Position

Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam 
Research Fellow of the  Tinbergen Institute

Web: Personal Homepage 

Research interests

Macroeconomic and Monetary Theory, Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models

Research programme

Macroeconomics and International Economics Research Group 

Short Biography

• Research Fellow Tinbergen Institute, 2013-
• Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam, 2014-
• Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam, 2008 -2014
• Ph.D., Humboldt-University Berlin,
  Supervisor: Harald Uhlig, 2003-2009
• Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 
  Advisor: Patrick J. Kehoe, 2007-2008 

Curriculum Vitae 

My research agenda in a nutshell

There is mounting evidence that individual expectations are predictive of subsequent realizations of idiosyncratic risk even when other information available to an econometrician is taken into account. This suggests that individuals possess advance information on their individual risks such as future job losses, earnings, and mortality. In my recent research, I'm working on integrating the empirical findings in quantitative-theoretical macro models to understand whether individual expectations matter, for example, for household consumption-saving decisions or for the existence of a private unemployment insurance market. If you want to know about my work in this area, I refer you to my personal webpage.

Teaching activities

• Macroeconomics  II (Ph.D.)
• Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics (Ph.D.)
• Monetary Theory (Master)
• Research Seminar Monetary Policy and Banking (Master)

Theories and Methods in Macro 2024 in Amsterdam

In 2024, I'm organizing the Amsterdam edition of the Theories and Methods in Macro Conference. 

Here's the CALL FOR PAPERS!. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Februray 15, 2024!

Tinbergen Macro Seminar Series (TIMSS)

I'm organizing the Tinbergen Macro Seminar Series.