July 2026
Working paper
Healthy Life Expectancy for Individuals
Our new working paper on “Healthy Life Expectancy for Individuals” is available online.
Latest updates
News and academic activities
Updates on recent publications, working papers, conference presentations, seminars and public engagement activities.
Current news
2026
July 2026
Working paper
MICHELE: The Computation of Healthy Life Expectancy from Mortality Schedules
Our new working paper on “MICHELE: The Computation of Healthy Life Expectancy from Mortality Schedules” is available online.
July 2026
Outreach
Technological change means women in India are now increasingly outliving men
You can read my blog article in the LSE Business Review on “Technological change means women in India are now increasingly outliving men”. It is based on our publication “ Male Excess Mortality during the Epidemiological Transition: Theory and Evidence from India” in the Journal of Population Economics.
April 2026
Conference
Scottish Economic Society
I presented my paper “Digital Infrastructure, Regional Disparities, and Firm Location Decisions in the German Economy” at the annual conference of the Scottish Economic Society in Glasgow.
February 2026
Conference
Royal Economic Society
My paper “Digital Infrastructure, Regional Disparities, and Firm Location Decisions in the German Economy” is accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of the Royal Economic Society in Newcastle.
Earlier news
2025
November 2025
Conference
Regional Futures Conference
At the Regional Futures Conference of the Regional Studies Association, I presented our research on “Detecting Industrial Clusters in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Sustainability in Germany” which is joint with J. Laaguidi and X. Zhang.
October 2025
Working paper
Digital Infrastructure, Regional Disparities, and Firm Location Decisions in the German Economy
My new working paper on “Digital infrastructure, Regional Disparities, and Firm Location Decisions in the German Economy” is available online.
September 2025
Publication
Male Excess Mortality During the Epidemiological Transition: Theory and Evidence from India
New publication in the Journal of Population Economics.
July 2025
Outreach
The Return of Domestic Servants – Thanks to AI and Automation
You can read my blog article in the LSE Business Review on “The return of domestic servants – thanks to AI and automation”. It is based on our recent publication “Automation and the Fall and Rise of the Servant Economy” in the European Economic Review.
July 2025
Presentation
University of Reading
I presented my paper “Digital Infrastructure, Regional Disparities, and Firm Location Decisions in the German Economy” at the University of Reading.
June 2025
Presentation
Kiel Institute
I presented my paper “Digital Infrastructure, Regional Disparities, and Firm Location Decisions in the German Economy” at the Kiel Institute.
June 2025
Presentation
London School of Economics
I presented my paper “Male excess mortality during the epidemiological transition: theory and evidence from India” at the LSE.
May 2025
Outreach
ruhrSUMMIT 2025
We attended the ruhrSUMMIT 2025 in Bochum, networking with entrepreneurs and BochumWirtschaftsentwicklung, among others.
April 2025
Outreach
Girls’Day
We hosted a Data Science in Economics and Programming Workshop for young female pupils at my Chair. You can find further information about it on the Chair’s website and on LinkedIn.
March 2025
Presentation
Canada Blanch Centre at the LSE
I presented my research on “Energy Costs and Location Choices of European Firms” at the Canada Blanch Centre at the LSE.
March 2025
Publication
Does Gender Matter for Export Behavior? Evidence for German Companies
New publication in the International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship.
February 2025
Presentation
Imperial College London
I presented my paper “Male excess mortality during the epidemiological transition: theory and evidence from India” at Imperial College London.
February 2025
Publication
Automation and the Fall and Rise of the Servant Economy
New publication in the European Economic Review.