Welcome!

I am an economist working on the interrelationships between (digital) technology, energy, entrepreneurship, trade, and planetary habitability. My current academic homes are at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany and Coimbra University, Portugal.

At RWTH Aachen University I am Professor of the Economics of Innovation, Trade and Development, and the Head of the Economics of Innovation, Trade and Development (ITD) group at RWTH Aachen University, Germany.

At Coimbra University I am Adjunct Professor of Economics and member of the Centre for Business and Economics Research (CeBER).