Education & Experience

My academic journey and professional experience

Education

MSc in Economics

2024 - 2026 (Expected)

University of Cologne

Specialization in Microeconometrics

Supported by the Germany-Scholarship

MSc in Behavioural Science

2023 - 2024

London School of Economics and Political Science

Focus on Policy Analysis and Subjective Wellbeing Measures

Thesis: “Distribution Sensitive Policy Analysis: Constructing a Prioritarian SWF using Causal Evidence on Life Satisfaction,” (65%) supervised by Dr. Christian Krekel

  • The Effect of Cash Transfers on Political Support (83%), Quantitative Methods
  • A Dual-Process Model of Self-Defeating Behaviours (70%), Fundamentals of Behavioural Science
  • Measuring Well-Being for Policy Analyses (69%), Philosophy of Economics

Bachelor of Science

2020 - 2023

University of Cologne

Focus on Behavioral Management Science and Economic Psychology

Thesis: "Experimental Measurement of Provided Effort in Medical Processes by Diagnostic Indicator Tasks," (1.0), supervised by Prof. Dr. Daniel Wiesen

Seminar thesis: "Incentives vs Commitment," (1.0), supervised by Prof. Dr. Daniel Wiesen

Supported by the Germany-Scholarship

Exchange Semester

Fall 2022

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Communication in Spanish, Managerial Skills Development, Investments

Supported by the PROMOS-Scholarship (DAAD)

Experience

Tutor and Exam Grader

10/2024 - Present

Institute of Econometrics and Statistics, University of Cologne

Taught weekly undergraduate seminars in the classes:

  • “Inferential Statistics and Econometrics,” covering probability distributions, limit theorems, point and interval estimation, and linear regression analyses
  • “Descriptive Statistics and Probability Theory,” covering analysis of uni- and multivariate data, measures of disparity, and random processes and probabilities
  • Pre-graded the exams in the undergraduate Mathematics class
  • Under the Supervision of Prof. Dr. Rainer Dyckerhoff

Research Assistant

04/2022 - Present

Department of Healthcare Management, University of Cologne

  • Programmed a game theoretical experiment about individual differences in altruism for medical students using oTree and Python
  • Coded questionnaires on demographics, preferences, and personality traits and assisted in executing an experiment regarding incentives in healthcare markets
  • Coordinated and executed a nationwide survey about physical pain in surgeons and its behavioral implications
  • Interviewed clinical directors for qualitative data collection
  • Under the Supervision of Prof. Dr. Daniel Wiesen

Research Assistant

10/2023 - 10/2024

Department for Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science

  • Analyzed the effect of opening hours liberalizations on health behaviors in Germany using quasi-experimental designs and regression models in Stata
  • Investigated determinants of vegetarianism using concepts of social norms and survey data
  • Under the Supervision of Prof. Dr. Joan Costa-i-Font

Intern

10/2021 - 01/2022

Institute for Socoiology and Social Psychology, University of Cologne

  • Reviewed psychological interventions focused on improvements in individual well-being caused by different types of coping with mortality
  • Delivered a presentation at the institute in front of a Professor, Postdocs and PhD students, illustrating well-being interventions
  • Under the Supervision of Prof. Dr. Detlef Fetchenhauer