienzentrum Gerzensee; Universität St. Gallen
• 2009: Conference on Macroeconomics, Globalization, Growth and Development, Zürich; III Workshop on Fiscal Federalism "Financing Sub-Central Governments", Barcelona; PhD Workshop, Fribourg
• 2008: Young Swiss Economist Meeting, Bern
• 2006: 26th Société Universitaire Européenne de Recherches Financières Colloquium "Money, Finance and Demography- The Consequences of Aging", Lisboa