I am a behavioural economist specialising in the political economy of structural change, and I investigate how economic uncertainty, institutional trust and perceived fairness influence political attitudes and the acceptance of transformation processes. In my research into transformation processes in former coal-mining regions, I analyse in particular how individual experiences and perceptions of economic change shape political reactions and support for transformation policies.

• Political economy and behavioural economics
• Economic and social structural change
• Economic uncertainty and individual perceptions
• Institutional trust and political attitudes
• Justice, political acceptance and transformation processes

since April 2026
Research Fellow, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg

2022–2024
M.Sc. in Economics, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

2021–2024
M.Sc. in Behavioural and Applied Economics, University of Trento