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I am a tenured Senior Researcher at ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and currently a DAAD Professor of Economics at the Turkish-German University in Istanbul.

My research explores why inequality persists, how education and migration create opportunities, and the causes and consequences of social mobility.

Here you can learn more about me, explore my research and publications, view my CV, and find my contact information.

If you are a student looking for course materials, you can find them on the For Students page.