Diploma

Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Dortmund

Dr. rer. pol., Graduate School, University of Dortmund

Jean Monnet Fellow, European University Institute, Florence, Italy

Assistant Professor, University of Dortmund

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cowles Foundation, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

Franco Modigliani Research Fellow at IGIER, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy

Visiting Fellow (Fernand Braudel Fellow), European University Institute, Florence, Italy

Professor (W3) of Economics, University of Bonn

Hausdorff Center for Mathematics

CEPR Research Affiliate

IZA Research Fellow

CEPR Research Fellow

CESifo Fellow

Journal of Applied Econometrics Scholars Programme

Econometric Society Meeting (Australasian Section, Sydney) Prize for the best PhD paper

Rudolf Chaudoire Research Prize for the PhD thesis, University of Dortmund

Best PhD Thesis 2004, Econ. Department, University of Dortmund

Jean Monnet Fellowship at the European University Institute

Franco Modigliani Research Fellowship

ERC Starting Grant (funding period 2012 - 2016)

Fernand Braudel Research Fellowship (EUI, Florence)

ERC Consolidator Grant

Spokesperson, DFG-RTG 2281 Macroeconomics of Inequality, total volume (consortium of 10 PIs)

University of Mainz

University of Bonn

University of Cologne

University of Basel, Switzerland

University of Vienna, Austria

European University Institute, Florence

Annual Conference of the Verein für Socialpolitik (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011), North-American Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society (2003, 2010), Inventory Research Group at ASSA meetings (2010), Konstanz Seminar (2010), CESifo Conference on Survey Data and Macroeconomics (2012), CSEF (2009), European Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society (2007, 2009), Society of Economic Dynamics (2006, 2009), Latin-American Meetings of the Econometric Society (2008), American Economic Association Meetings (2007), Spring Meeting of Young Economists (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007), European Economic Association Meetings (2004, 2005, 2006), North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society (2002, 2006), Royal Economic Society Meetings (2004), Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society (2003)

Royal Economic Society Meetings, Society of Economic Dynamics, Padova Macro Workshop, Mannheim Workshop, ESEM

Konstanz Seminar, CES ifo Conference on Survey Data and Macroeconomics, Standing Field Committee for Macroeconomics of the VfS

SITE-conference on Uncertainty, Stanford; Standing Field Committee for Macroeconomics of the VfS, Zürich; X. RED.g Conference, Barcelona; 1st International User Conference of the FDZ, Ann Arbor

XI. RED.g Conference, Madrid; CES ifo Conference on Survey Data and Macroeconomics, Munich

First European & Midwest Micro-Macro Conference, Bonn; ADEMUBundesbank Workshop, Frankfurt; Macroeconomics and the Labour Market, Mannheim; Society for Economic Dynamics, Mexiko City

ASU Goldwater conference, AMCM meeting, Lillehammer; EABCN Conference, Mannheim; The Changing Economy and the Business Cycle, Oslo

Geldpolitischer Ausschuss des VfS

ANU Canberra (2003), Ca‘ Foscari University of Venice (2009), Central European University Budapest (2012), Deutsche Bundesbank (2007, 2009), EIEF (2012), European University Institute (2004, 2008, 2012), Humboldt University Berlin (2003, 2010), Bocconi University (2007), University of Basel (2011), University of Bochum (2008), University of Bonn (2007), University of Dortmund (2004), University of Hamburg (2006), University of Cologne (2008, 2010), University of Münster (2006), University of Groningen (2010), University of Amsterdam (2009), Yale University (2005)

Carlos III University of Madrid, University of Basel, University of Frankfurt, University of Mainz

University of Hamburg, University of Mannheim

NHH-Bergen, Queen Mary University, Carlos III University of Madrid, University of Wien, Autonomous University of Barcelona, DIW-Berlin

University College London, Humboldt University Berlin, Goethe University Frankfurt, National University Singapore, Trinity College Dublin