Benjamin Felix Kruell, MSc                                    

Citizenship: German                                                                       

Date of birth: 10-03-1984

Place of birth: Goettingen, D

E-Mail: f.kruell[aeht]algec.unimaas[dot]nl

Phone: +31 629 183 543

Education:

09/2007- 03/2009 (exp.)

Universiteit Maastricht                                                                               Maastricht, NL

Economics and Financial Research

(MPhil - Research Master)

Thesis (exp.): “Static vs. Dynamic Efficiency in German Railroad Access Pricing”

09/2006 – 08/2007

Universiteit Maastricht                                                                               Maastricht, NL

International Economic Studies (track: Behavioral Economics)

Master of Science (with Distinction)

Thesis: “The Network Structure of Online Social Capital” (Prof. Dr. Arno Riedl)

08/2005 – 05/2006

University of South Carolina                                                                       Columbia, USA

Psychology, Economics

10/2003 – 08/2006

Otto-Friedrich-Universitaet                                                                         Bamberg, D

European Economic Studies

Bachelor of Arts (“A”)

Thesis: “Strategic Interaction in Internet Auctions” (Prof. Dr. Joachim Behnke)

04/2003 – 10/2004

Georg-August-Universitaet                                                                         Goettingen, D   

Economics

09/1995 – 06/2002

Felix-Klein-Gymnasium                                                                               Goettingen, D

Abitur (1.2)

Scholarships and distinctions:

Huygens Scholarship (2006-2007 and 2008-2009)

DAAD Scholarship (2006)

Fulbright (2005-2006)

Beta Gamma Sigma 2008

"Excellent Study" Prize Bamberg, 2007

Teaching:

Universiteit Maastricht:

"Microeconomics" (1^st-year)

"Microeconomics: Choices, Markets, and Welfare" (2^nd- year)

"International Economics" (2^nd- year)

"The Economics of European Integration" (2^nd- year)

Otto-Friedrich-Universitaet Bamberg:

"Introduction to Game Theory" (2^nd-year)

Fields of interest:

Transport Economics, Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconomics, Economics of Regulation

Activities:

Lecturer, Microeconomics Department, University of Maastricht (2007-2008)

Maastricht, NL

International Summer School in Russian Business (July 2006)

St. Petersburg, RUS

Internship (July – August 2004)

ZEW (Center for European Economic Research), supervisor: Dr. Friedrich Heinemann

Mannheim, D

Military Service (July 2002 – March 2003)

Panzerpionierbataillon 1

Holzminden, D

Exchange (September 1999 – January 2000)

Lycée Beauregard

Montbrison, F

Languages:

German, English, French, Dutch