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Call for Papers: The Review of International Organizations special issue on “Analyzing Global Development with the Geocoded Official Development Assistance Dataset (GODAD)."
The Review of International Organizations will publish a special issue on “Analyzing Global Development with the Geocoded Official Development Assistance Dataset (GODAD).” We invite submissions for consideration to be included in the special issue. For further information, please see the call for papers.Funding from the Volkswagen Foundation for Andreas Fuchs: Development aid of authoritarian states
The Volkswagen Foundation is funding the research project "Tapping innovative data sources to analyse the impact of authoritarian states on global development" by Prof. Dr Andreas Fuchs (Chair of Development Economics) with 918,100 euros as part of the funding initiative "Momentum - funding for first-time researchers".The world is experiencing a period of upheaval in which authoritarian states with a different economic and development model are playing an increasingly important role in development processes in the Global South. Examples of this are the infrastructure projects of the Chinese "Belt and Road" initiative or the impact of the war in Ukraine on food security in Africa. The project starts on January 1, 2025. It will investigate questions like "What do power shifts mean for sustainable development?" and "What are the consequences for Europe and the West?"
The Momentum funding is intended to broaden the professorship's previous focus, which was on analysing China's development cooperation with countries in the Global South, and to build up expertise on the aid and investment projects of other authoritarian states such as Russia and Saudi Arabia, which have so far been little investigated in economics.
One challenge is the lack of transparency of authoritarian states. In Göttingen, expertise on the use of data from non-official sources and open source intelligence is to be developed. New interfaces with political and regional sciences and the Campus Institute for Data Science are to be created.
Call for applications: 2 Stephan Klasen Fellowships (m/f/d)
The Faculty of Business and Economics at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen advertises 2 Stephan Klasen Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers in development economics from low- and middle-income countries.Candidates from low- and middle-income countries according to the OECD DAC list of ODA recipients are eligible to apply. Candidates are further required to hold a PhD in development economics (or similar) before the start date of the fellowship. We are looking for early career researchers who completed their PhD within the past five years.
Further details are provided here and here. Download the call for applications.
The application deadline is 1st November 2024.
Homecoming 2024
After the great success of the first Homecoming, the second Homecoming will be hosted on September 27 and 28. This event brings together former and current academics, practitioners, and students from the Göttingen School of Development Economics to foster our community, exchange experiences and insights, and return once more to lovely Göttingen.We are looking forward to two days full of interesting discussion panels, presentations, and social activities. Moreover, we host a Career Market which will offer the opportunity to gain insights into practical work in the field of development.
We are excited to announce Professor Francisco H. G. Ferreira (LSE) as our keynote speaker who will hold the Stephan Klasen Lecture. Moreover, together with Sarah (Langlotz) and Lennart (Kaplan), we will host the Digital Development Dialogue (3D) on Friday afternoon. Our 3D-guests will be Axel Dreher (Heidelberg University) and Jochen Kluve (KfW). They will talk about Development Effectiveness in Times of Shifting Geopolitics.
More information on the registration can be found here.
You can find the full schedule here
Call for applications: Student Research Assistant (m/f/d)
The Chair of Development Economics (Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs) is looking for a research assistant (m/f/d) for the project “The Economic Statecraft of Saudi Arabia”. The deadline for applications is October 2, 2024. For further information, please see the call for applications (PDF). In case of questions, please contact Laura Wedemeyer.Call for applications: PhD Research Fellow (m/f/d)
The Chair of Development Economics (Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs) is looking for a PhD Research Fellow (m/f/d) with the earliest possible start date. The application deadline is the 13th of August, 2023. For further information, please see the call for applications (PDF). In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Fuchs (afuchs@uni-goettingen.de).Call for applications: Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d)
The Chair of Development Economics (Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs) is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) with the earliest possible start date. The application deadline is the 13th of August, 2023. For further information, please see the call for applications (PDF). In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Fuchs (afuchs@uni-goettingen.de).Call for applications: Assistant Professor (m/f/d)
The Chair of Development Economics (Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs) is looking for an Assistant Professor (m/f/d) with the earliest possible start date. The application deadline is the 13th of August, 2023. For further information, please see the call for applications (PDF). In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Fuchs (afuchs@uni-goettingen.de).Call for applications: Student Assistant (m/f/d)
The Chair of Development Economics (Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs) is looking for a research assistant (m/f/d) for the project “Analyzing financial cooperation in collaboration with KfW". The deadline for applications is August 12, 2024. For further information, please see the call for applications (PDF). In case of questions, please contact Laura Wedemeyer.Call for applications: Student Assistant (m/f/d)
The Chair of Development Economics (Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs) is looking for a student assistant (m/f/d) to support as a tutor in the course Macroeconomics II (Bachelor). The deadline for applications is August 12, 2024. For further information, please see the call for applications (PDF). In case of questions, please contact Laura Wedemeyer.Call for applications: Student Research Assistant (m/f/d)
The Chair is looking for a Student Assistant to support the organization of the seminar series Digital Development Dialogue (3D)”. The main tasks of this position include announcing the seminar in social media and email, coordinating with speakers and collaborators, supporting the moderators during the seminar, and doing follow-ups with speakers. The application deadline is June 10th, 2024. For further information, please see the call for applications .Special Feature - Journal of Conflict Resolution
We are happy to announce the publication of a special feature in the Journal of Conflict Resolution on social cohesion and forced displacement in conflict contexts. The special feature contains four contributions, including an introduction written by the guest co editors (Sarah Langlotz, Philip Verwimp, Patricia Justino, Tilman Brück) and Paul Michel. The other three papers were all presented at the 17th Annual Workshop of the Households in Conflict Network at the Georg-August University in Göttingen.The papers are available here.
