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. I am also affiliated to the ASC, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.

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