I am Professor of Economic Policy at FernUniversität in Hagen and a researcher in health economics at RWI Essen. My research lies in applied microeconomics, with a particular focus on health, labor, public, and education economics, and emphasizes microeconometric methods. My work has been published in journals including The Economic Journal, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Health Economics, Health Economics, and Education Economics. Currently, I am working cognitive decline and aging, returns to education, and long-term care policy.