Research
Journal articles
The structure of online social networks and social movements: Evidence from the Black Lives Matter protests (with Markus Ludwig). Journal of Public Economics, June 2025 (246) [link]
The relationship between the youth-led Fridays for Future climate movement and voting, politician and media behaviour in Germany (with Marc Fabel, Markus Ludwig, Helmut Rainer, Maria Waldinger, and Sebastian Wichert). Nature Human Behaviour, March 2025 (9) [link]
Mobile phone coverage and infant mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (with Markus Ludwig). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, July 2023 (211) [link]
Spatial Networks and the Spread of COVID-19: Results and Policy Implications from Germany (with Markus Ludwig). Review of Regional Research, May 2023 (43) [link]
Temperature and Risk of Diarrhoea among Children in Sub-Saharan Africa (with Markus Ludwig). World Development, December 2022 (160) [link]
Roman Transport Network Connectivity and Economic Integration (with Erik Hornung, Mario Larch, Markus Ludwig, and Allard Mees). Review of Economic Studies, March 2022 (89), 2 [link]
Malaria Suitability, Urbanization and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (with Markus Ludwig). Journal of Urban Economics, November 2020 (120) [link]
Ebola and State Legitimacy (with Markus Ludwig and Ali Sina Önder). Economic Journal, July 2019 (129), 621 [link]
Transport Infrastructure, Growth and Persistence: The Rise and Demise of the Sui Canal (with Markus Ludwig). Canadian Journal of Economics, May 2019 (52), 2 [link]
Youth Bulge and Civil Conflict: Causal Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (with Markus Ludwig). Journal of Conflict Resolution, October 2018 (62), 9 [link]
Geography, Human Capital and Urbanization: A Regional Analysis (with Markus Ludwig). Economics Letters, July 2018 (168) [link]
Urbanization, Fertility and Child Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (with Markus Ludwig). Economics Letters, August 2017 (157) [link]
Malaria Suitability, Urbanization and Persistence: Evidence from China over more than 2000 years (with Markus Ludwig). European Economic Review, February 2017 (92), 2 [link]
Chinese Export Competition, Declining Exports and Adjustments at the Industry and Regional Level in Europe (with Markus Ludwig). Canadian Journal of Economics, August 2015 (48), 3 [link]
Economic Shocks in the Fisheries Sector and Maritime Piracy (with Markus Ludwig). Journal of Development Economics, May 2015 (114) [link]
Book chapters
Teaching Economics with Economic History, pp. 55–59. In: An Economist’s Guide to Economic History (edited by Matthias Blum and Christopher Colvin, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) [link]
Working Papers
The Dawn of Civilization: Metal Trade and the Rise of Hierarchy (with Mario Larch, Markus Ludwig, and Luigi Pascali). Conditionally accepted, American Economic Review
Gender bias in the aftermath of fraud: Evidence from the Theranos case (with Jonas Klärchen, Hanh My Le, and Markus Ludwig, 2026)