I am a professor of macroeconomics and public finance at the University of St. Gallen. I study the effects of policies on individual behavior, inequality, government revenue, and welfare.
My goal is to provide transparent and concrete implications for optimal policy design. For this purpose, I combine theoretical, numerical, and empirical methods.
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The rising cost of motherhood in Germany
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- Gender 
- Labour Markets
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New evidence on social mobility in Germany
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- Europe's nations and regions 
- Poverty and Income Inequality 
- Education
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Optimal need-based financial aid
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- Education 
- Welfare state and social Europe
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The indirect fiscal benefits of low-skilled immigration
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- Migration
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Inheritance taxation and wealth effects on the labour supply of heirs
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- Taxation