Professor of Economics, Skidmore College
I grew up in Hamburg, northern Germany, and have studied and worked in six countries, including South Africa, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Before and during my studies of economics at three different universities I gathered a number of years of work experience in the financial services industry (insurance, pension fund, and banking).
Degrees
B. Com. Hons. (Econ), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa 1991
Diplom-Volkswirt, University of Hamburg, Germany 1992
M. Phil. (Econ), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom 1993
Ph. D. (Econ), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom 1996
Habilitation, University of Hamburg, Germany 2004
Previous teaching positions
Undergraduate supervisor, various Cambridge Colleges, U.K. 1993-96
Temporary Lecturer, University of Cambridge, U.K. 1995-96
Assistant Professor, University of Hamburg, Germany 1996-2004
Guest Professor, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy 2003
Assistant Professor, Franklin College, Switzerland 2004-2006
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