Valentin Klotzbücher

Welcome to my personal website!
I am an economist and applied data scientist passionate about using rigorous, reproducible data analytics to address complex challenges.

Currently, I work as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Freiburg, where I earned my PhD in economics (Dr.rer.pol.) in 2022.

Feel free to explore my CV, connect on LinkedIn or reach out via email!

 

Teaching and events in 2024

Publications

  • “Young people’s mental and social distress in times of international crisis: evidence from helpline calls, 2019-2022”, with Marius Brülhart and Rafael Lalive. Scientific Reports 13, 11858 (2023). Stata code PNAS News Feature

  • “Mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic as revealed by helpline calls”, with Marius Brülhart, Rafael Lalive and Stephanie Reich. Nature 600: 121-126 (2021). Ungated PDF Stata code Behind the paper Coronapod Nature News&Views

  • “Class warfare: Political exclusion of the poor and the roots of social-revolutionary terrorism, 1860-1950”, with Tim Krieger and Daniel Meierrieks. Defence and Peace Economics 32(6): 681-697 (2021). Also published in: On Terrorist Groups — Formation, Interactions, Survivability and Attacks (eds.: K. Gaibulloev and T. Sandler, Routledge, 2023). Replication files

  • “Lost in lockdown? COVID-19, social distancing, and mental health in Germany”, with Stephanie Reich (née Armbruster). Covid Economics, Vetted and Real-Time Papers 22: 117-153 (2020)

Contact

Email: valentin.klotzbuecher@econ.uni-freiburg.de

Office: Wilhelmstraße 1b, Room 4.09

Office phone: +49 761 203-67653

Postal address: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Wilfried-Guth-Stiftungsprofessur für Ordnungs- und Wettbewerbspolitik
Wilhelmstraße 1b, 79085 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

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