About me:
- Doctoral student at the Graduate Center of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) from October 2011
- Graduated from Vienna University of Technology in Mathematics in December 2010 (Diplom-Ingenieur, DI, equiv. MSc), specialisation: Mathematical Methods in Economics
diploma thesis title: ”Strategic Investment Decisions in Crude Oil Production Capacity and the Impact on Future Supply Bottlenecks” (download) - Research Associate since July 2008 at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), working on fossil resource and energy 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:
Refer also to IDEAS (RePEc) and DIW publication database.
- D. Huppmann, R. Egging, F. Holz, S. Ruester, and C. v. Hirschhausen. The World Gas Market in 2030 – Development Scenarios Using the World Gas Model. International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 35(1):64–84, 2011;
earlier version published as: Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 931, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, 2009; - A. Zaklan, K. Bernoth, D. Huppmann, C. Kemfert, and C. von Hirschhausen. Entwicklung der Erölmärkte: Reservekapazität im Nahen Osten wirkt derzeit stabilisierend. Wochenbericht des DIW Berlin, 78(21):3–9, 2011;
- R. Egging and D. Huppmann. User Manual – Functional and Technical Documentation for the World Gas Model 2008. Working Paper, TU Dresden, WP-RM-20, January 2010;
- D. Huppmann and F. Holz. A Model for the Global Crude Oil Market Using a Multi-Pool MCP Approach. Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 869, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, 2009;
- C. v. Hirschhausen, F. Holz, D. Huppmann and C. Kemfert. Weltölmärkte: Angebotsmacht der OPEC ungebrochen. Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 76(23), pages 370-375, 2009.
Conference Presentations:
- InfraDay 2010, Berlin. Strategic Investment in Crude Oil Production Capacity under Demand Uncertainty.
- IAEE European Conference 2010, Vilnius. Strategic Investment in Crude Oil Production Capacity under Demand Uncertainty.
- IAEE European Conference 2009, Vienna. The Global Crude Oil Market - One-Level vs. Two-Level Games.
- EARIE, Ljubljana 2009. A Model for the Global Crude Oil Market Using a Multi-Pool MCP Approach.
- EURO, Bonn 2009. A Model for the Global Crude Oil Market Using a Multi-Pool MCP Approach.
- EnerDay, Dresden 2009. A Model for the Global Crude Oil Market Using a Multi-Pool MCP Approach.
- InfraDay, Berlin 2008. The World Natural Gas Market in 2030.
Blogs I read regularly:
- Willem Buiter’s Maverecon (as long as it lasted)
- Gail Collins’ columns at the New York Times
- Dani Rodrik’s weblog
- Econbrowser by James D. Hamilton and Menzie Chinn
- Tim Harford’s Undercover Economist
- Project Syndicate
- XKCD - see this post on dgS first for reading instructions!