Professor for Empirical Economic Research at Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Studies: Economics, University of Hannover, 1973–1979
Degrees: Diplom, University of Hannover, 1979; Dr. rer. pol., University of Hannover, 1984; Habilitation, University of Hannover, 1990
Past Positions: Research Associate, University of Hannover; 1979–1984; University Assistant, University of Hannover, 1984–1991; University Lecturer, University of Hannover, 1991–1993
Current Position: Professor of Economics (tenured), University of Lüneburg
Main Areas of Research: international firm activities, industrial relations, small business economics, labor markets, entrepreneurship, applied microeconometrics;
Research Professor: Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena (www.econ.mpg.de)
Research Fellow: HWWA, Hamburg (www.hwwa.de), IZA, Bonn (www.iza.org)
