Curriculum Vitae:

Education:

• Since Oct. 2020: Doctoral Studies (Ph.D.) | Economics
• Oct. 2017 – Oct. 2020: Master of Science (M.Sc.) | Quantitative Economics. CAU in Kiel
• Apr. 2015 – Nov. 2017: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) | Major: Economics, Minor: Political Science.Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

Work experience:

• Since October 2021: Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Volker Clausen. University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
• Feb. 2018 – Sep. 2020: Student Research Assistant. Kiel Institute for the World Economy Kiel, Germany
• Sep. 2015 – Sep. 2017: Student Research Assistant at the President’s Office. Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany
• Nov. 2016 – Jul. 2017: Student Teaching Assistant at the Institute for Economics. Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

Fields of Research:

"Bayesian Time Series Analysis & Forecasting"

"Economic & Political Uncertainty"

"Election Forecasting"

Conferences:

Participation in the Summer School of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics in 2021. As part of the Summer School Mr. Berend has successfully taken the course "Bayesian Time Series Methods" I and II.

Memberships:

Member of RGS Econ

Scholarship holder at the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" from 2014 to 2020