▁Administration ▁at ▁the ▁Go ethe ▁University . ▁He ▁awarded ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁econom ics ▁with ▁a ▁dis sert ation ▁th esis ▁on ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁entrepr ene ur ship ▁and ▁innov ation ▁( Dr . ▁r er . ▁pol ., ▁sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude ) ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁institution ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁( C 1 ) ▁at ▁the ▁Kru pp - Ch air ▁of ▁Public ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁F is cal ▁Soci ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Er furt . ▁His ▁hab il itation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁hab il itation ▁th esis ▁„ G overn ance ▁and ▁Public ▁Policy “. ▁ ▁International ▁teaching ▁experiences ▁include ▁the ▁Euro F ac ulty ▁at ▁the ▁Lat v ian ▁University ▁in ▁R iga ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Business ▁School ▁in ▁Wies b aden , ▁among ▁others . ▁International ▁research ▁affili ations ▁include ▁the ▁Ber keley ▁Center ▁on ▁Law , ▁Business ▁and ▁the ▁Econom y ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁S out heast ▁Asian ▁Studies ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁an ▁Aff ili ate ▁Professor ▁at ▁Gren o ble ▁E cole ▁de ▁Management . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Alexander ▁Eb ner ▁was ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁of ▁Political ▁Econom