Lecturers

Our dedicated team of professors brings a wealth of international experience and research expertise to the Master’s in Public and International Economics (PIE) program. They are committed to creating a supportive, engaging, and research-driven learning environment. Get to know the core faculty members you’ll encounter in your courses!

Learn more about them by visiting their websites at their respective departments or the Center of Public and International Economics, the platform for policy-oriented economic research at TU Dresden.

Prof. Kamila Cygan-Rehm​

I joined the faculty as a professor of quantitative methods, specializing in econometrics, in October 2023. My research focuses on the econometric evaluation of public policies in the areas of labor, education, health, and population economics. In the PIE Master’s program, I teach empirical methods and special courses in applied econometrics.​

Prof. Dr. Stefan Eichler

I am a professor of International Monetary Economics. My research focuses on financial stability, exchange rates, international investment, and monetary policy. In the PIE Master’s program, I cover these topics in my courses on International Financial Markets, Exchange Rates, and Financial Crises.

Prof. Dr. Alexander Kemnitz

Since 2006, I have been a professor of Economic Policy and Economic Research. My research centers on human capital issues with an applied-theoretical focus. In the PIE Master’s program, I regularly teach courses on theoretical foundations and migration-related topics.

Prof. Dr. Artem Korzhenevych

I joined the faculty as a professor of Environmental, Urban, and Regional Economics in 2014. My research focuses on regional economic dynamics, urbanization challenges, and sustainability-oriented innovation. In the PIE Master’s program, I teach applied economic modeling.

Prof. Dr. Christian Leßmann

I am a professor of International Economics, and my research focuses on regional economics in developing countries. I aim to use satellite data and other georeferenced geophysical data to study urban growth, health, and other topics. In the PIE Master’s program, I teach development and empirical methods.

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Valentin Lindlacher

I have been a junior professor of International Economic Policy since 2022. My research focuses on geospatial data and technologies in developing countries. In the PIE Master’s program, I teach courses on the microfoundations of development economics and on geographic information systems (GIS).

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schipp

I am a professor of econometrics. My main research areas are quantitative risk management and health econometrics. My teaching in the PIE Master’s program includes the fundamentals of microeconometrics.

Prof. Dr. Marcel Thum

I am a professor of public economics at TU Dresden and director of the Dresden branch of the ifo Institute for Economic Research. My current academic research focuses on policy-making in the absence of a global government, such as in the areas of climate change, resource conflicts, etc. In the PIE Master’s program, I teach International Public Economics, Resource Economics, Economics of the Welfare State, and Theory of Taxation.