Benjamin Born
Professor Of Macroeconomics at The University of Bonn
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolBenjamin Born is a Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Bonn and Research Director at the ifo Institute with 13 years of experience bridging academic research and policy-relevant macroeconomic analysis. He has held professorial roles at the Frankfurt School and earlier academic posts in Bonn and Mannheim, developing expertise in macroeconomics, econometrics, and applied theory. His career combines rigorous summa cum laude PhD training with leadership of the ifo Center for Macroeconomics and Surveys, translating complex models into survey-backed insights for policymakers. Benjamin also brings a hands-on technical bent—contributing bug fixes and maintainability improvements to the widely used Atom text editor—underscoring attention to detail and code quality beyond traditional economics work. Based in Bonn, he is known for integrating empirical survey work with theoretical models to address real-world macro questions. Colleagues value him for clear stewardship of large research programs and an uncommon mix of analytic depth and practical implementation.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA, Economics, Master of Arts - MA, Economics at Universität SiegenMaster of Science - MS, Econometrics and Economics, Master of Science - MS, Econometrics and Economics at University of YorkDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics, summa cum laude, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics, summa cum laude at The University of Bonn
Github Skills (10)
javascript10
electron10
editor9
atom-editor9
editors9
debug8
maintainability8
windows6
linux6
macos6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
atom/atom
Jul 2021 - Jul 2021
:atom: The hackable text editor
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 5 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Benjamin primarily focused on improving the `path-watcher.js` file within the Atom text editor repository. Their contributions involved fixing a potential issue related to undefined paths and applying suggestions from a code review and linter to improve code quality. The user modified the code multiple times, refining the logic to handle file path events more robustly, ensuring correct path handling. These commits suggest a focus on bug fixes and code maintainability within a core component of the editor.
electronwindowsjavascriptlinuxhackable
numero2/contao-notification_center-aws-sns
Jul 2021 - Jun 2024
Contributions:2 releases, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
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