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About me
About me
I am a third-year PhD student in Economics at the Chair of Applied Econometrics and Policy Evaluation at the University of Fribourg under the supervision of Prof. Martin Huber.
In my PhD thesis, I assess the impact of tobacco prevention policies on the smoking rate in Switzerland and Europe using survey data. I apply quasi-experimental approaches such as difference-in-differences and synthetic control methods to evaluate their effectiveness.
My broader research interests include policy evaluation, causal analysis and causal machine learning, especially within applied microeconomic contexts like health and labor economics.
Contact me via email or on LinkedIn. Visit my CV for more information on my academic and professional background.
Conference presentations
Conference presentations
"Effect of Cigarette Price and Tax Increases on Smoking in Europe: A Difference-in-Differences Study with Double Machine Learning", Symposium of Causal Inference in the Health Sciences, Zurich, 2025
"Effect of Cigarette Prices on Smoking Behavior in Europe: A Difference-in-Differences Study", Ski and Labor Economics Seminar, Laax, 2025
"Impact of Tobacco Advertising Restrictions in Switzerland: A Staggered DiD Study", Swiss Public Health Conference, Fribourg, 2024 (Winner of the SSPH+ Best PhD Abstract Award)
"Impact of Tobacco Advertising Restrictions in Switzerland: A Staggered Difference-in-Differences Study on the Effect of Tobacco Billboard Bans on Smoking Behavior", Swiss Network on Public Economics, Fribourg, 2024
"Impact of Tobacco Advertising Restrictions in Switzerland", Symposium of Causal Inference in the Health Sciences, Lausanne, 2024
Publications
Publications
Policy reports
Policy reports
Research project, “Pilotstudie zur Wirkung der Tabakprävention auf die Gesundheit in der Schweiz: Ein kontrafaktischer Ansatz“, with Prof. Martin Huber, Swiss Tobacco Prevention Fund, 2024
Other publications
Other publications
Discussion paper, "Entwicklung der Steuerlast von Kapital und Arbeit in den letzten 20 Jahren in der Schweiz", Anny-Klawa-Morf-Stiftung, 2022
Government publication, “Ausgaben für bedarfsabhängige Sozialleistungen von 2010 bis 2020“, with Silvia Hofer Kellenberger, Swiss Federal Statistical Office, 2022
Government publication, “Inventar und Finanzstatistik der Sozialhilfe im weiteren Sinn: Allgemeine Grundlagen“, with Silvia Hofer Kellenberger, Swiss Federal Statistical Office, 2022
Media
Media
Newspaper article, "Steuerwettlauf: Im Dienst der Wohlhabenden", by Daniel Stern, WOZ Die Wochenzeitung, 2022
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