Doctoral Students
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Olga Andreeva
PhD Student: Cohort of 2023; Alumnus MSc Economic Research
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Democratic Backsliding, Political Economy, Fiscal Policy
Primary Supervisor: Johannes Münster

Christoph Arcidiacono
PhD Student: Cohort of 2024; Alumnus MSc Economic Research
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Public and Regional Economics, Causal Inference
Primary Supervisor: Sebastian Siegloch

Amir Ashour Novirdoust
PhD Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office-Energy
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Marc Oliver Bettzüge

Ann-Kristin Becker
PhD Student: Cohort of 2021
Department of Economics, IWP
Research Interests:Labor Economics, Economic History, Climate Policy, Development Economics
Primary Supervisor: Erik Hornung

Lara Marie Berger
Doctoral Student: Cohort of 2020
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Media Economics, Experimental Economics, Behavioral Economics
Primary Supervisor: Johannes Münster

Simon Brandkamp
Doctoral Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office.Ockenfels
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Axel Ockenfels

Tom Brinker
PhD Student: Cohort of 2022
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests: Public Economics, Environmental Economics, Regulatory Economics
Primary Supervisor: Felix Bierbrauer

Marlene Bröcker
Doctoral Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office-Energy
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Marc Oliver Bettzüge
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Christopher Eusterholz
PhD Student: Cohort of 2024; Alumnus MSc Economic Research
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Environmental Economics, Health Economics
Primary Supervisor: Pia Pinger

Markos Farag
Doctoral Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office-Energy
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Marc Oliver Bettzüge

Frederike Fitza
Doctoral Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office-Energy
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Marc Oliver Bettzüge

Cordelia Frings
Doctoral Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office-Energy
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Marc Oliver Bettzüge

Jonas Froch
PhD Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office Stawi-Gürtler
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Oliver Gürtler

Larissa Fuchs
PhD Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Pia Pinger
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Oliver Gansfort
PhD Student: Cohort of 2023
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests: Growth, Innovation, Firm Dynamics
Primary Supervisor: Peter Funk

Sarah Gharbi
PhD Student: Cohort of 2022
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Public and Labor Economics
Primary Supervisor: Sebastian Siegloch

Max Grossmann
PhD Student: Cohort of 2020
Department of Economics, Office.Ockenfels
Research Interests: Experimental and Behavioral Political Economy
Primary Supervisor: Axel Ockenfels

Anna-Maria Hagenberg
PhD Student: Cohort of 2024; Alumnus MSc Economic Research
Department of Econometrics and Statistics
Research Interests: Macroeconomics, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Econometrics
Primary Supervisor: Tom Zimmermann

Tiffany Hopkins
PhD Student: Cohort of 2024; Alumnus MSC Economic Research
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Media Economics, Competition Policy, Industrial Organization
Primary Supervisor: Johannes Münster

Sophia Hornberger
PhD Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Christoph Schottmüller

Yu Ting Hsiao
PhD Student: Cohort of 2022
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests:Public Economics, Econometrics
Primary Supervisor: Felix Bierbrauer
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Fabian Knapp
PhD Student: Cohort of 2021
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests: Financial Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics
Primary Supervisor: Andreas Schabert

Johannes Kochems
PhD Student: Cohort of 2022
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Public Economics, Labor Economics, Regional Economics
Primary Supervisor: Sebastian Siegloch

Melisa Kurtis
PhD Student: Cohort of ; Alumnus MSc Economics Research
Department of Economics, Office.Ockenfels
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Axel Ockenfels

Aenne Läufer
PhD Student: Cohort of 2022; Alumnus MSc Economic Research
Department of Economics, Office.Ockenfels
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Axel Ockenfels

Robin Liebholz
PhD Student: Cohort of 2024
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests: Public Economics, Economic Policy, Philosophy of Economics, Political Economy
Primary Supervisor: Felix Bierbrauer
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Benedetta Muraro
PhD Student: Cohort of 2024; Alumnus MSc Economic Research
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests: Development Economics, Economics of Migration, Economics of Education
Primary Supervisor: Sonja Settele

Yero Ndiaye
PhD Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office.Ockenfels
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Axel Ockenfels

Thanh Nguyen Van
PhD Student: Cohort of 2022
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Information Economics, Industrial Organization, Media Economics, Political Economy
Primary Supervisor: Christoph Schottmüller

Maria Nußberger
Doctoral Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office-Energy
Research Interests: Energy & Environmental Economics, Economics of Climate Change, Regulatory Economics
Primary Supervisor: Marc Oliver Bettzüge

Eva Maria Oeß
PhD Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office Stawi-Gürtler
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Oliver Gürtler
P-R

Anna Person
PhD Student: Cohort of 2020
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Education and Labor Economics
Primary Supervisor: Pia Pinger

Joscha Reiners
PhD Student: Cohort of 2023; Alumnus MSc Economic Research
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Public Economics, Urban Economics, Causal Inference
Primary Supervisor: Sebastian Siegloch

Marten Ritterrath
PhD Student: Cohort of 2021; Alumnus MSc Economic Research
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests: Public Economics, Environmental Economics, Behavioral Economics and Innovation
Primary Supervisor: Felix Bierbrauer

Fabian Roeben
PhD Student: Cohort of 2024
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Behavioral Economics, Economics of AI
Primary Supervisor: Christopher Roth

Nicolas Röver
PhD Student: Cohort of 2023
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Experimental Economics, Applied Microeconomics
Primary Supervisor: Christopher Roth
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Luisa Santiago Wolf
PhD Student: Cohort of 2022
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests: Applied Microeconomics: Labor, Education, Equal Opportunity
Primary Supervisor: Anna Bindler/Erik Hornung

Henri Scheidler
PhD Student: Cohort of 2024; Alumnus MSc Economic Research
Department Econometrics and Statistics
Research Interests: Empirical Macroeconomics, Financial Stability and Monetary Policy
Primary Supervisor: Tom Zimmermann

Carmen Schleicher
PhD Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office-Energy
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Marc Oliver Bettzüge

Jonathan Seim
PhD Student: Cohort of 2024; Alumnus MSc Economic Research
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests: Macroeconomics, Behavioral Finance, Household Finance
Primary Supervisor: Michael Krause

Tillmann Spindeldreier
PhD Student: Cohort of 2024
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests: Long-Run Development, Development Economics, Economic History
Primary Supervisor: Erik Hornung

Carola Stapper
PhD Student: Cohort of 2019
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests: Economic History, Labor Economics, Political Economy
Primary Supervisor: Erik Hornung

Niklas Taft
PhD Student: Cohort of 2021; Alumnus Msc Economic Research
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests: Public Economics, Fiscal Policy
Primary Supervisor: Felix Bierbrauer

Philipp Theile
PhD Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office-Energy
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Marc Oliver Bettzüge

Max Thon
PhD Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office Stawi-Gürtler
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Oliver Gürtler

Matteo Tiné
PhD Student: Cohort of 2023; Alumnus MSc Economics Research
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Christoph Schottmüller
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Maximilian Walde
PhD Student: Cohort of
Department of Economics, Office-Energy
Research Interests:
Primary Supervisor: Marc Oliver Bettzüge

Jan Willeken
PhD Student: Cohort of 2024
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Campus
Research Interests: Public Economics, Market Design, Economic Policy
Primary Supervisor: Sebastian Siegloch

Jonas Zdrzalek
PhD Student: Cohort of 2020
Department of Economics, Econ-Office Zollstock
Research Interests: Juncture of Macroeconomics, Financial Stability and Asset Pricing
Primary Supervisor: Andreas Schabert