Main fields of research:; International trade, development economics ; Additional fields of research: ; International trade policy, exchange-rates and trade, protectionism, industrial policy, regional integration, economic policy in Switzerland
International Trade
Development Economics
International trade policy
Industrial policy
Regional integration
Economic policy in Switzerland (mainly social and trade policy)
Ph.D. in Economics and Finance, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
Topic: Subsidies and the margins of international trade in times of crisis
Scholarship, Swiss National Science Foundation
(since 02/2009)
Master of Arts in Economics (MEcon), University of St. Gallen (HSG)
(04/2007 – 01/2009)
Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Lausanne (HEC)
Exchange semester Université libre de Bruxelles
(10/2003 – 06/2006)
Research and project assistant, Avenir Suisse, Zurich
www.avenir-suisse.ch
(01/2011-01/2012)
Research assistant, Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), Trade and Investment Division, UN ESCAP, Bangkok
www.unescap.org/tid/artnet
(06/2010-12/2010)
Microeconomics tutor, University of St. Gallen
www.unisg.ch
(09/2009-02/2010)
Trade policy analyst, Global Trade Alert, St. Gallen
www.globaltradealert.org
(since 06/2009)
Research assistant to Professor Simon Evenett Ph.D., Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research, University of St. Gallen
www.siaw.unisg.ch
(04/2008 – 06/2010)
Executive board member, Vimentis, St. Gallen
www.vimentis.ch
(03/2007 – 07/2008)
Internship, Wealth Management Research, UBS AG, Zurich
www.ubs.com
(09/2006 – 04/2007)
Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research (SIAW)
www.siaw.unisg.ch
Global Trade Alert
www.globaltradealert.org
Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT)
www.unescap.org/tid/artnet
Avenir Suisse
www.avenir-suisse.ch
ProDoc Scholarship, Swiss National Science Foundation
(02/2009-07/2012)