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Research fields

The research focus of the professorship is on development economics, regional convergence and political economy.

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Research

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QIT

Quality Infrastructure for Trade: Evidence from (Central) Asia
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WFH

Health Effects of Working from Home
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Center of Public and Interna­tional Economics (CEPIE)

The chair of International Economics participates in "The Center of Public and International Economics (CEPIE)" that provides a platform for policy oriented economic research at TU Dresden.

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Events

Collquium, Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Courses
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Publica­tions
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Research

Research interests include International Economics, Development Economics, Regional Economics and Political Economy.

Several research projects are based on granular, geo-referenced data such as daytime and nighttime light data from satellites.

Projects
QIT: Quality Infrastructure for Trade: Evidence from (Central) Asia
joint with Institute of Economics (TU Braunschweig) and PTB (Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt)

Previous projects
Shining (New) Light on Regional Inequality, Convergence and Development (DFG Grant LE2395/2-1, 2017-2021). Projektwebsite https://lightinequality.com/