daniel huppmann@ der gelbe Salon (alias dh)
About me:
- Student of Mathematics at the Vienna University of Technology for quite a while (confidence interval of graduation: April 2010 – June 2010, alpha 85%),
specialisation: Mathematical Methods in Economics - Student Researcher at DIW Berlin, working on energy and fossil resource markets
- Member of IAESTE, an international association running a traineeship exchange programme for students of engineering and natural sciences to gain practical experience abroad relevant to their studies;
National Secretary in 2007, head of the exchange programme and international representative of IAESTE Austria
Board Member in 2010 of IAESTE A.s.b.l. (IAESTE International)
Internships:
- ACTED, Tajikistan, in July/August 2006, a development aid agency; in charge of two projects in the areas of microfinance and market surveying;
- Deloitte, July to October 2005, an international financial services and audit firm; working in the EMEA Learning and Development department in Paris; responsible for improving communications across the region and event logistics;
- Government Accountability Project, Washington, D.C., in June/July 2004, an NGO/law firm focused on freedom of speech and whistleblower protection
Scientific Worx and Research:
Blogs I read regularly:
- Willem Buiter’s Maverecon (as long as it lasted)
- Dani Rodrik’s Weblog
- Tim Harford’s Undercover Economist
- Martin Wolf’s Economists’ Forum