| 1976-1978 | Journalist, Westfälische Nachrichten
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| 1989-1992 | Head of Research Group on East-Central Europe, Kiel Institute of World Economics, Kiel
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| 1991 | PhD, Economics, University of Kiel
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| 1993 | Desk Economist, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC
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| 1994-1997 | Financial Market Economist, Merrill Lynch, Frankfurt
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| 1998-2001 | Chief Economist Europe, Merrill Lynch
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| 2002-2008 | Chief Economist Europe, Bank of America
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| 2009-2010 | Chief Economist Europe, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, London
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| since 2010 | Chief Economist, Berenberg, London |
