Dr. Jan Ditzen

He is an Assistant Professor (RTD-A) at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy. Previously, he was a Forschungsassistent (Postdoc) at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano under the supervision of Francesco Ravazzolo, and from 2017 to 2020, he worked as a Research Associate at the Centre for Energy Economics Research and Policy (CEERP) at Heriot-Watt University. He obtained a PhD from Heriot-Watt University, a Master’s degree in Economics from Hamburg University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Mannheim University.

His research interests lie in the field of Applied Econometrics, with a focus on Panel-Time Series, Spatial Econometrics, and Growth Empirics. He is also interested in Growth Theory, Simulation Studies, and the implementation of econometric methods into statistical software.

Since 2021, he has been serving as Co-Editor/Digital Editor of Spatial Economic Analysis.