Studies of economics at the Universities of Bonn, Frankfurt am Main and at the Free University Berlin
1996 – 1998: Research associate at the German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag)
1998 – 2002: Doctoral studies at the University of Göttingen
Since 2002: Researcher at the IÖW
Since 10/2017: Visiting Professor of Environmental and Land Economics, Technische Universität Berlin
Evaluation and Assessment, Climate and Energy, Environmental Policy and Governance, Water and Land Management
River Basin and Coastal Zone Management, Ecological Economic Evaluation, Policy Simulation Models, Sustainability Aspects in International Economic Relations, Agroenvironmental Policy, Economy of Climate Change
Ecological Economics and Environmental Policy