| 1984-1989 | Studying economics at the University of Hannover, School of Economics. Degree: Diplom-Ökonom. |
| 1990-1993 | Assistant at the Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hannover. |
| 1993-1996 | Assistant at the Institute for Statistics and Econometrics, University of Hamburg, School of Economics. Graduation: Dr. rer. pol.. |
| 1996-2007 | Assistant at the Chair for Macroeconomics, University of Jena, School of Economics. |
| 2004 | Habilitation |
| 2007 | Procuration of the Chair of Microeconomics, University of Kassel |
| since 2007 | „Akademischer Rat“ (comparable to Associate Professor or Senior Lecturer) at the Chair for Macroeconomics, University of Jena, School of Economics. |