Felix Roth

University of Göttingen
Postgraduate Programme The future of the European Social Model
Humboldtallee 3
37073 Göttingen
Germany
Froth1@gwdg.de
Tel: + 49 551 39 2380
Fax: + 49 551 39 7200


Curriculum Vitae

Date of birth: 26/09/1976
Place of birth: Singen a.H.
Nationality: German


University Education

2004- present
PhD in Economics under the supervision of Prof. Klasen at the University of Göttingen, Thesis title: Social Capital and Economic Growth- A cross country evidence

2005/2006
Visiting Researcher at the London School of Economics

1997 - 2003
Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany: Study of Sociology, Economics and European Law.

In 2003
awarded a Diploma in Social Science under the supervision of Prof. Ulrich Beck. Thesis title: Social capital and the public sphere – two forms of civil society

2000 – 01
Research in Nancy (France) as an Erasmus Exchange Student


School Education

1987 - 1996
Helmholtz-Gymnasium in Essen, Germany
Abitur (1996)


Work Experience

Sep 2005-06
Visiting Researcher at the London School of Economics

2004-7
Scholarship contract as a Fellow of the Postgraduate programme “The future of the European model” at the University of Göttingen

2000
Internship at Gallup-Iceland in Reykjavik

1999
Internship with Prof. Allmendinger: Provided teaching assistance for her core class on “Social structure of the Federal Republic of Germany” to undergraduates

1998-99
Research Assistant on a research-project “Effects of flexi-time in the German retail sector” under the supervision of Prof. Schneider

1996-97
Civil Service in Munich at the Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry

1996
Industrial internship at an Icelandic aluminium plant owned by Alcan


Positions of Responsibility
2002-03
Senator of the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich.

1999-2003
Member of the “Fachschaft” in the Department of Sociology.

1997-2000
Member of the foreign-resort of the LMU-Munich.


Statistical and IT Skills:
Stata, SPSS and Excel


Languages:
German (native), English (fluent), French (good), Italian (basic)