DR. SARAH KHAN

Sarah Khan joined the University of Göttingen as a postdoctoral research fellow in Stephan Klasen’s chair in November 2015. Sarah obtained her M.Sc. and Ph.D., both in Economics from Royal Holloway, University of London. Prior to joining Göttingen, Sarah worked as a teaching fellow at SOAS, University of London.Sarah's research focuses on gender issues in developing countries.

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

2021 – present

Senior Scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Berlin

2016 - 2020

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Göttingen

2013 - 2015

Teaching Fellow, SOAS University of London

2010 - 2014

Teaching Associate, Royal Holloway University of London

WORKING PAPERS

Khan, S., (2021). “Female education and marriage in Pakistan: The role of financial shocks and marital customs”, Resubmitted to World Development, also see: UNUWIDER Working paper No. 2021/115.

Khan, S., Pasha, A., and Klasen, S. (2021). "Asset ownership and female empowerment in Pakistan: Evidence from a natural experiment", Working Paper from the Economic Development & Institutions project

Khan, S., Sahoo,S., Balasubramanian, P., and Ibanez, I.(2020). "The effect of interventions for women’s empowerment on children’s health and education: A systematic review of evidence from low and middle-income countries." – Under review

Khan, S., Ibanez, M., Sahii, S., and Balasubramanian, B."Does female economic empowerment promote development?" PEGNet Policy Brief, 17

Khan, S. and Klasen, S."Female employment and spousal abuse: A parallelcross-country analysis from developing economies."

Khan, S., and Seltzer, A."The Impact of Fundamentalist Terrorism on SchoolEnrolment: Evidence from North-Western Pakistan, 2004-09." IZA DP No. 10168

WORK IN PROGRESS

Khan, S., Le, T., Sahoo, S., Pasha, A., and Vollmer, S. "Women’s economic empowerment at the community level and its impact on human development. A systematic review of the evidence in low and middle income countries."

TEACHING

University of Göttingen:

Economics of Education

Development Economics I, II & IV

Introduction to Development Economics

Introduction to STATA

Gender, Education and Development

Social institutions in Developing Countries

SOAS University of London:

Quantitative Methods for Economists

Quantitative Techniques - Postgraduate Diploma, Economics

Research Methods - M.Sc., Economics

Royal Holloway University of London:

Principles of Economics

Quantitative Techniques I

Economics Workshop - Seminar

Contact

Chair of International Economic Policy

Prof. Dr. Krisztina Kis-Katos

Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5

(Mehrzweckgebäude)

8 OG , Room 8.155
37073 Göttingen

Tel. +49 (0)551/3921691

sarah.khan@wiwi.uni-goettingen.de

Wir bitten um Entschuldigung