Christoph Goessmann performs empirical research on legal and political institutions using tools from data science, machine learning, and economics (mainly causal inference). He is particularly interested in promoting evidence-based policymaking and bridging the gap between research and practice. Previously, he worked on data innovation in the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General and on the World Bank's Data and Evidence for Justice Reform (DE JURE) project. During that time, he also founded ETH Zurich's SDG Monitor.