Jakob von Ditfurth

Jakob von Ditfurth is currently a Visiting Graduate Researcher at Yale University and a PhD student focusing on Empirical Industrial Organization at the University of Mannheim. Previous experience includes positions as a Researcher at ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, an Economics PhD student at Boston University, and an Economic Analyst at Compass Lexecon, where Jakob worked on high-profile litigation cases in the truck and airline industries. Additional roles include serving as a Research Assistant at Università Bocconi, an intern at Deutsche Bundesbank, and an intern at TRUMPF. Jakob holds a Master's degree in Economics and Social Sciences from Università Bocconi and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from both the University of Cologne and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.