Education
Abitur, Engelbert von Berg Gymnasium, Wipperfürth, Germany, 1981. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Bonn University, Germany, 1984. Diploma in Economics, Bonn University, Germany, 1988.
Doctor of Philosophy, Bonn University, Germany, 1992. Habilitation, Bonn University, Germany, 1996.
Career
Lecturer Bonn University, 1988—1992, assistant professor, 1992—1996. Visiting assistant professor Stanfort University, 1993. Professor economic theory University Bielefeld, Germany, 1996—1999.
Visiting professor economics CERMSEM Paris 1, 1999. Adjunct professor finance economics Norwegian Business School, Bergen, since 2001. Professor finance markets and monetary macroeconomics University Zurich, Switzerland, 1999—2006, professor finance economics, since 2006, head swiss banking institute, since 2007.
Consultant Behavioural Finance Solutions, Zürich, since 2007.