I am working at Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany. Furthermore, I am a member of the Cambridge Energy Research Group at the University of Cambridge, UK. Since 2017, I have been the Lead Fellow of the Center for Economic Development and Social Change in Naples. I have published in Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, The European Journal of Development Research, Mineral Economics, Post-Communist Economies, Sustainability, Energies, Review of Development Economics, XXI Bek, IJEEP, Economies, Data in Brief, etc.