Vordiplom in Economics, Kiel University; BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), University of Oxford; Master's in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; PhD in Economics, European University Institute (EUI). Former management positions, European Central Bank, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Ministry of Finance of Indonesia for the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) before and during the Asian financial crisis in 1996-98, World Bank and in various parts of Asia and Africa. President, DIW Berlin, a leading research institute and think tank in Europe. Professor of Macroeconomics and Finance, Humboldt-University, Berlin.