| 1965 |
Born in Kassel. |
| 1972-1984 |
Visiting school in Kassel |
| 1984-1989 |
Studying economics at the University of Hannover,
Faculty of Economics. Degree: Diplom-Ökonom. |
| 1990 |
Wilhelm-Launhardt prize. |
| 1990-1993 |
Assistant at the Chair for Economic Policy (Prof. Dr. U.
Müller), University of Hannover. |
| 1993-1996 |
Assistant at the Institute for Statistics and Econometrics
(Prof. Dr. P. Stahlecker), University of Hamburg,
Department of Economics. Graduation: Dr. rer. pol.. |
| 1996-2007 |
Assistant at the Chair for Macroeconomics
(Prof. Dr. H.-W. Lorenz), University of Jena,
Department of Economics. |
| 07/2004 |
Habilitation |
| 2007 |
Procuration of the Chair of Microeconomics, University of Kassel |
| since 2007 |
"Akademischer Rat" (comparable to Associate Professor or Senior Lecturer) at the Chair for Macroeconomics, University of Jena, Department of Economics. |