Call for applications: Student Research Assistant (m/f/d)
We hire one Student Research Assistant for the project “The Economic Statecraft of Saudi Arabia”. The main tasks of this position are supporting research projects and the preparation of scientific papers and research reports, and assisting the Chair’s regular activities. The deadline for applications is May 4th, 2024. For further information, please see the call for applications (PDF). In case of questions, please contact Laura WedemeyerCall for Papers - Conference China in the Global Economy
On June 27th and 28th, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, the University of Göttingen, and the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) will jointly hold the conference "China in the Global Economy", at the Leibniz Association in central Berlin. The conference will serve as a nexus for leading scholars delving into China’s multifaceted role in the global economy. The keynote speaker is Nancy Qian (James J O'Connor Professor of Economics at Kellogg, Northwestern University).Submissions covering various themes are welcomed, including but not limited to: International trade and trade policy, Inward and outward direct investments, China’s geoeconomic strategy, Aid and government lending strategies, China’s influence on international economic governance structures, China’s engagements in Africa, Impacts and implications of China’s flagship-initiatives (such as the Belt and Road Initiative and the Made in China 2025 Strategy), Environmental and climate challenges with China’s economic rise, Knowledge, innovation, and digitization, Growth prospects and spillover effects on the world economy, Historical foundations of China’s rise as a global economic power.
The deadline for submissions is April 7th, 6 PM (CEST), 5 PM (BST), 12 PM (EST) and the instructions on how to apply can be found here.
24.01.2024 - Call for applications: Student Research Assistant (m/f/d)
We hire one Student Research Assistant for the organization of the second Homecoming event (September 27 and 28) of the Göttingen School of Development Economics. The purpose of the event is to unite alumni and current students from Göttingen, fostering community, networking, and discussions concerning development economics. The student assistant’s role involves a diverse set of responsibilities, including administrative tasks and organization aimed at ensuring the success of our second Homecoming event. The deadline for applications is February 6, 2023. For further information, please see the call for applications (PDF). In case of questions, please contact Laura WedemeyerStellenausschreibung für studentische Tutor*innen
Die Professur für Entwicklungsökonomik (Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs) sucht zum kommenden Sommersemester 2024 studentische Tutor*innen (m/w/d) zur Unterstützung der Veranstaltung Makroökonomik II (Bachelor). Weitere Informationen entnehmen Sie bitte der Stellenausschreibung.26.10.2023 - Call for applications: Student Research Assistants (m/f/d)
The Chair of Development Economics (Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs) is looking for 3 Student Research Assistants to start on January 1st, 2024: one Student Research Assistant for the project “Economic and Ideological Causes of Political Radicalization andViolence: Evidence From the 1789 French Revolution”, one for the project “The Economic Statecraft of Saudi Arabia”,
and one to support the Chair’s general research and teaching activities. The deadline for applications is November 9th, 2023. For further information, please see the call for applications (PDF). In case of questions, please contact Laura Wedemeyer
Call for applications: Postdoctoral Research Position
The Chair of Development Economics (Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher (m/f/d) with the earliest possible start date on August 1, 2024. The application deadline is the 19th of October, 2023. For further information, please see the call for applications (PDF). In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Fuchs (afuchs@uni-goettingen.de).AidData’s China data wins 2023 Best Dataset Award from IPES
The International Political Economy Society (IPES) recently announced that its prestigious “Best New Dataset Award” has been given to a team of international researchers. Axel Dreher of Heidelberg University, Andreas Fuchs of Göttingen University, Brad Parks of AidData at William & Mary (W&M), Austin Strange of the University of Hong Kong, and Mike Tierney of W&M’s Global Research Institute are the authors of Banking on Beijing: The Aims and Impacts of China's Overseas Development Program, a book that introduced and analyzed the 1.0 version of AidData's Global Chinese Official Finance Dataset, which took home the IPES award.The authors developed an innovative, open-source methodology -called Tracking Underreported Financial Flows (TUFF)- that generates detailed and comprehensive data about Chinese government-financed development projects for low-income and middle-income countries in all major world regions. In September 2021, AidData and its research collaborators published a 2.0 version of the dataset that captured 13,427 Chinese grant-and loan-financed development projects worth $843 billion. The 3.0 version of the dataset is slated for release in late 2023.
Press release: AidData’s China data wins 2023 Best Dataset Award from IPES