Chair of Development Economics
and Global Political Economy










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OUR TEAM




Research thrives on people and their ideas. Our team brings together professors, innovative postdocs, dedicated doctoral researchers, and creative research and student assistants, each contributing their different perspectives. Together, we explore key questions in development economics and prepare future generations to understand and address global challenges in times of geopolitical tensions.














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Contact


Chair of Development Economics and Global Political Economy

Faculty of Business and Economics

Georg-August University Göttingen

Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3 (Oeconomicum)


lehrstuhl.fuchs@uni-goettingen.de
+49 (0)551 39-28310
The Chair is located on the second floor of the Oeconomicum.












MEET OUR TEAM
















Our Team





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Chairholder

Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs






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Professor

Apl.Prof.Dr. Jann Lay






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Professor

Jun. Prof. Dr. Sarah Langlotz






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Professor

Prof.Dr. Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso






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Team Assistant

Dipl. Übersetzerin Melanie Schmidt






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Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. Alina Mulyukova






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Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. Carlo Birkholz






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Visiting Researcher

Dr. Antoine Boucher






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Visiting Researcher

Dr. Gerda Asmus-Bluhm






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Visiting Researcher

Dr. Samuel Siewers






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Visiting Lecturer

Dr. Jan Priebe






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Visiting Lecturer

Dr. Markus Pilgrim






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Visiting Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Riener






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Research Associate

Cäcilia Stapper, M.Sc.






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Research Associate

Felix Turbanisch, M.A.






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Research Associate

Laura Wedemeyer, M.Sc.






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External Doctoral Researcher

Jens Eger, M.Sc.






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External Doctoral Researcher

Jonathan Lessing, M.Sc.






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External Doctoral Researcher

Paúl Elguezabal, M.Sc.






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External Doctoral Researcher

Theresa Wiedmann, M.Sc.








FORMER STAFF MEMBERS





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Professor

Prof. em. Dr. Hermann Sautter






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Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. Adriana R. Cordozo






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Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. Ianna Dantas






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Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. Lennart Kaplan






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Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann






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Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. Juliane Zenker






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Visiting Lecturer

Dr. Daniela Araujo






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Visiting Lecturer

Dr. Richard Bluhm






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Visiting Lecturer

Dr. Phillip Böing






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Visiting Lecturer

Dr. André Gröger






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Visiting Lecturer

Dr. Tobias Heidland






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Visiting Lecturer

Dr. Anna Reuter






Visiting Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Philip Verwimp






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Visiting Lecturer

Dr. Kasper Vrolijk






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Research Associate

Dr. Angelika J. Budjan






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Research Associate

Dr. Sebastian Leue






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Research Associate

Dr. Lukas Wellner








ADDITIONAL STAFF





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Student Assistants

Learn more about our current and former student assistants and their respective projects and areas of work.






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Stephan Klasen Fellows

Learn more about the current and former Stephan Klasen Fellows here.