Lars has just finished his master’s degree at the Free University of Berlin. While studying, he was working as a student assistant in the department for public economics and the department for energy, transport and the environment at the DIW. His research interests fall into the area of applied microeconomics where he would like to combine topics of social and climate policy. Within the GC program...
Nikolai joined the DIW Graduate Center in October 2023. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and social sciences from the University of Cologne and a master's degree in economics from Tilburg University. In his master's thesis, Nikolai investigated the effect of renewables on gas substitution during the 2022 energy crisis in the German electricity market. He also gained experience at the...
Nina joined the Graduate Center in October 2023 and plans to pursue her doctorate in the DIW's Macroeconomics Department. She has a background in development economics and prior experience in start-up and scale-up project management. She completed her master’s degree in the Netherlands with a thesis on the consistency of European sanction regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her research interests...
Wassim is a PhD candidate at the DIW Graduate center. His primary interest within the realm of energy economics centers around the hydrogen market, with a particular emphasis on the dynamic interplay between the EU and North Africa. Additionally, he is deeply passionate about exploring strategies for the widespread adoption of renewable energy solutions in the global south to expedite the global...
Carl has joined the DIW as a doctoral student in October 2023. Prior to joining DIW, he worked as an analyst at the Monopolies Commission, conducting empirical research related to the energy crisis in Europe. He obtained both a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in economics from University of Mannheim, specializing in applied econometrics, industrial organization, and energy economics. After...
Jo-Ya joined the DIW Graduate Center this year as part of the 2023 cohort. She holds a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Mainz with a specialization in International Economics. Her master’s thesis examined the policy implications and potential risks of introducing central bank digital currencies. In 2023, she interned at the ifo Center for International Economics in Munich, where...
Lotte has been a doctoral student at the DIW Graduate Center since October 2023. Her research focuses on income and wealth inequality, with a particular focus on real estate ownership and its role in wealth distribution and accumulation. Lotte has a Master's degree in Economics from the Free University of Berlin and studied economics at the Humboldt University of Berlin. From 2019 to 2023 she...
Rebecca earned her bachelor's degree in economics and political science from the University of Potsdam, during which time she worked as a student assistant in the department of Public Economics at the DIW. She then completed an internship at the Bundesbank in the area of banking and financial supervision, before going on to complete her Master's degree in Economics at Freie Universität Berlin....
Maximilian Schaller is a PhD candidate at the Berlin School of Economics. Following undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering at DHBW, he studied economics in the Master’s programs of RWTH Aachen and FU Berlin. Since October 2021, Maximilian worked as a research assistant at the Public Economics department of the DIW Berlin. During this time, he contributed to research on heterogeneous life...
Verena Neumann ist seit September 2023 als Referentin für Wissenstransfer und Kommunikation am SOEP tätig. Sie studierte Politische Wissenschaft an der Universität Bonn und arbeitete zwischen 2012 und 2023 in verschiedenen Positionen im Wissenschaftsmanagement, zumeist in den Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Hertie School und Berlin University Alliance).