I’m an ever-curious, driven & hard-working person and enjoy seeking and overcoming the puzzles in my professional and personal life.
Currently, I’m a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at Tilburg University specializing in competition and innovation in software and other high-tech markets. The goal of my research is to understand what drives firms to innovate and how their behavior is impacted by the unique characteristics of these modern markets. My research provides us with a new perspective on how to increase firms’ incentives to invest in R&D and provide high-quality products. Within my research I make heavy use of analytical and numerical procedures including market simulation and webscraping.
My supervisors are Prof. Jan Boone & Dr. Florian Schütt.
My full CV can be found here here
PhD Candidate in Economics
Tilburg University
(2015 - Present)
MSc (Research Master) in Economics
Tilburg University
(2013 - 2015)
MSc in Economics
Vienna University of Business and Economics
(2011 - 2013)
BSc in Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Vienna University of Business and Economics
(2006 - 2011)
Most of my programming projects can be found on GitHub.
My solution to fivethirtyeight’s The Riddler can be found here.
If you are insterested in joining the TiSEM Programming Group please send an email to c.fiedler@uvt.nl.
Seminar Competition Policy (TA & Lecturer)
Tilburg University
(2019 - Present)
Competition and Regulation for Economists (TA)
Tilburg University
(2016 - Present)
Supervising Bachelor Theses
Tilburg University
(2016 - Present)
Programming for Economists (TA)
Tilburg University
(2017 & 2018)
Introduction to LaTeX, Lecturer & Organizer
Tilburg University
(2014 - 2016)
Game Theory (TA)
Vienna University of Business and Economics
(2012 & 2013)
Managerial Economics (TA)
Vienna University of Business and Economics
(2013)
Adv. Microeconomics (TA)
Vienna University of Business and Economics
(2013)
Additional to my other activities I am active within the Graduate School and TiSEM at Tilburg University:
Board Member Tilburg PhD Platform
Tilburg University
(September 2017 - Present)
Organizer Programming Group
Tilburg University
(September 2017 - Present)
Council Member Faculty Council (TiSEM)
Tilburg University
(March 2017 - September 2018)
Chairman Graduate Students' Society (TiSEM)
Tilburg University
(June 2016 - September 2018)
IT Coordinator Graduate Students' Society (TiSEM)
Tilburg University
(August 2014 - September 2016)
I’m a curious person and try not to limit myself to one field of study. I am especially interested in physics and the natural sciences in general. I’m very interested in reading and watching Science Fiction, discussing Futurology and playing Strategy Games. And I constantly try to improve my skills by reading up on topics on programming or working on the puzzles on Project Euler or The Riddler.
Besides all this, I enjoy climbing, running, swimming and cycling.