Research

Publications

• Mask Wars: Sourcing a Critical Medical Product from China in Times of COVID-19 (with Andreas Fuchs, Lennart C. Kaplan, Krisztina Kis-Katos, Felix Turbanisch, and Feicheng Wang) Journal of International Economics, 155, 104068 (2025).
  Media coverage: VoxEU, Washington Post (Monkey Cage), Kiel Policy Brief (in German)
  

• Tracking Chinese Aid through China Customs (with Andreas Fuchs, Lennart C. Kaplan, Krisztina Kis-Katos, Felix Turbanisch, and Feicheng Wang) World Development, 195, 107074 (2025).
  Data: Chinese Aid Exports Database; Media coverage: Bloomberg, PEGNet Policy Brief

Working Papers

• Is Davos More Than a Boondoggle? (with Andreas Fuchs, and Andrew K. Rose) Under Review
  Working Paper: CEPR Discussion Paper, Kiel Working Paper

Work in Progress

• Income and Migration: Evidence from a Century of Windfall Income Shocks (with Erik Haustein)

• Iceberg Transport Costs (with Christian Düben and Jonas F. Rudsinske)

• The Impact of Sea Rescue on Irregular Migration (with Sarah Langlotz and Paul Michel)

 

 

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